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The Ci t y Mouse and t he Count r y Mouse
Once t here were t wo mice. They were f ri ends. One mouse l i ved i n t he count ry; t he ot her mouse l i ved i n t he ci t y. Af t er many years t he Count ry mouse saw t he Ci t y mouse; he sai d, "Do come and see me at my house i n t he count ry. " So t he Ci t y mouse went . The Ci t y mouse sai d, "Thi s f ood i s not good, and your house i s not good.
Why do you l i ve i n a hol e i n t he f i el d? You shoul d come and l i ve i n t he ci t y. You woul d l i ve i n a ni ce house made of st one. You woul d have ni ce f ood t o eat . You must come and see me at my house i n t he ci t y. "
The Count ry mouse went t o t he house of t he Ci t y mouse. I t was a very good house. Ni ce f ood was set ready f or t hem t o eat . But j ust as t hey began t o eat t hey heard a great noi se. The Ci t y mouse cri ed, " Run! Run! The cat i s coming! " They ran away qui ckl y and hi d.
Af t er some t i me t hey came out . When t hey came out , t he Count ry mouse sai d, "I do not l i ke l i vi ng i n t he ci t y. I l i ke l i vi ng i n my hol e i n t he f i el d. For i t i s ni cer t o be poor and happy, t han t o be ri ch and af rai d. "
Li t t l e Red Coat
There was a l i t t l e gi rl . She l i ved wi t h her mot her i n a hut near" t he f orest .
One day t he mot her got some red cl ot h; she t ook her needl e and she made a red coat f or t he l i t t l e gi rl .
She put t he coat on t he l i t t l e gi rl , and sai d, "I shal l cal l you Li t t l e Red Coat . " So t he l i t t l e gi rl was cal l ed "Li t t l e Red Coat " by her mot her.
One day Li t t l e Red Coat sai d, "I want t o show my red coat t o Grandmot her. "
Grandmot her l i ved i n a hut . The way t o t he hut was t hrough t he f orest .
The gi rl ' s mot her sai d, " You shal l show Grandmot her your red coat , and you shal l t ake some eggs t o her. You shal l put on your l i t t l e red coat and go t hrough t he f orest t o her house. "
Then t he gi rl ' s mot her put some eggs i n a cl ot h, and gave t hem t o t he l i t t l e gi rl , and sai d, "Take t hese eggs t o Grandmot her. You wi l l go t hrough t he f orest . Grandmot her' s house i s f ar f rom here.
Do not wai t on your way t hrough t he f orest . I f you wai t , t he ni ght wi l l come. At ni ght t here i s a wol f i n t he f orest ; he eat s l i t t l e gi rl s and boys. "
Li t t l e Red Coat sai d, "I wi l l not wai t on my way t hrough t he f orest . "
Then Li t t l e Red Coat went out . She went on her way t hrough t he f orest . As she went , she saw many f l owers by t he way. She sai d,
"I wi l l t ake some f l owers t o Grandmot her. " Then she went t hi s way and t hat way get t i ng f l owers f or her Grandmot her. She wai t ed get t i ng t he f l owers. Ni ght was coming and she was f ar f rom her Grandmot her' s house. When she saw t hat ni ght was coming, she ran.
As she ran she saw a wol f , wi t h bi g red eyes, st andi ng near a t ree.
The wol f sai d, " Why do you run, Li t t l e Red Coat ?"
"Ni ght i s coming, " sai d Li t t l e Red Coat , "t hat i s why I run. " The wol f sai d, " Where are you runni ng, Li t t l e Red Coat ?"
She sai d, "I am runni ng t o Grandmot her. "
"What are you t aki ng t o your Grandmot her?" sai d t he wol f .
' I am t aki ng some eggs, " sai d Li t t l e Red Coat .
"I wi l l show you t he way, " sai d t he wol f .
"No, no, no! " sai d Li t t l e Red Coat . "Do l ot show me t he way;
I know t he way. "
Then t he wol f ran away t hrough t he t rees.
The wol f came t o Grandmot her' s house, and sai d, "Are you i n,
Grandmot her?"
