Cossack fairy tales and folk-tales . THE OLD DOG. 129 So the wolf seized the child, and ran away with it,and the dog ran after him, and began to touzle mistress saw it, and made after them with aharrow, crying at the same time : Husband, hus-band ! the wolf has got the child ! Gabriel, Gabriel!dont you see ? The wolf has got the child ! Thenthe man chased the wolf, and got back the child. Brave old dog ! said he ; you are old and toothless,and yet you can give help in time of need, and willnot let your masters child be stolen. And hence-forth the woman and her husband gave the old dog
Cossack fairy tales and folk-tales . THE OLD DOG. 129 So the wolf seized the child, and ran away with it,and the dog ran after him, and began to touzle mistress saw it, and made after them with aharrow, crying at the same time : Husband, hus-band ! the wolf has got the child ! Gabriel, Gabriel!dont you see ? The wolf has got the child ! Thenthe man chased the wolf, and got back the child. Brave old dog ! said he ; you are old and toothless,and yet you can give help in time of need, and willnot let your masters child be stolen. And hence-forth the woman and her husband gave the old dog alarge lump of bread every day. THE FOX AND THE N a certain forest there once lived afox, and near to the fox lived a manwho had a cat that had been a goodmouser in its youth, but was now oldand half blind. The man didnt wantpuss any longer, but not liking tokill it, took it out into the forest andlost it there. Then the fox came up and said : Why,Mr. Shaggy Matthew ! How dye do ! What bringsyou here ? — Alas ! said Pussy, my master lovedme as long as I could bite, but now that I can bite nolonger and have left off catching mice—and I usedto catch them finely once—he doesnt like to killme, but he has left me in the wood where I mustperish miserably.— No, dear Pussy ! said the fox ; you leave it to me, and Ill help you to get yourdaily bread.— You are very good, dear little sisterfoxey! said the cat, and the fox built him a littleshed with a garden round it to walk about in.
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