. Beasts and men . ang out clearabove the noise of battle. It came from the Fox, who droopedhis tail to the ground, and ran, howling with pain, to the rear. We are lost! We are lost! cried the animals, seeingthe standard lowered. Traitors are amongst us! Flyfor your lives ! From point to point of the swaying battle-line the panic spread, throwing the army into hopeless con-fusion. Before long the whole of the Bears troops were inretreat, and the victorious army of the winged-creaturesswept on and over them. Late that night Bruin the Bear and Isengrim the Wolf,both of them very bedraggled and w
. Beasts and men . ang out clearabove the noise of battle. It came from the Fox, who droopedhis tail to the ground, and ran, howling with pain, to the rear. We are lost! We are lost! cried the animals, seeingthe standard lowered. Traitors are amongst us! Flyfor your lives ! From point to point of the swaying battle-line the panic spread, throwing the army into hopeless con-fusion. Before long the whole of the Bears troops were inretreat, and the victorious army of the winged-creaturesswept on and over them. Late that night Bruin the Bear and Isengrim the Wolf,both of them very bedraggled and wearied with muchrunning, sat together gloomily in a distant part of the they saw Reynard the Fox limping towards them,and immediately they rose and began to heap reproachesupon him. Traitor! said Bruin. Why did you lower thestandard ? In another hour we should have won. The Fox looked at them sulkily. Why did I lower thestandard ? said he. Because a wasp came and stung meright at the root of my tail!. The Cat rushed out of the Room
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