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Thisismybreakfast.'
'
Hecomesuptothecockandsays,"
Iknowyoucansingverywell.Canyousingforme?
Thecockisglad.Hecloseshiseyesandbeginstosing.Thefoxseesthatandcatcheshiminhismouthandcarrieshimaway.Thepeopleinthefieldseethefox.Theycry,"
Look,look!
Thefoxiscarryingthecockaway.'
Thecocksaystothefox,"
Mr.Fox,doyouunderstand?
Thepeoplesayyouarecarryingtheircockaway.Tellthemitisyours.Nottheirs.'
Thefoxopenshismouthandsays,"
Thecockismine,notyours.'
'
Justthenthecockrunsawayfromthefoxandfliesintothetree.
HereComesaWolf!
Onceanaughtyboywaslookingafterhissheepinthemountain.Hewantedtomakeajokebecausehefeltlonely.Hecriedloudly,"
Herecomesawolf!
Help!
"
Onhearingit,thevillagersallranuptosavehim,buthelaughedandfeltfunny.Thesamethinghappenedagainthenextday,andthevillagersgotangrywithhim.
Andthen,awolfdidcomeoneday.Theboyshoutedagainandagain,butnobodycameup.Theboywaskilledatlast.
Remember:
Nevertellalie!
MakingHisMark
OnceuponatimeamanfromtheStateofChuwascrossingariverbyboat.Butcarelesslyhisswordfellintothewater.Immediatelyhemadeamarkontheboat.Hesaid,"
Thisiswheremyswordfelloff."
Whentheboatstoppedmoving,hewentintothewatertolookforhisswordattheplacewherehehadmarkedtheboat.Ofcoursehecouldn'
tfindit.Hedidn'
tknowtheboathadmovedbuttheswordhadno.
TwoMonks
OncethereweretwomonksinSichuan.Onewaspoor,andtheotherwasrich.Onedaythepoormonkaskedtherichon,"
IwanttogotoNanhai.Whatdoyouthinkofit?
Therichoneasked,"
Whatdoyoudependontogothere?
Thepooroneanswered,"
Abottleandabasin."
Therichonelaughedandsaid,"
Ihavebeenthinkingaboutgoingtherebyboatformanyyears,butIhavefailed.Howcanyougothere?
Thenextyear,thepoormonkreturnedfromNanhai.Therichonelookedashamed.
TheCrowandtheFox
Onedayacrowfoundapieceofmeat.Shepickeditupandflewtoatalltree.Shewasjustgoingtoeatthemeatwhenafoxsawher.Hecameandstoodunderthetreeandsaid,"
Howbeautifulyouare!
Thecrowwasgladtohearthat.Thenthefoxsaid,"
Icanseeyourbeautifulface,butIcan'
thearyourbeautifulvoice.Whydon'
tyousingasong?
Thecrowbegantosing.Butwhensheopenedhermouth,shedroppedthemeat,andthefoxpickeditupatonce.
TwoFriends
Twofriendswerewalkingintheforest.Oneistall,andtheotherisshort.Thetallmansaidtotheother,"
Wearegoodfriends.Ifanybeastcomes,I\'
llhelpyou."
Theshortmananswered,"
Ofcourse,wearegoodfriends."
Atthistimeabearcametothem.Thetallmanquicklyclimbedupatree,buttheshortonecouldn\'
t.Hesaid,"
Helpme,Ican\'
tclimbup."
Butthetallmansaid,"
No,thetreeisnotstrong."
Theshortmanhadtothrowhimselftothegroundandheldhisbreath.Thebearsmelthimandwentaway.Thetallmancamedownandasked,"
Whatdidthebearsaytoyou?
"
Herunsawayfromyouwhenyouareingreatneed.Heisnotyourfriend,"
heanswered.
Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
AnAntandaBird
Onceanantwasdrinkingbyasmallriverandfellin.Shetriedherbesttoteachthebank,butshecould\'
tmoveatall.Atthistime,abirdthrewapieceofwoodtoher.Shewassaved.
Whentheantwasdryingherselfinthegrass,amancame,carryingaguninhishand.Justasthemanwasgoingtokillthebird,theantbithimononeofhisfeet.Thebirdflewawayatonce.
Weshouldhelpeveryone,andweourselvesoftenneedhelp.
THEREDSHOES
Therewasoncealittlegirlwhowasveryprettyanddelicate,butinsummershewasforcedtorunaboutwithbarefeet,shewassopoor,andinwinterwearverylargewoodenshoes,whichmadeherlittleinstepsquitered,andthatlookedsodangerous!
InthemiddleofthevillagelivedoldDameShoemaker;
shesatandsewedtogether,aswellasshecould,alittlepairofshoesoutofoldredstripsofcloth;
theywereveryclumsy,butitwasakindthought.Theyweremeantforthelittlegirl.ThelittlegirlwascalledKaren.
