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proceedings, lest a bone should fly in tlieir eyes. 

 They did so ; but Wis presently gets curious, 

 takes a sly look, and sees the extractor of fat 

 chumping up the bones in his teeth, and, as fore- 

 warned, a fragment flies out and strikes him in 

 the eye, which makes him roar lustily. " Serve you 

 right ! " says the Wolf. " You were looking." Wis 

 protested against the accusation ; but was never- 

 theless obliged to put up with his misfortune. 

 Wlien the other had finished, Wis says it is his turn ; 

 and, as before, warns the others not to look. He 

 pounds away vigorously at the bones, and presently 

 throws one at the young wolf which had punished 

 him. " Aha ! " says he ; " you were looking." " No," 

 says the brother cub ; "it was I who was looking, 

 and saw you throw the bone at my brother : " upon 

 which they all laughed heartily at Wis, who was caught 

 out in his tricks. This resource being exhausted, they 

 again began to starve, and agreed to separate : the 

 old Wolf going off with one of his sons, leaving Wis 

 and the other to hunt together, as they would by this 

 arrangement have more chance for game. 



We now lose sight of the old Wolf, and continue 

 with Wis and his nephew. The latter kills a few deer, 

 and brings them home in his stomach, disgorging 

 them as before upon arrival ; but at last informs his 



