him upon a lonely island.

The fox was left on the lonely island. One day he said to himself, "Am I
going to die on this island?"

Then the fox began to sing softly. Seals, walruses, porpoises, and
whales swam near the island.

"What are you singing about?" asked the sea people.

"This is what I am singing about," said the fox. "Are there more large
animals in the waters of the sea, or on dry land?"

"Certainly there are more animals in the waters of the sea than on dry
land," replied the sea people.

"Well, then, prove it to me!" said the fox. "Come up to the surface of
the water and form a raft that will reach from this island to the
mainland. Then I can walk over all of you, and I shall be able to count
you."

So the large sea people--seals, walruses, porpoises, and whales--came up
to the surface of the water.

The sea people formed a great raft, that reached from the island across
to the mainland.

This was what the fox wanted. He ran over the great raft, pretending to
count the animals.