"Who i s t hat ?" sai d Grandmot her.
"I am Li t t l e Red Coat , " sai d t he wol f , "and I have got some eggs f or you. "
"Come i n, Li t t l e Red Coat , " sai d Grandmot her.
Then t he wol f went i n, and at e up poor Grandmot her. Then he t ook Grandmot her' s cl ot hes and put t hem on, and he got i nt o Grandmot her' s bed.
Li t t l e Red Coat came t o t he hut . She sai d, "Are you i n,
Grandmot her?"
The wol f sai d, "ho i s t hat ?"
She sai d, "I t i s Li t t l e Red Coat . I have got some eggs and some f l owers f or you. "
"Come i n, Li t t l e. Red Coat , " sai d t he wol f . Li t t l e Red Coat went i n.
The wol f sai d, "Come near and show me what i s i n t hat cl ot h. "
"Eggs, Grandmot her, " sai d Li t t l e Red Coat . The wol f sai d, "What i s t hat i n your hand?"
"Fl owers, " sai d Li t t l e Red Coat .
"come near, and show me your f l owers, Li t t l e Red Coat , " sai d t he wol f .
Then Li t t l e Red Coat went near t o t he bed and sat down.
Then she sai d, " What bi g ears you have got , Grandmot her. "
" have got bi g ears t o hear you wi t h, " sai d t he wol f .
What bi g eyes you have got , Grand- mot her, " sai d Li t t l e Red Coat .
"I have got bi g eyes t o see you wi t h, " sai d t he wol f .
What a bi g mout h you have got , Grand- mot her, " sai d Li t t l e Red Coat .
"I have got a bi g mout h t o eat you wi t h! " sai d t he wol f . And he j umped out of t he bed and ran t o cat ch Li t t l e Red Coat . She ran t o t he door, and out i nt o t he f orest . The wol f ran. Li t t l e Red Coat ran.
Then she heard a shot . There was a man wai t i ng near a t ree.
He had shot t he wol f . The wol f was dead. Li t t l e Red Coat saw t hat t he man was her f at her. Her f at her heard t hat t he wol f was i n t he f orest , and he came t o hel p Li t t l e Red Coat .
The Cat and t he Bel l
There were many mice i n a house. The man of t he house got a cat . The cat ki l l ed many of t he mice.
Then t he ol dest mouse sai d, " Al l mice must come t o my hol e t oni ght , and we wi l l t hi nk what we can do about t hi s cat . '
Al l t he mice came. Many mice spoke, but none knew what t o do.
At l ast a young mouse st ood up and sai d, "We must put a bel l on t he cat . Then, when t he cat comes near, we shal l hear t he bel l and run away and hi de. So t he cat wi l l not cat ch any more mice. '
Then t he ol d mouse asked, " Who wi l l put t he bel l on t he cat ?"
No mouse answered.
He wai t ed; but st i l l no one answered.
At l ast he sai d, "I t i s not hard t o say t hi ngs; but i t i s harder t o do t hem."
Bl ue Bear d
Once t here was a very ri ch man. He l i ved i n a beaut i f ul house,Ⅰ and had a beaut i f ul garden. The ri ch man had a bl ue beard: so he was cal l ed "Bl ue Beard. "
Near t he ri ch man' s house t here l i ved a poor woman. She had t hree sons, and t wo beaut i f ul gi rl s. The name of one of t he gi rl s was Ann; t he name of t he ot her was Fat i ma. Bl ue Beard want ed t o marry one of t he gi rl s; but t he gi rl s di d not want t o marry Bl ue Beard.
Ann and Fat i ma di d not want t o marry t he ri ch man because hi s beard was bl ue. Bl ue Beard had marri ed many wi ves, but hi s wi ves had gone away. No one knew where hi s ot her wi ves had gone. The gi rl s di d not want t o marry Bl ue Beard and become hi s wi f e, because no one knew where hi s ot her wi ves had gone. So t hei r mot her sai d t o Bl ue Beard, "My gi rl s do not want t o marry you. "
Then Bl ue Beard sai d, " Come and l i ve i n my house f or some days. " So t hey went and l i ved i n Bl ue Beard' s house. I t was a very beaut i f ul house, and Bl ue Beard was good t o t hem i n many ways.
