The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm . nd did not know one word of the two Doves sat upon his shoulders and whispered itto him. 226 The Fox and the Cat IT happened once that the Cat met Mr. Fox in the wood, andbecause she thought: He is clever and experienced inall the ways of the world, she addressed him in a friendlymanner. Good morning, dear Mr. Fox ! how are you and how doyou get along in these hard times ? The Fox, full of pride,looked at the Cat fromhead to foot for some timehardly knowing whether hewould deign to answer ornot. At last he said— Oh, you poor whisker-wiper, you pie
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm . nd did not know one word of the two Doves sat upon his shoulders and whispered itto him. 226 The Fox and the Cat IT happened once that the Cat met Mr. Fox in the wood, andbecause she thought: He is clever and experienced inall the ways of the world, she addressed him in a friendlymanner. Good morning, dear Mr. Fox ! how are you and how doyou get along in these hard times ? The Fox, full of pride,looked at the Cat fromhead to foot for some timehardly knowing whether hewould deign to answer ornot. At last he said— Oh, you poor whisker-wiper, you piebald fool, youstarveling mouse-hunter !what has come into yourhead ? How dare you askme how I am getting on ?What sort of educationhave you had ? How manyarts are you master of ? Only one, said theCat, meekly. And what might thatone be ? asked the Fox. When the hounds run after me, I can jump into a tree andsave myself. Is that all ? said the Fox. I am master of a hundredarts, and I have a sack full of cunning tricks in addition. But. The C at crept stealthily up to thetopmost branch. GRIMMS FAIRY TALES I pity you. Come with me, and I will teach you how to escapethe hounds. Just then, a huntsman came along with fom hounds. TheCat sprang trembling into a tree, and crept stealthily up to thetopmost branch, where she was entirely hidden by twigs andleaves. Open your sack, Mr. Fox ! open your sack ! cried theCat; but the hounds had gripped him, and held him fast. O Mr. Fox ! cried the Cat, you with your hundredarts, and your sack full of tricks, are caught, while I, with myone, am safe. Had you been able to climb up here, you wouldnot have lost your life. 228 The Four Clever Brothers THERE was once a poor man who had iouv sons, andwhen they were grown up, he said to them : Dearchildren, you must go out into the world now, for Ihave nothing to give you. You must each learn a trade andmake your own way in the world. So the four Brothers took their sticks in their hands, bidtheir fa
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