. Beasts and men . I have a plan, answered the Cat. Come quickly andhide yourself with me in the ditch until the wagon has passed,and I will tell you all about it! So it was done. The wagon rumbled by, the scent ofthe fish with which it was laden filling the air, and the driverwent on calmly smoking his pipe, little dreaming that fourhungry eyes were gazing at him through the bushes thatbordered the side of the road. Now then, cried Tybert, our time has come. Followthe wagon and dont let it out of your sight for a moment,but take care that the driver does not see you. I shall goon in front and
. Beasts and men . I have a plan, answered the Cat. Come quickly andhide yourself with me in the ditch until the wagon has passed,and I will tell you all about it! So it was done. The wagon rumbled by, the scent ofthe fish with which it was laden filling the air, and the driverwent on calmly smoking his pipe, little dreaming that fourhungry eyes were gazing at him through the bushes thatbordered the side of the road. Now then, cried Tybert, our time has come. Followthe wagon and dont let it out of your sight for a moment,but take care that the driver does not see you. I shall goon in front and stretch myself out on the road, pretendingto be dead. Its odds but what the driver, seeing me lyingthere, will covet my skin, and will pick me up and throw meinto the cart. Once there, Ill throw the fish out to you, andyou will know what to do with it. Oh, yes, Ill know what to do with it, said Courtoys tohimself, with a grin, and, keeping well out of sight of thedriver, he followed the wagon. 154. THE BIGGEST AND FATTEST FISH FOLK TALES OF BEASTS AND MEN Tyberts plan worked to perfection. He ran on for abouta quarter of a mile, keeping to the fields bordering the road,and then stretched himself out at full length, with his mouthopen as though he were dead. Oho ! said the peasant, as he drove up. Whatsthis ? A dead cat! Ill take him with me, and sell his skinfor a few sous. This time next week some fine lady will bewearing him round her neck, thinking hes sable. And with that he dismounted,picked up the cat and slunghim carelessly into thewagon on top of the heapof fish. Hardly was he back inhis place, than Tybertarose and began to pickout the biggest and fattestfish and throw them intothe road. He had to bevery careful in doing this,because now and again thepeasant turned his when a very big fishwas tumbled out, the noiseof its fall aroused the peasant, who swung round sharply,and Tybert was only just in time to avert discovery bylaying himself out and pretending to
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