"I pity his horses," said another.
This made the tortoise so angry that he cried out, "You--" but no
one knows what he was going to say, for he fell to the ground and
was killed.
[Footnote: Adapted from The Tortoise and the Geese, in a book of
the same name published by Houghton, Mifflin Co.]
THE MOUSE AND THE FROG
A frog, while out walking one day, saw a mouse coming toward him.
"There is that foolish mouse," said he. "I will play a good joke
on him," and he grinned as he thought how much fun he would have.
As they met, the frog said, "Good morning, Sir Mouse; I hope I
find you well to-day."
"Very well," replied the mouse. "How are you?"
"My health is not very good, so I have taken a holiday. If you are
not busy, what do you say to our spending the day together?"
"Good!" answered the mouse. "I have little to do and nothing would
suit me better." So they started off together.
They had not gone far when the frog said, "Let me tie one of your
front feet to one of my hind legs, so that I may not lose you."
"All right," replied the mouse. "We shall surely be fast friends
then."
So the frog took a blade of grass and fastened one of the mouse's
front feet to one of his hind legs. When the frog leaped, the
mouse tumbled after.
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