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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。 

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