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A rich man once invited a number of his friends and acquaintances

to a banquet. His dog thought it would be a good opportunity to

invite another Dog, a friend of his; so he went to him and said,

"My master is giving a feast: there'll be a fine spread, so come

and dine with me to-night." The Dog thus invited came, and when

he saw the preparations being made in the kitchen he said to

himself, "My word, I'm in luck: I'll take care to eat enough

to-night to last me two or three days." At the same time he

wagged his tail briskly, by way of showing his friend how

delighted he was to have been asked. But just then the Cook

caught sight of him, and, in his annoyance at seeing a strange

Dog in the kitchen, caught him up by the hind legs and threw him

out of the window. He had a nasty fall, and limped away as

quickly as he could, howling dismally.