olf and all
his race."

Nanny did not open the door at once. She called back, "Show me your
white paw, mother."

Mrs. White Paw put her paw to the crack in the door, and the door flew
open.

"Why did you not let me in as soon as I gave the password, Nanny?"
asked her mother.

Nanny told her of the wolf's visit. Mrs. White Paw was very proud of
her wise daughter.

"Now have your supper, my brave Nanny, and go to bed. How glad I am
that you are safe!" said the happy mother.

THE WISE GOAT

A goat was on top of a high cliff eating grass.

A wolf was at the foot of the cliff looking at him. He wanted the goat
for his supper, but he could not climb the steep cliff.

"Come down here," said the wolf. "The grass is much better here. See
how much of it there is."

"Thank you," said the goat. "You may have all of that good grass
yourself, but you shall not eat me."

THE SHEPHERD AND THE DOGS

"Hero is a wonderful dog," said a shepherd, "I have not lost a sheep
since I owned him, not one. Some foolish wolves tried to kill him when
he was a puppy, but he treated them so badly that they have since been
careful to keep out of his way."

"He is certainly a brave dog," said a neighbor, "but I think you are
foolish to keep him. He eats as much meat as a dozen small dogs, and
smaller dogs would take as good care of your sheep as he."

"There may be something in what you say," said the shepherd. "I have
often wished that Hero ate less meat, but I should hate to part from
him."

The next day the mayor of the town rode by. "What will you take for
that dog of yours?" he asked.

"I can not spare him," said the shepherd; "he is too good a friend to
part from. His only fault is a liking for meat."

"I will give you a hundred dollars for him," said the mayor, "and he
shall have all the meat he cares to eat."

"You will not be foolish enough to refuse that offer, I hope," said the
neighbor. "Think how much meat you will save."

"I think I shall have to let him go," replied the shepherd, slowly and
sadly.

That night Hero was taken to the mayor's house and the shepherd
received his money.

The shepherd found three curs in town to take Hero's place. He paid
nothing for them, for their owners were very glad to get rid of them.

The next day the wolves said, "Hero is gone! Hero is gone! Now for a
feast. We do not care for those cowardly dogs."

When the new dogs saw the wolves coming, they cried out, "