Soon the birds were all flying about. away, little birds. Fly quick, before Pussy wakens." And away they all flew. When Pussy woke she found that her good breakfast had all flown away. -From the German “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." "Peep! peep!" said the chicken A LITTLE YELLOW CHICKEN A little yellow Chicken Came out of her shell, "Peep! peep!" said the Chicken, Be careful, my dear, Of the cat and the duck." THE RATS, THE FOX AND THE EGG One day two Rats were quietly eating a fine large egg, when they saw a Fox. "What shall we do?" said the Rats. "Old Fox will eat our egg and us, too, if we stay here." In a minute one wise Rat was on his back. He held the egg with his four feet. The other Rat took his friend's tail. Then he ran fast till he came to their home. There the Rats ate their egg without fear. -La Fontaine THE THREE One fine summer day three Pigs went to walk in the woods. As they were walking they met a man with a bundle of straw. Three little pigs went to walk One little Pig said, "Will you give me your bundle of straw, kind sir? I want to build me a house." The man said, "Oh, yes! my good Pig. Then the Pig built a house of the straw and he lived in the house. As the other two Pigs walked on, they met a man with a bundle of sticks. "Will you give me your bundle of sticks, kind sir?" said one of the little Pigs. "I want to build me a house." "Oh, yes! my brave Pig," said the man. The house of sticks “The sticks are yours." Then the Pig built a house of the sticks and he lived in the house. As the other little Pig walked on all alone, "I want to build me a house." "Oh, yes! my wise Pig," said the man. “The bricks are yours." Then the Pig built a house of the bricks and he lived in the house. |