The book of nature myths . r you if youwill let me. I know that my sheep wiU like you,said she. And I know that I shall like themdearly, said the fox. Can you call them gently, Mr. Fox ? she asked. Del-dal-halow, del - dal-halo w, calledthe fox, in so gentle a voice that it waslike a whisper. That is good, Mr. Fox, said the oldwoman. Come home with me, and I willtake you to the fields where my animals go. Each day one of the cows or one of thesheep was gone when the fox came home atnight. Mr. Fox, where is my cow ? theold woman would ask, or, Mr. Fox, whereis my sheep ? and the fox would answe
The book of nature myths . r you if youwill let me. I know that my sheep wiU like you,said she. And I know that I shall like themdearly, said the fox. Can you call them gently, Mr. Fox ? she asked. Del-dal-halow, del - dal-halo w, calledthe fox, in so gentle a voice that it waslike a whisper. That is good, Mr. Fox, said the oldwoman. Come home with me, and I willtake you to the fields where my animals go. Each day one of the cows or one of thesheep was gone when the fox came home atnight. Mr. Fox, where is my cow ? theold woman would ask, or, Mr. Fox, whereis my sheep ? and the fox would answerwith a sorrowful look, The bear came outof the woods, and he has eaten it, or. WHY THE FOXS TAIL HAS A WHITE TIP. 63 The wolf came running through the fields,and he has eaten it. The old woman was sorry to lose hersheep and her cows, but she thought, must be even more sorry than I. I willgo out to the field and carry him a drink ofcream. She went to the field, and there stoodthe fox with the body of a sheep, for it. was he who had killed and eaten eyeryone that was gone. When he saw the oldwoman coming, he started to run away. You cruel, cunning fox! she cried. She had nothing to throw at him but the 64 THE BOOK OF NATURE MYTHS. cream, so she threw that. It struck the tipof his tail, and from that day to this, thetip of the foxs tail has been as white ascream. THE STORY OF THE FIRST FROG. Once upon a time there was a man whohad two children, a boy and a girl, whomhe treated cruelly. The boy and the girltalked together one day, and the boy, Wah-wah-hoo, said to his sister, Dear little sis-ter, are you happy with our father,? No, answered the girl, whose name wasHah-hah. He scolds me and beats me,and I can never please him. He was angry with me this morning,said the boy, and he beat me till the bloodcame. See there ! Let us run away, said Hah-hah. Thebeasts and the birds will be good to really love us, and we can be veryhappy together. That night the two children
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