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Reynard the Fox�察 �and to ;Bre'r Rabbit; in the stories of our Southern
negroes�此�he is the clever and humorous trickster who comes out of every
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encounter with a whole skin�察�and turns the laugh on every enemy�察�however
mighty。
Once there was a great big jungle�察�and in the jungle there was a great
big Lion�察 �and the Lion was king of the jungle。 Whenever he wanted
anything to eat�察 �all he had to do was to come up out of his cave in the
stones and earth and ROAR。 When he had roared a few times all the little
people of the jungle were so frightened that they came out of their holes
and hiding´places and ran�察�this way and that�察�to get away。 Then�察�of course�察�
the Lion could see where they were。 And he pounced on them�察�killed them�察�
and gobbled them up。 He did this so often that at last there was not a
single thing left alive in the jungle besides the Lion�察 �except two little
Jackals�察�a little father Jackal and a little mother Jackal。
They had run away so many times that they were quite thin and very
tired�察�and they could not run so fast any more。 And one day the Lion was
so near that the little mother Jackal grew frightened�察�she said�察�
;Oh�察 �Father Jackal�察 �Father Jackal� �I b'lieve our time has come� �the
Lion will surely catch us this time� ─�
;Pooh� �nonsense�察 �mother� ─ �said the little father Jackal。 ;Come�察 �we'll
run on a bit� ─�
And they ran�察�ran�察�ran very fast�察�and the Lion did not catch them that
time。
But at last a day came when the Lion was nearer still and the little
mother Jackal was frightened about to death。
;Oh�察�Father Jackal�察�Father Jackal� ─�she cried�察 �I'm sure our time has
come� �The Lion's going to eat us this time� ─�
;Now�察�mother�察�don't you fret�察─�said the little father Jackal�察 �you do just
as I tell you�察�and it will be all right。;
Then what did those cunning little Jackals do but take hold of hands
and run up towards the Lion�察�as if they had meant to come all the time。
When he saw them coming he stood up�察�and roared in a terrible voice�察�
;You miserable little wretches�察�come here and be eaten�察�at once� �Why
didn't you come before�拭─�
The father Jackal bowed very low。
;Indeed�察�Father Lion�察─�he said�察 �we meant to come before�察�we knew
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we ought to come before�察�and we wanted to come before�察�but every time
we started to come�察�a dreadful great lion came out of the woods and roared
at us�察�and frightened us so that we ran away。;
;What do you mean�拭─�roared the Lion。 ;There's no other lion in this
jungle�察�and you know it� ─�
;Indeed�察 �indeed�察 �Father Lion�察─ �said the little Jackal�察 �I know that is
what everybody thinks�察�but indeed and indeed there is another lion� �And
he is as much bigger than you as you are bigger than I� �His face is much
more terrible�察�and his roar far�察�far more dreadful。 Oh�察�he is far more fearful
than you� ─�
At that the Lion stood up and roared so that the jungle shook。
;Take me to this lion�察─�he said�察 �I'll eat him up and then I'll eat you
up。;
The little Jackals danced on ahead�察�and the Lion stalked behind。 They
led him to a place where there was a round�察�deep well of clear water。 They
went round on one side of it�察�and the Lion stalked up to the other。
;He lives down there�察 �Father Lion� ─ �said the little Jackal。 ;He lives
down there� ─�
The Lion came close and looked down into the water��and a lion's
face looked back at him out of the water� �
When he saw that�察�the Lion roared and shook his mane and showed his
teeth。 And the lion in the water shook his mane and showed his teeth。 The
Lion above shook his mane again and growled again�察�and made a terrible
face。 But the lion in the water made just as terrible a one�察�back。 The Lion
above couldn't stand that。 He leaped down into the well after the other
lion。
But�察�of course�察�as you know very well�察�there wasn't any other lion� �It
was only the reflection in the water� �
So the poor old Lion floundered about and floundered about�察�and as he
couldn't get up the steep sides of the well�察 �he was drowned dead。 And
when he was drowned the little Jackals took hold of hands and danced
round the well�察�and sang�察�
;The Lion is dead� �The Lion is dead� �
;We have killed the great Lion who would have killed us� �
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;The Lion is dead� �The Lion is dead� �
;Ao� �Ao� �Ao� ─�
THE COUNTRY MOUSE AND THE CITY
MOUSE��1�А�
��1�А�The following story of the two mice�察�with the similar fables of The
Boy who cried Wolf�察�The Frog King�察�and The Sun and the Wind�察�are given
here with the hope that they may be of use to the many teachers who find
