When the gardener came back the next day, the poor young trees were
all dead.




VII

THE CUNNING WOLF


Once upon a time the people in a certain town went out into the woods
for a holiday. They took baskets full of good things to eat. But when
noontime came they ate all the meat they had brought with them, not
leaving any for supper.

"I will get some fresh meat. We will make a fire here and roast it,"
said one of the men.

So taking a club, he went to the lake where the animals came to drink.
He lay down, club in hand, pretending to be dead.

When the animals came down to the lake they saw the man lying there
and they watched him for some time.

"That man is playing a trick on us, I believe," said the King of the
Wolves. "The rest of you stay here while I will see whether he is
really dead, or whether he is pretending to be dead."

Then the cunning King of the Wolves crept up to the man and slyly