“There is no sense, Wolf, in your walking in the dust: it will make your eyes ache.”
But the Wolf said:
“The trouble is, Doggy, that my eyes have been aching for quite awhile, and I have been told that the dust from a flock of sheep will cure the eyes.”
The Mouse Under the Granary
A Mouse was living under the granary. In the floor of the granary there was a little hole, and the grain fell down through it. The Mouse had an easy life of it, but she wanted to brag of her ease: she gnawed a larger hole in the floor, and invited other mice.
“Come to a feast with me,” said she; “there will be plenty to eat for everybody.”
When she brought the mice, she saw there was no hole. The peasant had noticed the big hole in the floor, and had stopped it up.
The Best Pears
A master sent his Servant to buy the best-tasting pears. The Servant came to the shop and asked for pears. The dealer gave him some; but the Servant said:
“No, give me the best!”
The dealer said:
“Try one; you will see that they taste good.”