THE DOG AND THE WOLF
A lean, hungry wolf one night met a dog, who looked well fed and happy. » ‘Tell me,’ said the wolf, ‘how is it you look so sleek and well, while I, who run into much more danger than you, am almost starving?’ ‘ You can live as well as I do, if you do the same work.’ i - ,‘ What do you do?’ asked the wolf. ‘ I guard the house at night and drive away thieves.’ ‘ That would just suit me,’ replied the wolf. ‘ I should like to exchange my rough life for plenty of food and a good home. But what is that mark around your neck?’ ‘ Oh,’ said the dog, ‘ that is the mark of the rope my master ties me up with in the day. I am only let loose during the night.’ . £ Thank you,’ said the wolf. ‘ You may keep your happiness. I would rather be poor and free than rich and be a slave.’
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New Zealand Tablet, 12 June 1913, Page 61
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162THE DOG AND THE WOLF New Zealand Tablet, 12 June 1913, Page 61
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