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with each other continually, and seemed to love each other very 

 i juch. In the second year, they began to dispute about their 

 victuals, although they were given more than they could use. 

 The quarrel always began on the wolf's side. They were 

 always brought their food, which consisted of flesh and bones, 

 upon a large wooden platter, which was laid on the ground. 

 Just as it was put down, the wolf, instead of falling on the meat, 

 began by driving off the dog ; and took the platter in its teeth 

 so expertly, that it let nothing of what it contained fall upon 

 the ground, and in this manner carried it off; but as the wolf 

 could not entirely escape, it was frequently seen to run with the 

 platter round the yard five or six times, still carrying it in a posi- 

 tion that none of its contents could fall. In this manner it 

 would continue running, only now and then stopping to take 

 breath, until the dog came up, when the wolf would leave the 

 victuals to attack him. The dog, however, was the stronger of 

 the two, but as it was more gentle, in order to secure him from 

 the wolf's attack, he had a collar put round his neck. In the 

 third year, the quarrels of these ill-paired associates were 

 more vehement, and their combats more frequent ; the wolf, 

 therefore, had a collar put about its neck, as well as the dog, 

 which began to be more iierce and unmerciful. During the two 

 first years, neither seemed to testify the least tendency towards 

 engendering ; and it was not till the end of the third, that the 

 wolf, which was the female, shewed the natural desire, but with- 

 out abating either in its fierceness or obstinancy. This appetite 

 rather increased than repressed their mutual animosity ; they 

 became every day more untractable and ferocious, and no- 

 thing was heard between them but the sounds of rage and 

 resentment. They both, in less than three weeks, became 

 remarkably lean, without ever approaching each other, but to 

 combat. At length, their quarrels became so desperate, that 

 the dog killed the wolf, which was become more weak and 



