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IF RED and KATE# HERE were once a young husband and wife, and their names were Fred and Kate. One day said Fred, "I must go now to my work in the fields, Kate, and when I come back you must have on the table some roast meat to satisfy my hunger, and some cool drink to quench my thirst.” “All right, Fred,” answered Kate ; “be off with you, I will see to it.” When dinner-time began to draw near, she took down a sausage from the chimney, put it in a frying-pan with some butter, and stood it over the fire. ‘The sausage began to frizzle and fry, and Kate stood holding the handle of the pan, . and fell into deep thought; at last she said to herself, “While the sausage is cooking I might as well be drawing the beer in the cellar,” So she saw that the frying-pan was standing firmly, and then took a can and went down into the cellar to draw the beer. Now, while Kate was watching the beer run into the can, a sudden thought came into her mind. “Holloa ! the dog is not fastened up ; he may perhaps get at the sausage,” and in a trice she was up the cellar steps: but already the dog had it in his mouth, and was making off with it. Then Kate, with all haste, followed after him and chased him a good way into the fields, but the dog was quicker than Kate, and, never letting slip the sausage, was soon at a great distance. “Well, it can’t be helped!” said Kate turning back, and