Fat i ma sai d, "Hi s beard i s bl ue, but he i s not a bad man. He i s very good i n some ways. So I wi l l marry hi m."
So Fat i ma marri ed Bl ue Beard and went t o l i ve i n t he beaut i f ul house.
Some days went by. Then Bl ue Beard sai d, "I shal l go on a j ourney. ' Then he gave Fat i ma t he keys of al l t he rooms i n t he house.
He sai d, "Thi s i s t he key of t hat l i t t l e room; do not open t he door of i t . … Say t hat you wi l l not open t he door of t he l i t t l e room!"
Fat i ma sai d, "I wi l l not open t he door of t hat l i t t l e room."
Then Bl ue Beard went away.
When Bl ue Beard was away, al l Fat i ma' s f ri ends came t o see her.
She showed t hem t he rooms, and what a beaut i f ul house i t was; but she di d not open t he door of t he l i t t l e room.
The f ri ends went away. Then Fat i ma sai d, "Shal l I open t he door of t hat l i t t l e room now? Why di d he say, "Do not open i t ' ? I want t o see what i s i n t he l i t t l e room."
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Fat i ma t ook t he key; she went t o t he door of t he l i t t l e room,
and opened i t . I n t he room she saw al l Bl ue Beard' s ot her wi ves.
They were dead!
The key f el l f rom her hand. When she t ook i t up t here was a red mark on i t .
She shut t he door. Then she t ook t he key t o her room. She sai d,
"Bl ue Beard wi l l see t he mark on t he key; he wi l l know t hat I have
opened t he door of t he l i t t l e room, and he wi l l ki l l me, as he ki l l ed al l t he ot her wi ves. " She rubbed t he key wi t h a cl ot h, but t he mark di d not go away. She washed t he key i n hot wat er, but t he mark was not washed away. She rubbed t he key on a st one, but she coul d not rub t he mark away.
Bl ue Beard came back. He cal l ed Fat i ma, and sai d, "Gi ve me my keys. " Fat i ma gave hi m t he ot her keys; but she di d not gi ve hi m t he key of t he l i t t l e room. He sai d, "Where i s t he key of t he l i t t l e room?" She sai d, "I wi l l bri ng i t . " She went and brought i t ; and he saw t he red mark. He sai d, "You have opened t he door of t he t i t t l e room. Now you shal l di e. "
She f el l at hi s f eet : " Gi ve me some hours t o l i ve, " she sai d.
He sai d, "I wi l l gi ve you one hour. "
Fat i ma had t hree brot hers. Her brot hers had sai d, "We shal l come and see you t oday; ' but t hey had not come. She sai d, "I f my brot hers come i n t hi s hour t hey wi l l save me. "
Her si st er Ann was i n t he house. She cal l ed t o her, "Si st er Ann, Si st er Ann, go t o t he wi ndow and see i f my brot hers are coming. " Si st er Ann went t o t he wi ndow; she sai d, "I see no one coming. " Fat i ma wai t ed a l i t t l e; t hen she cri ed, " Si st er Ann, Si st er Ann, do you see anyone coming?"
Si st er Ann sai d, "I do not see anyone; no one i s coming. " Bl ue Beard cal l ed, "Fat i ma! "
Fat i ma sai d, "Si st er Ann, Si st er Ann, i s anyone coming?"
"I see a l i t t l e dust , " sai d Si st er Ann, "very f ar away. " Bl ue Beard cal l ed, "Fat i ma, come down. "
"Si st er Ann, Si st er Ann, " Sai d Fat i ma, "i s t here anyone i n t he dust ?"
"I see men i n t he dust , " sai d Si st er Ann.
Bl ue Beard cal l ed, "An hour has gone by. Come down, Fat i ma,
and I shal l ki l l you. "
" Si st er Ann, Si st er Ann, are t hree men i n t he dust ?"