the over´familiar material of the fables difficult to adapt�察�and who are yet
aware of the great usefulness of the stories to young minds。 A certain
degree of vividness and amplitude must be added to the compact statement
of the famous collections�察�and yet it is not wise to change the style´effect
of a fable�察�wholly。 I venture to give these versions�察�not as perfect models�察�
surely�察 �but as renderings which have been acceptable to children�察 �and
which I believe retain the original point simply and strongly。
Once a little mouse who lived in the country invited a little Mouse
from the city to visit him。 When the little City Mouse sat down to dinner
he was surprised to find that the Country Mouse had nothing to eat except
barley and grain。
;Really�察─�he said�察 �you do not live well at all�察�you should see how I
live� �I have all sorts of fine things to eat every day。 You must come to visit
me and see how nice it is to live in the city。;
The little Country Mouse was glad to do this�察�and after a while he went
to the city to visit his friend。
The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to
see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived。 There�察�on the
lowest shelf�察�behind some stone jars�察�stood a big paper bag of brown sugar。
The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to
nibble for himself。
The two little mice nibbled and nibbled�察 �and the Country Mouse
thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life。 He was just
thinking how lucky the City Mouse was�察�when suddenly the door opened
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with a bang�察�and in came the cook to get some flour。
;Run� ─�whispered the City Mouse。 And they ran as fast as they could
to the little hole where they had come in。 The little Country Mouse was
shaking all over when they got safely away�察�but the little City Mouse said�察�
;That is nothing�察�she will soon go away and then we can go back。;
After the cook had gone away and shut the door they stole softly back�察�
and this time the City Mouse had something new to show�此 �he took the
little Country Mouse into a corner on the top shelf�察�where a big jar of dried
prunes stood open。 After much tugging and pulling they got a large dried
prune out of the jar on to the shelf and began to nibble at it。 This was even
better than the brown sugar。 The little Country Mouse liked the taste so
much that he could hardly nibble fast enough。 But all at once�察�in the midst
of their eating�察 �there came a scratching at the door and a sharp�察 �loud
MIAOUW� �
;What is that�拭─ �said the Country Mouse。 The City Mouse just
whispered�察 �Sh� ─ �and ran as fast as he could to the hole。 The Country
Mouse ran after�察�you may be sure�察�as fast as HE could。 As soon as they
were out of danger the City Mouse said�察 �That was the old Cat�察�she is the
best mouser in town��if she once gets you�察�you are lost。;
;This is very terrible�察─ �said the little Country Mouse�察 �let us not go
back to the cupboard again。;
;No�察─ �said the City Mouse�察 �I will take you to the cellar�察 �there is
something especial there。;
So the City Mouse took his little friend down the cellar stairs and into
a big cupboard where there were many shelves。 On the shelves were jars
of butter�察�and cheeses in bags and out of bags。 Overhead hung bunches of
sausages�察�and there were spicy apples in barrels standing about。 It smelled
so good that it went to the little Country Mouse's head。 He ran along the
shelf and nibbled at a cheese here�察�and a bit of butter there�察�until he saw an
especially rich�察 �very delicious´smelling piece of cheese on a queer little
stand in a corner。 He was just on the point of putting his teeth into the
cheese when the City Mouse saw him。
;Stop� �stop� ─�cried the City Mouse。 ;That is a trap� ─�
The little Country Mouse stopped and said�察 �What is a trap�拭─�
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;That thing is a trap�察─ �said the little City Mouse。 ;The minute you
touch the cheese with your teeth something comes down on your head
hard�察�and you're dead。;
The little Country Mouse looked at the trap�察 �and he looked at the
cheese�察�and he looked at the little City Mouse。 ;If you'll excuse me�察─�he
said�察 �I think I will go home。 I'd rather have barley and grain to eat and eat
it in peace and comfort�察 �than have brown sugar and dried prunes and
cheese��and be frightened to death all the time� ─�
So the little Country Mouse went back to his home�察 �and there he
stayed all the rest of his life。
LITTLE JACK ROLLAROUND��1�А�
��1�А �Based on Theodor Storm's story of Der Kleine Hawelmanu
��George Westermann�察 �Braunschweig��。 Very freely adapted from the
German story。