Ontheverydayhermotherwasburied,Karenreceivedtheredshoes,andworethemforthefirsttime.Theywerecertainlynotintendedformourning,butshehadnoothers,andwithstockinglessfeetshefollowedthepoorstrawcoffininthem.
Suddenlyalargeoldcarriagedroveup,andalargeoldladysatinit:
shelookedatthelittlegirl,feltcompassionforher,andthensaidtotheclergyman:
Here,givemethelittlegirl.Iwilladopther!
AndKarenbelievedallthishappenedonaccountoftheredshoes,buttheoldladythoughttheywerehorrible,andtheywereburnt.ButKarenherselfwascleanlyandnicelydressed;
shemustlearntoreadandsew;
andpeoplesaidshewasanicelittlething,butthelooking-glasssaid:
"
Thouartmorethannice,thouartbeautiful!
Nowthequeenoncetravelledthroughtheland,andshehadherlittledaughterwithher.Andthislittledaughterwasaprincess,andpeoplestreamedtothecastle,andKarenwastherealso,andthelittleprincessstoodinherfinewhitedress,inawindow,andletherselfbestaredat;
shehadneitheratrainnoragoldencrown,butsplendidredmoroccoshoes.TheywerecertainlyfarhandsomerthanthoseDameShoemakerhadmadeforlittleKaren.Nothingintheworldcanbecomparedwithredshoes.
NowKarenwasoldenoughtobeconfirmed;
shehadnewclothesandwastohavenewshoesalso.Therichshoemakerinthecitytookthemeasureofherlittlefoot.Thistookplaceathishouse,inhisroom;
wherestoodlargeglass-cases,filledwithelegantshoesandbrilliantboots.Allthislookedcharming,buttheoldladycouldnotseewell,andsohadnopleasureinthem.
Inthemidstoftheshoesstoodapairofredones,justlikethosetheprincesshadworn.Howbeautifultheywere!
Theshoemakersaidalsotheyhadbeenmadeforthechildofacount,buthadnotfitted.
Thatmustbepatentleather!
saidtheoldlady."
Theyshineso!
Yes,theyshine!
saidKaren,andtheyfitted,andwerebought,buttheoldladyknewnothingabouttheirbeingred,elseshewouldneverhaveallowedKarentohavegoneinredshoestobeconfirmed.Yetsuchwasthecase.
Everybodylookedatherfeet;
andwhenshesteppedthroughthechanceldooronthechurchpavement,itseemedtoherasiftheoldfiguresonthetombs,thoseportraitsofoldpreachersandpreachers'
wives,withstiffruffs,andlongblackdresses,fixedtheireyesonherredshoes.Andshethoughtonlyofthemastheclergymanlaidhishanduponherhead,andspokeoftheholybaptism,ofthecovenantwithGod,andhowsheshouldbenowamaturedChristian;
andtheorganpealedsosolemnly;
thesweetchildren'
svoicessang,andtheoldmusic-directorssang,butKarenonlythoughtofherredshoes.
Intheafternoon,theoldladyheardfromeveryonethattheshoeshadbeenred,andshesaidthatitwasverywrongofKaren,thatitwasnotatallbecoming,andthatinfutureKarenshouldonlygoinblackshoestochurch,evenwhensheshouldbeolder.
ThenextSundaytherewasthesacrament,andKarenlookedattheblackshoes,lookedattheredones--lookedatthemagain,andputontheredshoes.
Thesunshonegloriously;
Karenandtheoldladywalkedalongthepaththroughthecorn;
itwasratherdustythere.
Atthechurchdoorstoodanoldsoldierwithacrutch,andwithawonderfullylongbeard,whichwasmoreredthanwhite,andhebowedtotheground,andaskedtheoldladywhetherhemightdusthershoes.AndKarenstretchedoutherlittlefoot.
See,whatbeautifuldancingshoes!
saidthesoldier."
Sitfirmwhenyoudance"
;
andheputhishandouttowardsthesoles.
Andtheoldladygavetheoldsoldieralms,andwentintothechurchwithKaren.
AndallthepeopleinthechurchlookedatKaren'
sredshoes,andallthepictures,andasKarenkneltbeforethealtar,andraisedthecuptoherlips,sheonlythoughtoftheredshoes,andtheyseemedtoswiminit;
andsheforgottosingherpsalm,andsheforgottopray,"
OurFatherinHeaven!
Nowallthepeoplewentoutofchurch,andtheoldladygotintohercarriage.
Karenraisedherfoottogetinafterher,whentheoldsoldiersaid,"
Look,whatbeautifuldancingshoes!
AndKarencouldnothelpdancingasteportwo,andwhenshebeganherfeetcontinuedtodance;
itwasjustasthoughtheshoeshadpoweroverthem.Shedancedroundthechurchcorner,shecouldnotleaveoff;
thecoachmanwasobligedtorunafterandcatchholdofher,andheliftedherinthecarriage,butherfeetcontinuedtodancesothatshetrodontheoldladydreadfully.