Bl ue Beard cal l ed, "An hour has gone by. I f you do not come down, I shal l come up. "
"I see t hree men, " sai d Si st er Ann.
"They are my brot hers! " sai d Fat i ma.
Fat i ma sai d, " Si st er Ann, Si st er Ann, cal l t o t hem t o come and save me. "
Bl ue Beard cal l ed. "I am coming up, " he sai d.
"Si st er Ann, cal l t o t hem, Si st er Ann! " Bl ue Beard came t o t he door.
The door opened: Bl ue Beard caught Fat i ma' s arm.
The t hree brot hers came i n, and ki l l ed Bl ue Beard.
So Fat i ma was saved.
The Ol d Cat
An ol d woman had a cat . The cat was very ol d she coul d not run qui ckl y, and she coul d not bi t e, because she was so ol d. One day t he ol d cat saw a mouse; she j umped and caught t he mouse. But she coul d not bi t e i t ; so t he mouse got out of her mout h and ran away,
because t he cat coul d not bi t e i t .
Then t he ol d woman became very angry because t he cat had not ki l l ed t he mouse. She began t o hi t t he cat . The cat sai d, "Do not hi t your ol d servant . I have worked f or you f or many years, and I woul d work f or you st i l l , but I am t oo ol d. Do not be unki nd t o t he ol d, but remember what good work t he ol d di d when t hey were young. "
The Sl eepi ng Pr i ncess
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Once t here was a Ki ng and a Queen. For many years t hey had want ed a chi l d, and no chi l d had come t o t hem.
Then t he Queen had a chi l d. I t was a gi rl . The Ki ng was very gl ad.
You know what a f ai ry i s. Many f ai ri es l i ved near t he Ki ng' s house. When t he Queen' s chi l d came, t he Ki ng went t o al l t he f ai ri es and sai d, "The Queen has a chi l d. Do come t o t he house and see our new l i t t l e gi rl . " Al l t he f ai ri es sai d, "We are very gl ad: we wi l l come t oday . "
One of t he f ai ri es had gone away on a j ourney: she had been very f ar away. She had not come back when t he Queen' s chi l d came.
When she came back, one of t he f ai ri es sai d t o her, "The Queen has a chi l d, and t he Ki ng came t o us and sai d, "Come and see our new l i t t l e gi rl . ""
But t hi s f ai ry was a bad f ai ry; t he bad f ai ry sai d, "The Ki ng went t o al l of you: why di d he not come t o me? I shal l go and see t he Ki ng' s chi l d; but I shal l gi ve her some bad t hi ng. "
Al l t he good f ai ri es went t o t he Ki ng' s house, and saw t he l i t t l e gi rl ; and t hey al l gave her some good t hi ng. One sai d, "I gi ve her t hi s good t hi ng: she shal l have ri ches. " One f ai ry sai d,
"I gi ve her t hi s good t hi ng; she shal l become a brave woman. " One sai d, "I gi ve her t hi s good t hi ng: she shal l become a good woman. " Al l gave some good t hi ng.
Then t here came t he bad f ai ry. She sai d, "The Ki ng went t o al l t he f ai ri es but he di d not come t o me, so I shal l gi ve t he chi l d some bad t hi ng. She wi l l have ri ches; she wi l l become brave; she wi l l become good. But , when she i s a woman, she wi l l pri ck her hand wi t h a needl e, and di e. " The poor Queen di d not know what t o do.
The Ki ng sai d t o t he good f ai ri es, "
The poor gi rl shal l not di e. Can you not hel p me? Say t hat she shal l not di e! " The good f ai ri es sai d, " We cannot hel p you. What t he bad f ai ry has sai d wi l l come. Your chi l d wi l l pri ck her hand wi t h a needl e; but she shal l not di e. She shal l sl eep f or many years.
Then a ki ng' s son shal l come and ki ss her. And she wi l l awake.
He shal l wake her wi t h a ki ss. " Then t he f ai ri es went away.
