Mighty Mikko; a book of Finnish fairy tales and folk tales . they say that I just must come. Another christening! Now, Mikko, thats toomuch! How can they be having another christening? Well, this time its the daughter-in-law that has ababy. I dont care who it is, the Wolf said, you justcant go. Youve got some work to do, you have! The Fox agreed: Youre right, Pekka, youre right! Im entirely toobusy to be running off all the time to christenings! Idsay, No! in a minute if it wasnt that we are newsettlers and they are our nearest neighbors. As it isIm afraid theyd think it wasnt neighborly if I
Mighty Mikko; a book of Finnish fairy tales and folk tales . they say that I just must come. Another christening! Now, Mikko, thats toomuch! How can they be having another christening? Well, this time its the daughter-in-law that has ababy. I dont care who it is, the Wolf said, you justcant go. Youve got some work to do, you have! The Fox agreed: Youre right, Pekka, youre right! Im entirely toobusy to be running off all the time to christenings! Idsay, No! in a minute if it wasnt that we are newsettlers and they are our nearest neighbors. As it isIm afraid theyd think it wasnt neighborly if I didntcome. But Ill hurry back, I promise you! So for the third time the Fox trotted off to the littlespring and this time he licked the Wolfs butter crockclean to the bottom. Then he went slowly back to theclearing and told the Wolf about the christening andthe baby. Theyve named this one Bottom, he said. Bottom! the Wolf echoed. What funny namesthey give children nowadays! The Fox pretended to work hard for a few minutes,then threw himself down Wake up, Pekka! Wake up! Theres butter running out of your nose!
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