The Wolf and the Kids
A Goat was going to the field after provender, and she shut up her Kids in the barn, with injunctions not to let anyone in. Said she:—
“But when you hear my voice then open the door.”
A Wolf overheard, crept up to the barn, and sang after the manner of the Goat:—
“Little children, open the door; your mother has come with some food for you.”
The Kids peered out of the window, and said:—
“The voice is our mamma’s, but the legs are those of a wolf. We cannot let you in.”