1.a clever dog
mrs. hellen had a very clever dog named black. he often helped her by going to buy bread. one morning she gave him a basket with twenty cents in it and told him to go to the bakery and get two loaves of bread. he took the basket in his mouth and trotted down the street to the bakery. the baker wanted to tease black. so he took the money and put it into the drawer, but he did not give him any bread. black put down the basket and began to bark. the baker laughed and patted him on the dead. he said, “you're a good dog.” he took two loaves of bread and put them into the basket. black wagged his tail, picked up his basket and started for home. he walked proudly down the street. he carried the basket in his mouth. everybody looked at him and smiled.
2.the city mouse and the country mouse
once there were two mice. they were friends. one mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. after many years the country mouse saw the city mouse; he said, do come and see me at my house in the country. so the city mouse went. the city mouse said, this food is not good, and your house is not good. why do you live in a hole in the field? you should come and live in the city. you would live in a nice house made of stone. you would have nice food to eat. you must come and see me at my house in the city.
the country mouse went to the house of the city mouse. it was a very good house. nice food was set ready for them to eat. but just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. the city mouse cried, run! run! the cat is coming! they ran away quickly and hid.
after some time they came out. when they came out, the country mouse said, i do not like living in the city. i like living in my hole in the field. for it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid.
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