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THE TABLE, THE ASS, AND THE STICK. 159 . was soon met by a bee, who remarked that he had not a very courageous air, and said to him, | “Bear, you have a very depressed countenance, what has become of your high spirit ? ” _ “*You may well ask,” answered the bear. ‘In the fox’s hole there sits a grisly beast with fiery eyes, and we cannot drive him out.” . The bee answered, "I know you despise me, bear. I am a poor feeble little creature, but I think I can help you.” , So she flew into the fox’s hole, and settling on the goat’s smooth-shaven head, stung her so severely that she jumped up, ‘crying, " Ba-baa!” and ran out like mad into the world; and to this hour no one knows where she ran to, == p> d sa d a e. < SEL TIZ Set
