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��George       Westermann�察      �Braunschweig��。         Very    freely    adapted     from    the 

German story。 

       Once   upon   a   time   there   was   a   wee   little   boy   who   slept   in   a   tiny 

trundle´bed near his mother's great bed。 The trundle´bed had castors on it 

so   that   it   could   be   rolled   about�察  �and   there   was   nothing   in   the   world   the 

little boy liked so much as to have it rolled。 When his mother came to bed 

he would cry�察 �Roll me around� �roll me around� ─�And his mother would 

put out her hand from the big bed and push the little bed back and forth till 

she was   tired。 The  little boy  could never get enough�察�so for  this he   was 

called ;Little Jack Rollaround。; 

     One night he had made his mother roll him about�察�till she fell asleep�察�

and   even   then   he   kept   crying�察   �Roll   me   around�   �roll   me   around� ─  �His 

mother      pushed     him    about     in  her   sleep�察   �until   she   fell  too    soundly 

aslumbering�察�then she stopped。 But Little Jack Rollaround kept on crying�察�

;Roll around� �roll around� ─�

     By and by the Moon peeped in at the window。 He saw a funny sight�此�

Little Jack Rollaround was lying in his trundle´ bed�察�and he had put up one 

little fat leg for a mast�察�and fastened the corner of his wee shirt to it for a 

sail�察�and he was blowing at it with all his might�察�and saying�察 �Roll around� �

roll around� ─�Slowly�察�slowly�察�the little trundle´bed boat began to move�察�it 



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sailed   along   the   floor   and   up   the   wall   and   across   the   ceiling   and   down 

again� �

     ;More� �more� ─�cried Little Jack Rollaround�察�and the little boat sailed 

faster up   the   wall�察�across the   ceiling�察�down   the   wall�察�and   over   the   floor。 

The Moon laughed at the sight�察�but when Little Jack Rollaround saw the 

Moon�察�he called out�察 �Open the door�察�old Moon� �I want to roll through the 

town�察�so that the people can see me� ─�

     The    Moon     could    not  open    the   door�察  �but  he   shone    in  through    the 

keyhole�察�in a broad band。 And Little Jack Rollaround sailed his trundle´ 

bed boat up the beam�察�through the keyhole�察�and into the street。 

     ;Make a light�察�old Moon�察─�he said�察 �I want the people to see me� ─�

     So the good Moon made a light and went along with him�察�and the little 

trundle´ bed boat went sailing down the streets into the main street of the 

village。 They rolled past the town hall and the schoolhouse and the church�察�

but   nobody   saw   little   Jack   Rollaround�察  �because   everybody   was   in   bed�察�

asleep。 

     ;Why don't the people come to see me�拭─�he shouted。 

     High up on the church steeple�察�the Weather´vane answered�察 �It is no 

time for people to be in the streets�察�decent folk are in their beds。; 

     ;Then I'll go to the woods�察�so that the animals may see me�察─�said Little 

Jack。 ;Come along�察�old Moon�察�and make a light� ─�

     The   good   Moon   went   along   and   made   a   light�察  �and they  came   to   the 

forest。 ;Roll� �roll� ─�cried the little boy�察�and the trundle´ bed went trundling 

among the trees in the great wood�察�scaring up the chipmunks and startling 

the little leaves on the trees。 The poor old Moon began to have a bad time 

of it�察�for the tree´trunks got in his way so that he could not go so fast as the 

bed�察  �and   every   time   he   got   behind�察  �the   little   boy   called�察   �Hurry   up�察  �old 

Moon�察�I want the beasts to see me� ─�

     But all the animals were asleep�察�and nobody at all looked at Little Jack 

Rollaround   except   an   old   White   Owl�察  �and   all   she   said   was�察   �Who   are 

you�拭─�

     The little boy did not like her�察�so he blew harder�察�and the trundle´bed 

boat went sailing through the forest till it came to the end of the world。 

     ;I must go home now�察�it is late�察─�said the Moon。 



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     ;I will go with you�察�make a path� ─�said Little Jack Rollaround。 

     The kind Moon made a path up to the sky�察�and up sailed the little bed 

into the midst of the sky。 All the little bright Stars were there with their 

nice    little  lamps。   And     when    he   saw   them�察   �that  naughty     Little  Jack 

Rollaround   began   to   tease。   ;Out   of   the   way�察  �there�   �I   am   coming� ─  �he 

shouted�察�and sailed the trundle´bed boat straight at them。 He bumped the 

little Stars right and left�察�all over the sky�察�until every one of them put his 

little lamp out and left it dark。 

     ;Do not treat the little Stars so�察─�said the good Moon。 

     But Jack Rollaround only behaved the worse�此 �Get out of the way�察�old 

Moon� ─�he shouted�察 �I am coming� ─�

     And he steered the little trundle´bed boat straight into the old Moon's 

face�察�and bumped his nose� �

     This was too much for the good Moon�察�he put out his big light�察�all at 

once�察�and left the sky pitch´black。 

     ;Make a light�察�old Moon� �Make a light� ─�shouted the little boy。 But the 

Moon answered never a word�察�and Jack Rollaround could not see where to 

steer。 He went rolling criss´cross�察�up and down�察�all over the sky�察�knocking 

into the planets and stumbling into the clouds�察�till he did not know where 

he was。 

     Suddenly  he   saw   a   big   yellow   light   at   the   very   edge   of   the   sky。   He 

thought it was the Moon。 ;Look out�察�I am coming� ─�he cried�察�and steered 

for the light。 

     But it was not the kind old Moon at all�察�it was the great mother Sun�察�

just coming up out of her home in the sea�察�to begin her day's work。 

     ;Aha�察�youngster�察 �what   are you doing in my  sky�拭─  �she said。  And she 

picked Little Jack Rollaround up and threw him�察�trundle´bed boat and all�察�

into the middle of the sea� �

     And I suppose he is there yet�察�unless somebody picked him out again。 

       HOW      BROTHER         RABBIT       FOOLED       THE     WHALE        AND     THE 

ELEPHANT��1�А�

     ��1�А  �Adapted   from  two   tales   included   in   the   records   of   the   American 

