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And when he got to the well and stooped over the water to drink,

the heavy stones made him fall in, and he drowned miserably. When

the seven kids saw that, they came running to the spot and cried

aloud: 'The wolf is dead! The wolf is dead!' and danced for joy

round about the well with their mother.

THE QUEEN BEE

Two kings' sons once upon a time went into the world to seek

their fortunes; but they soon fell into a wasteful foolish way of

living, so that they could not return home again. Then their

brother, who was a little insignificant dwarf, went out to seek

for his brothers: but when he had found them they only laughed at

him, to think that he, who was so young and simple, should try to

travel through the world, when they, who were so much wiser, had

been unable to get on. However, they all set out on their journey

together, and came at last to an ant-hill. The two elder brothers

would have pulled it down, in order to see how the poor ants in

their fright would run about and carry off their eggs. But the

little dwarf said, 'Let the poor things enjoy themselves, I will

not suffer you to trouble them.'