Oldal 199 [199]
THE TABLE, THE ASS, AND THE STICK. 159
. was soon met by a bee, who remarked that he had not a very
courageous air, and said to him,
| “Bear, you have a very depressed countenance, what has
become of your high spirit ? ”
_ “*You may well ask,” answered the bear. ‘In the fox’s
hole there sits a grisly beast with fiery eyes, and we cannot
drive him out.”
. The bee answered, "I know you despise me, bear. I am
a poor feeble little creature, but I think I can help you.”
, So she flew into the fox’s hole, and settling on the goat’s
smooth-shaven head, stung her so severely that she jumped up,
‘crying, " Ba-baa!” and ran out like mad into the world; and
to this hour no one knows where she ran to,
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