Mighty Mikko; a book of Finnish fairy tales and folk tales . The Wolf went staggeringaround the room howling atthe top of his voice. 270 MIGHTY MIKKO You drink first, Pekka insisted. Youre thehost. The Dog raised the bottle and took a little sip. Thenthe Wolf took a deep swallow. Ah! he said, smacking his lips, thats somethinglike I His stomach was empty and the vodka went throughhis veins like fire. He felt happy and laughed andwent capering around the room. I feel like singing! he cried. My dear Pekka, the Dog said, I beg you dontsing! You will wake the folks! Sit down quietly andwell talk.
Mighty Mikko; a book of Finnish fairy tales and folk tales . The Wolf went staggeringaround the room howling atthe top of his voice. 270 MIGHTY MIKKO You drink first, Pekka insisted. Youre thehost. The Dog raised the bottle and took a little sip. Thenthe Wolf took a deep swallow. Ah! he said, smacking his lips, thats somethinglike I His stomach was empty and the vodka went throughhis veins like fire. He felt happy and laughed andwent capering around the room. I feel like singing! he cried. My dear Pekka, the Dog said, I beg you dontsing! You will wake the folks! Sit down quietly andwell talk. So they sat awhile and talked and then the Wolftook another deep swallow of the vodka. Again hewanted to sing and the Dog had trouble in restrain-ing him. Do you want to wake the family, Pekka? Be quietnow or you cant have any more vodka! The Wolf took another deep drink and after thatthere was no holding him back. He went staggeringaround the room howling at the top of his voice. The Farmer and all his family came hurrying intothe kitchen with clubs and pokers and whatever theycould pick up. THE WOLF SINGS 271 Its a Wolf! the
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