Tale

  1 Crocod|       long time, and one day she said to her son: "My son, get
  2 Crocod|          and you'll find a way," said the mother.~And the little
  3 Crocod|          and thought.~At last he said to himself: "I know what
  4 Crocod|       take you over on my back," said the Crocodile. ~The Monkey
  5 Crocod|   Crocodile's back.~"Off we go!" said the Crocodile.~"This is
  6 Crocod|         ride you are giving me!" said the Monkey. ~"Do you think
  7 Crocod|         me you wanted my heart," said the Monkey, "then I might
  8 Crocod|        it with me."~"How queer!" said the stupid Crocodile. "Do
  9 Crocod|            That is what I mean," said the Monkey. "If you want
 10 Crocod|      there first."~"No, Monkey," said the Crocodile, "I'll take
 11 Crocod|        the island."~"Very well," said the Monkey.~But no sooner
 12 Crocod|       Monkey called, and then he said: "Why is it, Friend Rock,
 13 Crocod|       answer me to-night?"~"Oh," said the stupid Crocodile to
 14 Crocod|          The Monkey laughed, and said: "Oh, it's you, Crocodile,
 15 Crocod|        Crocodile, is it?"~"Yes," said the Crocodile. "I am waiting
 16 Crocod|         me in a trap this time," said the Monkey. "There is no
 17 Crocod|     Monkey had played on him, he said: "Monkey, you have great
 18 Crocod|          for you just the same," said the Monkey~
 19 Turtle|     asked.~"Pound it to powder," said some one. "Bake it in hot
 20 Turtle|           Bake it in hot coals," said another.~So one plan after
 21 Turtle|         been afraid of the water said: "Throw the thing into the
 22 Turtle|    Turtle heard what the old man said, he thrust out his head
 23 Turtle|       king heard what the Turtle said, he told his men to take
 24 Turtle|         his old home. "Good!" he said, "those people do not know
 25 Mercha|         pans!" The granddaughter said: "Oh, Grandmother, do buy
 26 Mercha|    something for me!"~"My dear," said the old woman, "we are too
 27 Mercha|        get it for nothing, so he said: "What is this worth? Not
 28 Mercha|        for the bowl.~"My child," said the grandmother, "the merchant
 29 Mercha|      trade."~"But, Grandmother," said the girl, "that was a cross
 30 Mercha|       then, and show it to him," said the old woman.~As soon as
 31 Mercha|          knew it was of gold. He said: "All that I have here is
 32 Mercha|    halfpenny, and he went away," said the grandmother. "It was
 33 Mercha|        me but eight pennies," he said.~So he took the pennies,
 34 Mercha|        seen the golden bowl, and said: "Bring that bowl to me,
 35 Mercha|         something for it."~"No," said the grandmother. "You said
 36 Mercha|       said the grandmother. "You said the bowl was worthless,
 37 Mercha|          But the man in the boat said: "Don't stop!" So he reached
 38 Stop  |        Friend Turtle," the Geese said one day, "we have a beautiful
 39 Stop  |       could I? I have no wings," said the Turtle.~"Oh, we will
 40 Stop  |         a word to anybody," they said.~"I can do that," said the
 41 Stop  |      they said.~"I can do that," said the Turtle. "Do take me
 42 Stop  |       until we reach home," they said.~The Geese then sprang into
 43 Ox    |         went into a village, and said to the men there: "I will
 44 Ox    |    wagons."~The men laughed, and said: "Very well; bring your
 45 Ox    |        owner whipped his Ox, and said: "Get up, you wretch! Get
 46 Ox    |         the Ox turned to him and said: "Why did you whip me to-day?
 47 Ox    |      names before."~Then the man said: "I will never treat you
 48 Ox    |        Forgive me."~"Very well," said the Ox. "To-morrow I will
 49 Ox    |   laughed at the man again.~They said: "Did you come back to lose
 50 Ox    |          the one hundred carts," said the owner.~So again the
 51 Ox    |        to watch again. The owner said: "Good Ox, show how strong
 52 Sandy |       last one morning the pilot said: "In one more night we shall
 53 Sandy |          that night the merchant said: "You may as well throw
 54 Sandy |          lost."~But the merchant said to himself, "This is no
 55 Sandy |          would not be there," he said.~He ran back, shouting to
 56 Sandy |      came up out of the hole and said to a serving-lad: "My boy,
 57 Quails|      called the birds to him and said, "This fowler is carrying
 58 Quails|          yourselves."~The quails said that was a very good plan
 59 Quails|        any money, but the fowler said, "The fact is those quails
 60 Quails|        mean to. Don't be angry," said the first quail, but the
 61 Quails|       second quail was angry and said mean things.~Soon all the
 62 Quails|     flying off with it, one side said, "Now, you lift the net,"
 63 Quails|         net," and the other side said, "Lift it yourself."~"You
 64 Quails|         to make us lift it all," said the quails on one side. "
 65 Quails|        one side. "No, we don't!" said the others, "you begin and
 66 Rice  |          the Valuer. The peasant said he would like the position.
 67 Rice  |        king. The Valuer came and said they were worth a mere measure
 68 Rice  |         want him to do and say," said the man. "Go to him and
 69 Rice  |   present, then say to him: 'You said the horses are worth a measure
 70 Rice  |       present to the Valuer, and said what the other man had told
 71 Rice  |     Valuer took the present, and said: "Yes, I can go before the
 72 Rice  |        Well, let us go at once," said the horse-dealer. So they
 73 Rice  |        down before the king, and said: "O King, I have learned
 74 Rice  |        measure of rice, O King!" said he.~"Very good, then! If
 75 Rice  |        what has happened to me!" said the Valuer, as he ran away
