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that it will come off, and under it there will 

 be a fine new suit. But the style and color 

 of the suit will always be the same, so that 

 people may know you and keep out of your 

 way/ 



" When the snake heard this, he was as glad 

 as a boy with a new kite, and at once went off 

 into the grass to try and discover if the Wood 

 Nymph had spoken the truth, for, being a 

 great liar himself, he was suspicious of other 

 people. So the snake wriggled, and writhed 

 and twisted until his skin came off, and there 

 under it, just as the Wood Nymph had said, 

 was a new suit. 



" Then the snake lay in the sun to let his 

 new suit dry and harden, and when it was 

 dried, he went about his business a happier 

 snake than he had been for many a week. 



" Speaking of how the snake sheds his skin," 

 continued Ben, " reminds me of how Red 

 Buck loses his antlers each spring. No mat- 

 ter how proudly he has been stepping about 

 a few hours before, suddenly Jiis glory falls, 

 and he is left as hornless as a doe. 



