TheFoxandtheCrowAFoxoncesawaCrowflyoffwithapieceofcheeseinitsbeakandsettleonabranchofatree.‘That’sforme,asIamaFox,’saidMasterReynard,andhewalkeduptothefootofthetree.‘Good-day,MistressCrow,’hecried.‘Howwellyouarelookingto-day:howglossyyourfeathers;howbrightyoureye.Ifeelsureyourvoicemustsurpassthatofotherbirds,justasyourfiguredoes;letmehearbutonesongfromyouthatImaygreetyouastheQueenofBirds.’TheCrowliftedupherheadandbegantocawherbest,butthemomentsheopenedhermouththepieceofcheesefelltotheground,onlytobesnappedupbyMasterFox.‘Thatwilldo,’saidhe.‘ThatwasallIwanted.InexchangeforyourcheeseIwillgiveyouapieceofadviceforthefuture.’Donottrustflatterers.’ThreelittlepigsThewolfthencametothehouseofbricks."Letmein,letmein"criedthewolf"OrI'llhuffandI'llpufftillIblowyourhousein""Notbythehairofmychinnychinchin"saidthepigs.Well,thewolfhuffedandpuffedbuthecouldnotblowdownthatbrickhouse.ButthewolfwasaslyoldwolfandheclimbedupontherooftolookforawayintothebrickhouseThelittlepigsawthewolfclimbupontheroofandlitaroaringfireinthefireplaceandplacedonitalargekettleofwater.WhenthewolffinallyfoundtheholeinthechimneyhecrawleddownandKERSPLASHrightintothatkettleofwaterandthatwastheendofhistroubleswiththebigbadwolf.Thenextdaythelittlepiginvitedhismotherover.Shesaid"YouseeitisjustasItoldyou.Thewaytogetalongintheworldistodothingsaswellasyoucan."Fortunatelyforthatlittlepig,helearnedthatlesson.Andhejustlivedhappilyeverafter!TheWolfandtheLambOnceuponatimeaWolfwaslappingataspringonahillside,when,lookingup,whatshouldheseebutaLambjustbeginningtodrinkalittlelowerdown.‘There’smysupper,’thoughthe,‘ifonlyIcanfindsomeexcusetoseizeit.’ThenhecalledouttotheLamb,‘HowdareyoumuddlethewaterfromwhichIamdrinking?’‘No,master,’saidthelamb;‘ifthewaterbemuddyupthere,Icannotbethecauseofit,foritrunsdownfromyoutome.’‘Well,then,’saidtheWolf,‘whydidyoucallmebadnamesthistimelastyear?’‘That‘simpossible,’saidtheLamb;‘Iamonlysixmonthsold.’‘Idon’tcare,’snarledtheWolf;‘ifitwasnotyouitmustbeyourfather;’andwiththatherusheduponthepoorlittleLamband.WARRAWARRAWARRAWARRAWARRA.ateherallup.Butbeforeshediedshegaspedout.’Anyexcusewillserveatyrant.’