Folk´Lore Society。 

       One day little Brother Rabbit was running along on the sand�察�lippety�察�



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lippety�察�when he saw the Whale and the Elephant talking together。 Little 

Brother Rabbit crouched down and listened to what they were saying。 This 

was what they were saying�此�

     ;You   are   the   biggest   thing   on   the   land�察  �Brother   Elephant�察─  �said   the 

Whale�察 �and I am the biggest thing in the sea�察�if we join together we can 

rule all the animals in the world�察�and have our way about everything。; 

     ;Very   good�察  �very   good�察─  �trumpeted   the   Elephant�察   �that   suits   me�察  �we 

will do it。; 

     Little Brother Rabbit snickered to himself。 ;They won't rule me�察─  �he 

said。 He ran away and got a very long�察�very strong rope�察�and he got his big 

drum�察�and hid the drum a long way off in the bushes。 Then he went along 

the beach till he came to the Whale。 

     ;Oh�察�please�察�dear�察�strong Mr。 Whale�察─�he said�察 �will you have the great 

kindness to do me a favor�拭�My cow is stuck in the mud�察�a quarter of a mile 

from here。 And I can't pull her out。 But you are so strong and so obliging�察�

that I venture to trust you will help me out。; 

     The Whale was so pleased with the compliment that he said�察 �Yes�察─�at 

once。 

     ;Then�察─�said the Rabbit�察 �I will tie this end of my long rope to you�察�and 

I will run away and tie the other end round my cow�察�and when I am ready I 

will beat my big drum。 When you hear that�察�pull very�察�very hard�察�for the 

cow is stuck very deep in the mud。; 

     ;Huh� ─  �grunted   the   Whale�察   �I'll   pull   her   out�察  �if   she   is   stuck   to   the 

horns。; 

     Little   Brother    Rabbit   tied   the   rope´end    to  the  whale�察  �and    ran  off�察�

lippety�察�lippety�察�till he came to the place where the Elephant was。 

     ;Oh�察�please�察�mighty and kindly Elephant�察─�he said�察�making a very low 

bow ;will you do me a favor�拭─�

     ;What is it�拭─�asked the Elephant。 

     ;My  cow  is   stuck   in the   mud�察  �about   a quarter   of   a   mile   from  here�察─�

said little Brother Rabbit�察 �and I cannot pull her out。 Of course you could。 

If you will be so very obliging as to help me; 

     ;Certainly�察─�said the Elephant grandly�察 �certainly。; 

     ;Then�察─�said little Brother Rabbit�察 �I will tie one end of this long rope 



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to   your   trunk�察  �and   the   other   to   my   cow�察  �and   as   soon   as   I   have   tied   her 

tightly I will beat my big drum。 When you hear that�察�pull�察�pull as hard as 

you can�察�for my cow is very heavy。; 

     ;Never fear�察─�said the Elephant�察 �I could pull twenty cows。; 

     ;I am sure you could�察─�said the Rabbit�察�politely�察 �only be sure to begin 

gently�察�and pull harder and harder till you get her。; 

     Then he tied the end of the rope tightly round the Elephant's trunk�察�and 

ran away into the bushes。 There he sat down and beat the big drum。 

     The Whale began to pull�察�and the Elephant began to pull�察�and in a jiffy 

the rope tightened till it was stretched as hard as could be。 

     ;This   is   a   remarkably   heavy   cow�察─  �said   the   Elephant�察   �but   I'll   fetch 

her� ─�And he braced his forefeet in the earth�察�and gave a tremendous pull。 

     ;Dear   me� ─  �said   the   Whale。   ;That   cow   must   be   stuck   mighty  tight�察─�

and he drove his tail deep in the water�察�and gave a marvelous pull。 

     He   pulled   harder�察  �the   Elephant   pulled   harder。   Pretty  soon   the   Whale 

found himself sliding toward the land。 The reason was�察�of course�察�that the 

Elephant   had   something   solid   to   brace   against�察  �and�察  �too�察  �as   fast   as   he 

pulled the rope in a little�察�he took a turn with it round his trunk� �

     But when the Whale found himself sliding toward the land he was so 

provoked with the cow that he dove head first�察�down to the bottom of the 

sea。   That   was   a   pull�   �The   Elephant   was   jerked   off   his   feet�察  �and   came 

slipping and sliding to the beach�察�and into the surf。 He was terribly angry。 

He braced himself with all his might�察�and pulled his best。 At the jerk�察�up 

came the Whale out of the water。 

     ;Who is pulling me�拭─�spouted the Whale。 

     ;Who is pulling me�拭─�trumpeted the Elephant。 

     And then each saw the rope in the other's hold。 

     ;I'll teach you to play cow� ─�roared the Elephant。 

     ;I'll show you how to fool me� ─�fumed the Whale。 And they began to 

pull a

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