Billy Bob-tail: No. Who wants to be followed by a dog? Dog: Oh, please take me, Billy Bob-tail. My master is going to kill me because I am so old. Billy Bob-tail: You poor thing! Come with me and I'll take care of you. Cow: Moo, moo! Where are you going, Billy Bob-tail? Billy Bob-tail: I'm going out to seek my fortune. Cow: May I go with you? Billy Bob-tail: No. Who ever heard of any one going out to seek his fortune with a cow at his heels! Cow: Please take me, Billy Bob-tail. My master has sold my little calf and I am all alone in the world. Billy Bob-tail: Well, come on then, you poor cow. Goat: Baa, baa! Where are you going, Billy Bob-tail? Billy Bob-tail: I am going out to seek my fortune. Goat: May I go too? Billy Bob-tail: No. Who ever heard of a goat going out to seek his fortune? Goat: Please take me, Billy Bob-tail. I may be able to help you. Billy Bob-tail: Well, I have taken so many, I may as well take you too. Come on. Pig: Wee, wee! Where are you going, Billy Bob-tail? Billy Bob-tail: I am going out to seek my fortune. Pig: May I go too? Billy Bob-tail:-Ha! ha! ha! How every body would laugh to see me seeking my fortune with a pig! Pig: Please take me, Billy Bob-tail. If you don't, the butcher will kill me to-morrow. Billy Bob-tail: Poor little pig! I can't leave you for the butcher to kill. You may come too. My friends, do you see that deep, dark forest just ahead of us? We must go through it. But don't you be afraid. If anything tries to hurt I can whistle and throw stones. us, Cat: I can mew and scratch. Dog: I can bark and bite. Cow: I can moo and hook. Pig: I can squeal and bite. Billy Bob-tail: We are all right. Come on. Hush! What is that rustling I hear? Did you hear that deep growl? It is some savage animal. Make all the noise you can, while I whistle. (Whistles.) All together. Cat: Mew, mew, mew! Dog: Bow, wow, wow! Goat: Baa, baa, baa! Pig: Wee, wee, wee! Billy Bob-tail: There, we have frightened him. See him run! I am so glad I let you all come with me. Do you see that little house just before us? Let us go in and spend the night. Dog: No, no, Billy Bob-tail. Remember the savage animal we just met in the forest. He may live there. Billy Bob-tail: That's so. out? How can we find Cat: On my soft paws I can creep up without making any noise, and with my green eyes I can see in the dark. I will creep up and peep through the window. Billy Bob-tail: What do you see, little cat? Cat: There is no one there. It looks as though no one had ever lived there. Billy Bob-tail: Then we will go in and live here always. This is our fortune. Sparrow: Please, give me a swing. Bush: Why should I give you a swing? Sparrow: You said you would, if I sang to you. Bush: Well, I won't. Sparrow: Goat, goat, nibble bush. Bush won't give me a swing as she said she would. Goat: I won't nibble the bush. Bush: I won't give sparrow a swing. Sparrow: Wolf, wolf, eat goat. Goat won't nibble bush. Bush won't give me a swing as she said she would. Wolf: I won't eat the goat. |