\^U-' WOODMYTH & FABLE 



the other fairly blazed with fire. The 

 Angletail was much smaller than the 

 Gulper, but its activity was wonderful. 

 The Gulper was swift, but the Angle- 

 tail could climb hills and dodge in a way 

 that was far beyond the ablest Gulper, 

 and once it got after the monster it never 

 stopped running alongside till it had sucked 

 his life-blood. Not that Gulpers were its 

 only food, but the farmers did all they 

 could to urge on the Angletail, and it 

 was very ready to respond. Fmally all a 

 man had to do to tame a rebellious Gul- 

 per was to put up his mouth as though 

 about to whistle for the monoculous one, 

 and at once the monster was cowed and 

 glad to make any kind of terms, and they 

 all lived happy ever after. 



"You don't understand? Well, my 

 child, the Gulper is the greedy, grinding 