The Ki ng sent f or al l hi s men and al l t he Queen' s women, and sai d, "Go and bri ng me al l t he needl es t hat are i n t he house. "
They brought al l t he needl es t hat t hey coul d f i nd, and t he Ki ng t ook t hem, and t hrew t hem i nt o a ri ver f ar away.
Then he sai d, "See t hat no needl e comes i nt o t hi s house. See
t hat no man and no woman bri ngs a needl e near my chi l d. I shal l ki l l t hem i f t hey do. "
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The l i t t l e chi l d grew up i n t he Ki ng' s house. She became a Pri ncess. The Pri ncess want ed t o see al l t hat she coul d. She want ed t o know what t he men were doi ng i n t he garden. She want ed t o know t he names of al l t he f l owers and of al l t he t rees. She sai d t o t he men i n t he Ki ng' s garden, "What i s t he name of t hi s f l ower? What i s t he name of t hi s t ree?" I n t he house she want ed t o see al l t hat t here was t o see.
She want ed t o know how many rooms t here were i n t he Ki ng' s house,
and who l i ved i n al l t he rooms. So she went i nt o one room, and t hen i nt o an- ot her room, and t hen i nt o anot her. She went i nt o bi g rooms and l i t t l e rooms, and very l i t t l e rooms. Then she sai d, "I have been t o al l t he rooms i n t he house. " But t here was one room where she had not gone.
As she went on, she came t o a new room. I t was a l i t t l e room very f ar away f rom al l t he ot her rooms. The door of t he room was shut . The Pri ncess want ed t o go i n- and see what was i n t hi s room.
She cal l ed, "Open t he door! " But no one came. She cal l ed once. She cal l ed t wi ce; t hen t he door was opened. The Pri ncess went i nt o t he room: and t here she saw a very ol d woman.
The ol d woman was si t t i ng near a t abl e. On t he t abl e t here Was some cl ot h. The ol d woman had some cl ot h i n one hand, and i n t he ot her hand she had a needl e.
The Pri ncess sai d, "What are you doi ng?"
"I am maki ng somet hi ng, " sai d t he ol d woman.
"What are you maki ng?" sai d t he Pri ncess.
"I am maki ng some cl ot hes, " sai d t he ol d woman.
“ What i s t hat i n your hand?" sai d t he Pri ncess.
"That i s t he cl ot h, " sai d t he ol d woman.
"No! " sai d t he Pri ncess. "What i s t hat i n your ot her hand?"
"That ?" sai d t he ol d woman. "That i s a needl e. "
The Pri ncess sai d, "Gi ve me t he ' needl e' ; I want t o see i t . I have not seen a needl e. I do not know what a needl e i s. "
The ol d woman sai d, "Have you not seen a needl e? How can t hat be? You have seen many needl es! Needl es are seen i n al l houses. "
The ol d woman gave t he needl e t o t he Pri ncess.
"Gi ve me t he cl ot h, " sai d t he Pri ncess: ' I want t o make cl ot hes. " Then t he ol d woman gave t he Pri ncess t he cl ot h.
The Pri ncess pri cked t he cl ot h wi t h t he needl e —but she pri cked her hand. And she f el l asl eep!
Then al l t he men and t he women i n t he house f el l asl eep. The Ki ng f el l asl eep at hi s t abl e, and t he Queen si t t i ng near hi m f el l
asl eep.
The man i n t he garden f el l asl eep wi t h hi s are i n hi s hand.
The man st andi ng at t he door of t he house f el l asl eep where he st ood.
Al l were asl eep.
A f ai ry came t o t he Pri ncess. She t ook her and put her on a bed. Then t he f ai ry sai d t o t he t rees and t o t he f l owers i n t he garden, " Grow! " The f l owers grew up, and t he t rees grew bi g. There was a wal l of t rees and f l owers. So no one coul d go i nt o t he house.
I n t he house t he Pri ncess sl ept ; and t he Ki ng sl ept , and al l hi s men; and t he Queen, and her women, sl ept .
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Many want ed t o go i nt o t he house of t he Sl eepi ng Pri ncess; but t hey coul d not go t hrough t he t rees. So no one came.
