the child handed out to him. But though the little
one continued to fret, the Wolf waited all day in vain. Then,
toward nightfall, he heard the Mother's voice again as she sat
down near the window to sing and rock her baby to sleep.

"There, child, there! The Wolf shall not get you. No, no! Daddy
is watching and Daddy will kill him if he should come near!"

Just then the Father came within sight of the home, and the Wolf
was barely able to save himself from the Dogs by a clever bit of
running.

_Do not believe everything you hear._

THE FLIES AND THE HONEY

A jar of honey was upset and the sticky sweetness flowed out on
the table. The sweet smell of the honey soon brought a large
number of Flies buzzing around. They did not wait for an
invitation. No, indeed; they settled right down, feet and all, to
gorge themselves. The Flies were quickly smeared from head to
foot with honey. Their wings stuck together. They could not pull
their feet out of the sticky mass. And so they died, giving their
lives for the sake of a taste of sweetness.

_Be not greedy for a little passing pleasure. It may destroy
you._

THE EAGLE AND THE KITE

An Eagle sat high in the branches of a great Oak. She seemed very
sad and drooping for an Eagle. A Kite saw her.

"Why do you look so woebegone?" asked the Kite.

"I want to get married," replied the Eagle, "and I can't find a
mate who can provide for me as I should like."

"Take me," said the Kite; "I am very strong, stronger even than
you!"

"Do you really think you can provide for me?" asked the Eagle
eagerly.

"Why, of course," replied the Kite. "That would be a very simple
matter. I am so strong I can carry away an Ostrich in my talons
as if it were a feather!"

The Eagle accepted the Kite immediately. But after the wedding,
when the Kite flew away to find something to eat for his bride,
all he had when he returned, was a tiny Mouse.

"Is that the Ostrich you talked about?" said the Eagle in
disgust.

"To win you I would have said and promised anything," replied the
Kite.

_Everything is fair in love._

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THE STAG, THE SHEEP, AND THE WOLF

One day a Stag came to a Sheep and asked her to lend him a
measure of wheat. The Sheep knew him for a very swift runner, who
could easily take himself out of reach, were he so inclined. So
she asked him if he knew someone who would answer for him.

"Yes, yes," answered the Stag confidently,