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     And when he found that he was ahead of the mowers�察�he turned and 

shouted back to them�察�

     ;Run� �run� �as fast as you can� �

     ;You can't catch me�察�I'm the Gingerbread Man� ─�

     And the mowers couldn't catch him。 

     By   this   time   the   little   Gingerbread   Boy   was   so   proud   that   he   didn't 

think anybody could catch him。 Pretty soon he saw a fox coming across a 

field。 The fox looked at him and began to run。 But the little Gingerbread 

Boy shouted across to him�察 �You can't catch me� ─�The fox began to run 

faster�察  �and    the  little  Gingerbread     Boy    ran   faster�察 �and   as   he  ran   he 

chuckled�察�

     ;I have run away from a little old woman�察�

     ;A little old man�察�

     ;A cow�察�

     ;A horse�察�

     ;A barn full of threshers�察�

     ;A field full of mowers�察�

     ;And I can run away from you�察�I can� �

     ;Run� �run� �as fast as you can� �

     ;You can't catch me�察�I'm the Gingerbread Man� ─�



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     ;Why�察─  �said   the   fox�察   �I   would   not   catch   you   if   I   could。   I   would   not 

think of disturbing you。; 

     Just   then�察  �the   little   Gingerbread   Boy   came   to   a   river。   He   could   not 

swim across�察�and he wanted to keep running away from the cow and the 

horse and the people。 

     ;Jump on my tail�察�and I will take you across�察─�said the fox。 

     So   the   little   Gingerbread   Boy   jumped   on   the   fox's   tail�察  �and   the   fox 

swam into the river。 When he was a little way from shore he turned his 

head�察�and said�察 �You are too heavy on my tail�察�little Gingerbread Boy�察  �I 

fear I shall let you get wet�察�jump on my back。; 

     The little Gingerbread Boy jumped on his back。 

     A little farther out�察�the fox said�察 �I am afraid the water will cover you�察�

there�察�jump on my shoulder。; 

     The little Gingerbread Boy jumped on his shoulder。 

     In the middle of the stream the fox said�察 �Oh�察�dear� �little Gingerbread 

Boy�察�my shoulder is sinking�察�jump on my nose�察�and I can hold you out of 

water。; 

     So the little Gingerbread Boy jumped on his nose。 

     The minute the fox got on shore he threw back his head�察�and gave a 

snap� �

     ;Dear me� ─�said the little Gingerbread Boy�察 �I am a quarter gone� ─�The 

next minute he said�察 �Why�察�I am half gone� ─�The next minute he said�察 �My 

goodness gracious�察�I am three quarters gone� ─�

     And after that�察�the little Gingerbread Boy never said anything more at 

all。 



          THE LITTLE JACKALS AND THE LION��1�А�



     ��1�А�The four stories of the little Jackal�察�in this book�察�are adapted from 

stories in Old Deccan Days�察�a collection of orally transmitted Hindu folk 

tales�察�which every  teacher would gain by  knowing。 In   the Hindu   animal 

legends   the   Jackal   seems   to   play   the   role   assigned   in   Germanic   lore   to 

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 belie
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