Years went by, and t he Pri ncess sl ept . Many years went by, and men di d not know what t he house was and who was i n i t . The t rees grew up; you coul d not see t he house t hrough t he t rees. Men went by t he t rees and di d not know t hat t here was a house t here.
One day a Ki ng rode i nt o t he f orest . Hi s son was wi t h hi m. The Ki ng and hi s men went f ar i n f ront , and t he Ki ng' s son coul d not f i nd t hem. He rode on, and he came t o a wal l of t rees and f l owers.
He sai d, "My f at her has gone t hrough t hose t rees: I wi l l go t hrough t hem and f i nd hi m."
As he came t o t he wal l of t rees, i t opened, and he went t hrough.
Then he saw a garden; but al l t he f l owers had grown here and t here as t hey want ed.
He came t o a house. The door was open, a man was st andi ng by t he door asl eep. t he Ki ng' s son sai d, "What a l azy man, he sl eeps st andi ng! " He went i nt o t he house. Men sat at t he t abl e, wi t h f ood i n t hei r hands, asl eep.
A l i t t l e boy had been readi ng a st ory: he had f al l en asl eep wi t h hi s head on hi s arms. A woman had been put t i ng on her shoes;
she was asl eep wi t h one shoe on and one shoe i n her hand. An ol d man sat wi t h pen and paper, asl eep; and t he dust of years was on hi s paper. Near hi m a woman was asl eep wi t h her l i t t l e chi l d asl eep i n her arms.
The Ki ng' s son went f rom one room t o anot her. He saw t he ol d Ki ng asl eep at hi s t abl e, and near hi m t he Queen asl eep wi t h her head i n her hands. Then he came t o a room where t here was sunl i ght and f l owers. The wi ndow was open and roses had grown i n t hrough t he wi ndow i nt o t he room. Gol den l i ght came t hrough t he wi ndow and f el l upon a bed. The Pri ncess was on t he bed. Her eyes were shut . She was asl eep.
The Ki ng' s son ki ssed her. She awoke. Then al l t he house awoke.
The man awoke at t he door. The men awoke and at e t he f ood i n t hei r
hands. The woman awoke and put on her shoe. The boy awoke and read hi s st ory. The Ki ng awoke at hi s t abl e. The Queen rubbed her eyes,
and sai d, "What were you sayi ng, my Ki ng. I f el l asl eep. "
The Pri ncess was marri ed by t he Ki ng' s son, and t hey became Ki ng and Queen.
The Man and t he Appl es
A man was goi ng t o t he house of some ri ch person. As he went al ong t he road, he saw a box of good appl es at t he si de of t he road.
He sai d, "I do not want t o eat t hose appl es; f or t he ri ch man wi l l gi ve me much f ood; he wi l l gi ve me very ni ce f ood t o eat . " Then he t ook t he appl es and t hrew t hem away i nt o t he dust .
He went on and came t o a ri ver. The ri ver had become very bi g;
so he coul d not go over i t . He wai t ed f or some t i me; t hen he sai d,
"I cannot go t o t he ri ch man' s house t oday, f or I cannot get over t he ri ver. "
He began t o go home. He had eat en no f ood t hat day. He began t o want f ood. He came t o t he appl es, and he was gl ad t o t ake t hem out of t he dust and eat t hem.
Do not t hrow good t hi ngs away; you may be gl ad t o have t hem at some ot her t i me.
“ Mr . Fox i s Dead”
Mr. Rabbi t was a very bad l i t t l e beast ; he was al ways doi ng t hi ngs t hat made ot her persons angry and t hey want ed t o cat ch hi m.
But i t was very hard t o cat ch Mr. Rabbi t .
One day Mr. Wol f sai d t o Mr. Fox, "We wi l l cat ch Mr. Rabbi t and eat hi m t oni ght . You go t o your home and get i nt o bed. I shal l say t hat you are dead. Then Mr. Rabbi t wi l l come near you t o l ook at you, and you wi l l j ump up and cat ch hi m."
