t! ft! ft! Frrrrrrr!_" Then they were more frightened than ever.
And the boar went into a bush still farther off, and the wolf went
behind an oak, and the bear got down from the tree, and climbed up
into a bigger one, and the hare ran right away.

But the cat remained in the midst of all the good things and ate away
at the bacon, and the little fox gobbled up the honey, and they ate
and ate till they couldn't eat any more, and then they both went home
licking their paws.

_The Hobyahs_

CAROLYN SHERWIN BAILEY

Once upon a time there lived a little old man and a little old woman
in a house all made of hemp stalks. And they had a little dog named
Turpie who always barked when anyone came near the house.

One night when the little old man and the little old woman were fast
asleep, _creep_, _creep_, through the woods came the Hobyahs, skipping
along on the tips of their toes.

"Tear down the hemp stalks. Eat up the little old man, and carry away
the little old woman," cried the Hobyahs.

Then little dog Turpie ran out, barking loudly, and he frightened the
Hobyahs so that they ran away home again.

But the little old man woke from his dreams, and he said:

"Little dog Turpie barks so loudly that I can neither slumber nor
sleep. In the morning I will take off his tail."

So when morning came, the little old man took off little Turpie's tail
to cure him of barking.

The second night along came the Hobyahs, _creep_, _creep_, through the
woods, skipping along on the tips of their toes, and they cried:

"Tear down the hemp stalks. Eat up the little old man, and carry away
the little old woman."

Then the little dog Turpie ran out again, barking so loudly that he
frightened the Hobyahs, and they ran away home again.

But the little old man tossed in his sleep, and he said:

"Little dog Turpie barks so loudly that I can neither slumber nor
sleep. In the morning I will take off his legs."

So when morning came, the little old man took off Turpie's legs to
cure him of barking.

The third night the Hobyahs came again, skipping along on the tips of
their toes, and they called out:

"Tear down the hemp stalks. Eat up the little old man, and carry away
the little old woman."

The little dog Turpie barked very loudly, and he frightened the
Hobyahs so that they ran away home again.

But the little old man heard Turpie, and he sat up in bed, and he
said:

"Little dog Turpie barks so loudly that I can nei