 76 Rabbit|    Hearing the noise, the Rabbit said to himself: "The earth is
 77 Rabbit|    matter.~Then the first Rabbit said: "Don't you know? The earth
 78 Rabbit|      asked the Lion.~"I didn't," said the Elephant. "Ask the Fox -
 79 Rabbit|        me about it."~"I didn't," said the Fox.~"The Rabbits told
 80 Rabbit|       Rabbits told me about it," said the Deer.~One after another
 81 Rabbit|     after another of the Rabbits said: "I did not see it, but
 82 Rabbit|         the Rabbit who had first said the earth was all breaking
 83 Rabbit|     asked.~"Yes, O Lion, it is," said the Rabbit. "I was asleep
 84 Rabbit|         and I ran away."~"Then," said the Lion, "you and I will
 85 Rabbit|    ground near by. Then the Lion said to the Rabbit, "It must
 86 Wise  |        what price I like." So he said, "Friend, I will go on first."~
 87 Wise  |         the thrifty merchant. He said to himself, "Those who go
 88 Wise  |         by the other man." So he said aloud, "Very well, friend,
 89 Wise  |          the merchant.~The demon said, "You have done well to
 90 Wise  |       who were with the merchant said, "Sir! those men told us
 91 Wise  |         of a pond or lake," they said.~"Does any man feel a wind
 92 Wise  |         rain cloud, any of you?" said he.~"No, sir, not one,"
 93 Wise  |          No, sir, not one," they said.~"Those fellows were not
 94 Wise  |          men, they were demons!" said the wise merchant. "They
 95 Elepha|    keeper of the Elephants often said.~Now one night some robbers
 96 Elepha|        break into a house," they said. "Once inside the house
 97 Elepha|        for a moment."~Girly-face said to himself, "Those men are
 98 Elepha|         Yes," one of the keepers said, "a band of robbers were
 99 Elepha|       man went back to the king. Said he, "I think Girly-face
100 Elepha|     where Girly-face lived. They said to one another, "It is wrong
101 Deer  |      King of the Monkey Deer and said, "Friend, many of the Deer
102 Deer  |         She went to her king and said, "O King of the Monkey Deer,
103 Deer  |          will go in your place," said he.~The next day the cook
104 Deer  |     lying here?"~"O great King!" said the King of the Banyan Deer, "
105 Sprite|   birthday of the Sun Prince she said to the king, "Great King,
106 Sprite|      youngest child was born you said you would give me a boon.
107 Sprite|      that is yours by right," he said. And with tears he kissed
108 Sprite|      they were going and why, he said, "I will go with you, my
109 Sprite|          Then the eldest brother said to Sun Prince, "Go down
110 Sprite| water-sprite. The Fairy King had said to the water-sprite, "You
111 Sprite|      like the Sun and the Moon," said the Sun Prince.~"You don'
112 Sprite|        and by the eldest brother said, "Moon Prince, go down and
113 Sprite|   water-sprite called to him and said, "Tell me what the Good
114 Sprite|         You don't know, either," said the water-sprite, and dragged
115 Sprite|          seem tired, Friend," he said to the prince. "Why don'
116 Sprite|        was a water-sprite and he said, "You have carried off my
117 Sprite|         off my brothers!"~"Yes," said the water-sprite.~"Why did
118 Sprite|         not answer my question," said the water-sprite, "and I
119 Sprite|      will answer your question," said the eldest brother. And
120 Sprite|  brothers. Which shall I bring?" said the water-sprite.~"Bring
121 Sprite|       Bring me the younger one," said the prince. "It was on his
122 Sprite|        back both your brothers," said the water-sprite. ~After
123 White |     beautiful, strong young one. Said the old Elephant to himself, "
124 Pig   |       was fed on choice food. He said to his brother, "How is
125 Pig   |      food the farmer gives him."~Said his brother, "My dear Little
126 Pig   |      wedding feast.~Then Big Red said, "Did you see, Little Red,
127 Pig   |        his fine feeding?"~"Yes," said the little brother, "we
128 Granny|           give us a swing," they said to him almost every day.~"
129 Granny|         A child standing near by said, "That is Granny's Blackie."~"
130 Granny|         s Blackie."~"Very well," said the man, "I'll pay two pieces
131 Granny|     Granny where he was, but she said she did not know where he
132 Granny|       Granny.~"Oh, Blackie!" she said, "Where have you been? What
133 Granny|           Oh, Blackie, Blackie," said Granny, "how hard you must
134 Crane |          of water."~"I declare," said the little Fish, "you are
135 Crane |          a Fish."~"That may be," said the Crane, "but the water
136 Crane |         there is any such pond," said the little Fish. "What you
137 Crane |        If you don't believe me," said the Crane, "send with me
138 Crane |         Fish heard the Crane and said, "I will go with you to
139 Crane |        and shady it is here," he said, "and how much larger the
140 Crane |          how full it is!"~"Yes!" said the big Fish, "take me back
141 Crane |         the sand.~"Little Crab," said the Crane, "would you let
142 Crane |      Fishes."~"No, I thank you," said the Crab, "I can't go that
143 Crane |         But he was hungry, so he said:~"Very well, hold tight."~
144 Crane |      eaten the Fishes, the Crane said:~"I think you can walk the
145 Crane |          neck."~"I see no pond," said the Crab. "All I can see
146 Crane |      left of the Fishes?"~"Yes," said the Crane, "and if you will
147 Crane |        the bones of the Fishes," said the Crab. ~
148 Birds |        over and at last they all said, "Let us have the Owl for
149 Birds |         one old Crow rose up and said, "For my part, I don't want