. Beasts and men . Reynards tongue. The Bear was delighted with the prospect, Reynardwent on, and strutted about the forest as though he werealready crowned. He was always talking of the fine lawshe would make and the splendid time he would have, buthe was too stupid to be of much use as a plotter. Indeed,it was for reason of his stupidity that my father and Tybertchose him as king, for they thought they could make of hima useful tool. They had, however, to lay their plans withouthim, and the better to carry them out, they called Isengrimthe Wolf, and Grimbard the Ape, into conference. Thefive
. Beasts and men . Reynards tongue. The Bear was delighted with the prospect, Reynardwent on, and strutted about the forest as though he werealready crowned. He was always talking of the fine lawshe would make and the splendid time he would have, buthe was too stupid to be of much use as a plotter. Indeed,it was for reason of his stupidity that my father and Tybertchose him as king, for they thought they could make of hima useful tool. They had, however, to lay their plans withouthim, and the better to carry them out, they called Isengrimthe Wolf, and Grimbard the Ape, into conference. Thefive met together at a certain place between Heyst and Gand,and it was there, O King, that your death was decided of the conspirators took a solemn oath not to divulgethe proceedings to a living soul, and having settled the veryhour and day of your Majestys assassination, they departedto their homes. Now, like all apes, Grimbard Was a chatterer, and nosooner was he within his house than he told his wife all70. I SAW HIM STOP AT THE FOOT OF A GREAT TREE FOLK TALES OF BEASTS AND MEN that had happened, explaining to her that it was a greatsecret and she was not to tell a soul. Of course she promisedfaithfully to keep a still tongue in her head, and as a matterof fact I believe she did manage to keep the secret for awhole day. Then she happened to meet my wife in thewoods, and having sworn her to secrecy, told her the wholething. My wife, out of a feeling of love and regard to yourMajesty, thought it her duty to inform me, which she did,immediately she returned home, without keeping back asingle detail. I could not believe my ears at first. What! Bruin,king ! I cried. That great fat lump of hairy stupidity,king of the animals! Is the world going mad ? Wouldthey dethrone our loved and gracious lord in favour of sobase a beast ? There and then, O King, I raised my handabove my head and swore to defend your Majestys life tothe last. While Reynard lives,* I said, the Kings throne
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