If mice eat plows, then birds carry off boys;
but if mice cannot do this, neither can birds carry off boys. This man
says the mice ate my plow."
[Illustration]
The judge said to the town trader, "Give back the plow to this man,
and he will give your son back to you."
And the two traders went out of the court, and by night-time one had
his son back again, and the other had his plow.
XVII
THE LION IN BAD COMPANY
One day a young Lion came suddenly upon a Wolf. The Wolf was not able
to get away, so he said to the Lion: "Please, Great Lion, could you
take me to your den, and let me live with you and your mate? I will
work for you all my days."
This young Lion had been told by his father and mother not to make
friends with any Wolf. But when this Wolf called him "Great Lion," he
said to himself: "This Wolf is not bad. This Wolf is not like other
Wolves." So he took the Wolf to the den where he lived with his father
and mother.
Now this Lion's father was a fine old Lion, and he told his son that
he did not like having this Wolf there.
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