Mr. Fox ran home and got i nt o bed. Mr. Wol f went t o Mr. Rabbi t ' house. He st ood at t he door and cal l ed, "Mr. Rabbi t , Mr. Rabbi t . "
"What i s i t ?" sai d Mr. Rabbi t .
"Have you heard about poor Mr. Fox? I t i s so sad! "
No, " sai d Mr. Rabbi t , "I have not heard anyt hi ng about Mr. Fox. "
"He i s dead! " sai d Mr. Wol f .
Mr. Wol f went away. Mr. Rabbi t went t o Mr.
Fox' s house t o see what he coul d see. He l ooked i n t hrough t he wi ndow, and t here he saw Mr. Fox on t he bed wi t h hi s eyes shut , l ooki ng l i ke a dead f ox. Mr. Rabbi t t hought , "I must see i f he i s dead or not For i f he i s not dead, he wi l l cat ch me when I go near t o hi m."
Mr. Rabbi t went i nt o Mr. Fox' s house; he l ooked at Mr. Fox and sai d, "Mr. Wol f says t hat Mr. Fox i s dead but he does not l ook l i ke a dead f ox. You can al ways know i f a f ox i s dead, f or dead f oxes al ways open t hei r mout hs.
Mr. Fox heard t hi s, and he t hought , "I wi l l show hi m t hat I am dead. " So he opened hi s mout h.
When Mr. Rabbi t saw Mr. Fox open hi s mout h he knew t hat Mr.
Fox was not dead. Mr. Rabbi t j umped up and ran out of t he house as qui ckl y as he coul d.
Snow- whi t e
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Once t here was a Queen. She was si t t i ng at t he wi ndow. There was snow out si de i n t he garden—snow on t he hi l l and i n t he l ane,
snow on t he hut s and on t he t rees: al l t hi ngs were whi t e wi t h snow.
She had some cl ot h i n her hand and a needl e. The cl ot h i n her hand was as whi t e as t he snow.
The Queen was maki ng a coat f or a l i t t l e chi l d. She sai d, "I want my chi l d t o be whi t e as t hi s cl ot h, whi t e as t he snow. And I shal l cal l her Snow- whi t e. "
Some days af t er t hat t he Queen had a chi l d. The chi l d was whi t e as snow. The Queen cal l ed her Snow- whi t e.
But t he Queen was very i l l , and af t er some days she di ed.
Snow- whi t e l i ved, and was a very happy and beaut i f ul chi l d.
One year af t er t hat , t he Ki ng marri ed anot her Queen. The new Queen was very beaut i f ul ; but she was not a good woman.
A wi zard had gi ven t hi s Queen a gl ass. The gl ass coul d speak.
I t was on t he wal l i n t he Queen' s room. Every day t he Queen l ooked i n t he gl ass t o see how beaut i f ul she was. As she l ooked i n t he gl ass, she asked:
" Tel l me, gl ass upon t he wal l , Who i s most beaut i f ul of al l ?"
And t he gl ass spoke and sai d:
"The Queen i s most beaut i f ul of al l . "
Years went by. Snow- whi t e grew up and be- came a l i t t l e gi rl . Every day t he Queen l ooked i n t he gl ass and sai d,
"Tel l me, gl ass upon t he wal l , Who i s most beaut i f ul of al l ?"
And every day t he gl ass spoke and sai d,
"The Queen i s most beaut i f ul of al l . "
Years went by, and Snow- whi t e grew up and became a woman. Every year she became more and more beaut i f ul .
Then one day, when Snow- whi t e was a woman, t he Queen l ooked i n t he gl ass and sai d,
"Tel l me, gl ass upon t he wal l , Who i s most beaut i f ul of al l ?"
And t he gl ass sai d,
"Snow- whi t e i s most beaut i f ul of al l . "
When t he Queen heard t hi s, she was very angry. She sai d,
"Snow- whi t e i s not more beaut i f ul t han I am. There i s no one who i s more beaut i f ul t han I am."
Then t he Queen sat on her bed and cri ed.