And then each saw the rope in the other's hold.

"I'll teach you to play cow!" roared the Elephant.

"I'll show you how to fool me!" fumed
the Whale. And they began to pull again.
But this time the rope broke, the Whale
turned a somersault, and the Elephant fell
over backwards.

At that, they were both so ashamed that
neither would speak to the other. So that
broke up the bargain between them.

And little Brother Rabbit sat in the bushes
and laughed, and laughed, and laughed.



THE LITTLE HALF-CHICK


There was once upon a time a Spanish
Hen, who hatched out some nice little
chickens. She was much pleased with their
looks as they came from the shell. One,
two, three, came out plump and fluffy; but
when the fourth shell broke, out came a little
half-chick! It had only one leg and one