with the frogs and fishes in the pond; so when the great green frog, in
his great hoarse voice, croaked:--

"Fill it with moss and fill it with clay,
And carry a basketful away."

Dunny knew what he was saying, and, gathering moss and clay from the
bank of the pond, he carefully stopped all the holes and cracks in the
basket. Then filling it with water to the very brim, he carried it
safely home to his father and did not lose even a single drop. So the
pony was given to him, and his brothers never called him Dunny again.




LUDWIG AND MARLEEN.

"Help me out! Help me out, little Ludwig!" cried a great red fox,
caught fast in a trap in the woods. "Help me out, and it shall be well
with you!" Now Ludwig loved the wild creatures of the forest; he was
their friend and playmate, their sorrows were his own; so, stepping to
the trap, he pressed the spring, and the fox was free. When, however,
the poor beast tried to limp away, so great was the pain in his foot
that he was forced to lie down instead. Seeing this, Ludwig ran to a
spring near by and, dipping his handkerchief into the clear cool water,
tenderly bound up the bruised and swollen foot.

"You have been very kind, my little friend," said the fox. "You have
saved my life. If you have a wish, tell me what it is and it shall be
granted."