A Kid coming home all alone one night met
a big Wolf. "Oh, oh, I know you will
kill
me," said the little Kid; "but
please play
me a tune, so that I may have one more dance
before I die; I am so fond of dancing."
"Very well," said the Wolf,
"I will try,
for I would like to see you dance before
I eat
you."
Then the Wolf took up the shepherd's pipe
that was lying near, and began to play. But
while he was playing, and the Kid was dancing
a jig, the Dogs heard the sound, and came
running up.
"It is my own fault," said the Wolf, as
the
Dogs caught him. "My business
is to kill
Kids and eat them, and not to play for them
to dance. Why did I try to be a Piper, when
I am really only a butcher?"
"You didn't play very well,
either," said
the Kid.
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