| The Bear's Sad bargain |
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Page 2 of 6 Just then a bear came swinging by, with its great black nose tilted in the air, and its little keen eyes peering about; for bears, though good enough fellows on the whole, are just dreadfully inquisitive. -Peace be with you, friend!- said the bear, -and what may you be going to do with that remarkably large bundle of wood?- -It is for my wife,- returned the woodman. -The fact is,- he added confidentially, smacking his lips, -she has made such a khichrī for dinner! and if I bring in a good bundle of wood she is pretty sure to give me a plentiful portion. Oh, my dear fellow, you should just smell that khichrī! At this the bear-s mouth began to water, for, like all bears, he was a dreadful glutton. -Do you think your wife would give me some too, if I brought her a bundle of wood?- he asked anxiously. -Perhaps; if it was a very big load,- answered the woodman craftily. -Would–would four hundredweight be enough?- asked the bear. |
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