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the little Jackal for supper�察�or to die trying。 So he crept�察�and crawled�察�and
dragged himself over the ground to the garden of wild figs。 There he made
a huge pile of figs under the biggest of the wild fig trees�察�and hid himself
in the pile。
After a while the little Jackal came dancing into the garden�察 �very
happy and care´free��BUT looking all around。 He saw the huge pile of
figs under the big fig tree。
;H´m�察─�he thought�察 �that looks singularly like my friend�察�the Alligator。
I'll investigate a bit。;
He stood quite still and began to talk to himself��it was a little way he
had。 He said�察�
;The little figs I like best are the fat�察 �ripe�察 �juicy ones that drop off
when the breeze blows�察�and then the wind blows them about on the ground�察�
this way and that�察�the great heap of figs over there is so still that I think
they must be all bad figs。;
The old Alligator�察�underneath his fig pile�察�thought�察�
;Bother the suspicious little Jackal�察�I shall have to make these figs roll
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about�察 �so that he will think the wind moves them。; And straightway he
humped himself up and moved�察 �and sent the little figs flying��and his
back showed through。
The little Jackal did not wait for a second look。 He ran out of the
garden like the wind。 But as he ran he called back�察�
;Thank you�察�again�察�Mr。 Alligator�察�very sweet of you to show me where
you are�察�I can't stay to thank you as I should like�此�good´by� ─�
At this the old Alligator was beside himself with rage。 He vowed that
he would have the little Jackal for supper this time�察�come what might。 So
he crept and crawled over the ground till he came to the little Jackal's
house。 Then he crept and crawled inside�察 �and hid himself there in the
house�察�to wait till the little Jackal should come home。
By and by the little Jackal came dancing home�察�happy and care´free�察�
BUT looking all around。 Presently�察 �as he came along�察 �he saw that the
ground was all scratched up as if something very heavy had been dragged
over it。 The little Jackal stopped and looked。
;What's this�拭�what's this�拭─�he said。
Then he saw that the door of his house was crushed at the sides and
broken�察�as if something very big had gone through it。
;What's this�拭�What's this�拭─�the little Jackal said。 ;I think I'll investigate
a little� ─�
So he stood quite still and began to talk to himself ��you remember�察�it
was a little way he had���察�but loudly。 He said�察�
;How strange that my little House doesn't speak to me� �Why don't you
speak to me�察 �little House�拭 �You always speak to me�察 �if everything is all
right�察 �when I come home。 I wonder if anything is wrong with my little
House�拭─�
The old Alligator thought to himself that he must certainly pretend to
be the little House�察�or the little Jackal would never come in。 So he put on
as pleasant a voice as he could ��which is not saying much�� and said�察�
;Hullo�察�little Jackal� ─�
Oh� �when the little Jackal heard that�察 �he was frightened enough�察 �for
once。
;It's the old Alligator�察─�he said�察 �and if I don't make an end of him this
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time he will certainly make an end of me。 What shall I do�拭─�
He thought very fast。 Then he spoke out pleasantly。
;Thank you�察�little House�察─�he said�察 �it's good to hear your pretty voice�察�
dear little House�察�and I will be in with you in a minute�察�only first I must
gather some firewood for dinner。;
Then he went and gathered firewood�察 �and more firewood�察 �and more
firewood�察�and he piled it all up solid against the door and round the house�察�
and then he set fire to it� �
And it smoked and burned till it smoked that old Alligator to smoked
herring� �
THE LARKS IN THE CORNFIELD
There was once a family of little Larks who lived with their mother in
a nest in a cornfield。 When the corn was ripe the mother Lark watched
very carefully to see if there were any sign of the reapers' coming�察�for she
knew that when they came their sharp knives would cut down the nest and
hurt the baby Larks。 So every day�察�when she went out for food�察�she told
the little Larks to look and listen very closely to everything that went on�察�
and to tell her all they saw and heard when she came home。
One day when she came home the little Larks were much frightened。
;Oh�察 �Mother�察 �dear Mother�察─ �they said�察 �you must move us away to´
night� �The farmer was in the field to´day�察�and he said�察 �The corn is ready
to cut�察�we must call in the neighbors to help。' And then he told his son to
go out to´night and ask all the neighbors to come and reap the corn to´
morrow。;
The mother Lark laughed。 ;Don't be frightened�察─�she said�察 �if he waits
for his neighbors to reap the corn we shall have plenty of time to move�察�
tell me what he says to´morrow。;
The next night the little Larks were quite trembling with fear�察 �the
moment their mother got home they cried out�察 �Mother�察�you must surely
move us to´night� �The farmer came to´day and said�察 �The corn is getting
too ripe�察�we cannot wait for our neighbors�察�we must ask our relatives to
help us。' And then he called his son and told him to ask all the uncles and
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cousins to come to´morrow and cut the corn。 Shall we not move to´night�拭─�
;Don't worry�察─ �said the mother Lark�察 �the uncles and cousins have
plenty of reaping to do for themselves�察�we'll not move yet。;
The third night�察 �when the mother Lark came home�察 �the baby Larks
said�察 �Mother�察 �dear�察 �the farmer came to the field to´day�察 �and when he
looked at the corn he was quite angry�察�he said�察 �This will never do� �The
corn is getting too ripe�察�it's no use to wait for our relatives�察�we shall have
to cut this corn ourselves。' And then he called his son and said�察 �Go out to´
night and hire reapers�察�and to´morrow we will begin to cut。';
;Well�察─�said the mother�察 �that is another story�察�when a man begins to
do his own business�察�instead of asking somebody else to do it�察�things get
done。 I will move you out to´night。;
A TRUE STORY ABOUT A GIRL
Once there were four little girls who lived in a big�察�bare house�察�in the
country。 They were very poor�察 �but they had the happiest times you ever
heard of�察 �because they were very rich in everything except just money。
They had a wonderful�察 �wise father�察 �who knew stories to tell�察 �and who
taught them their lessons in such a beautiful way that it was better than
play�察�they had a lovely�察 �merry�察 �kind mother�察 �who was never too tired to
help them work or watch them play�察 �and they had all the great green
country to play in。 There were dark�察�shadowy woods�察�and fields of flowers�察�
and a river。 And there was a big barn。
One of the little girls was named Louisa。 She was very pretty�察�and ever
so strong�察 �she could run for miles through the woods and not get tired。
And she had a splendid brain in her little head�察 �it liked study�察 �and it
thought interesting thoughts all day long。
Louisa liked to sit in a corner by herself�察 �sometimes�察 �and write
thoughts in her diary�察�all the little girls kept diaries。 She liked to make up
stories out of her own head�察�and sometimes she made verses。
When the four little sisters had finished their lessons�察�and had helped
their mother sew and clean�察�they used to go to the big barn to play�察�and the
best play of all was theatricals。 Louisa liked theatricals better than
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anything。
They made the barn into a theatre�察�and the grown people came to see
the plays they acted。 They used to climb up on the hay´ mow for a stage�察�
and the grown people sat in chairs on the floor。 It was great fun。 One of the
plays they acted was Jack and
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