bumblebee flew out, and the rooster which was
stalking about in the kitchen promptly ate him up.

When the Fox came back he saw that his bag had been opened and he said
to the old woman: "Where is my bumblebee?"

"I opened the bag for but an instant," said the old woman, "and the
bumblebee flew out and the rooster ate him up."

"Then I must take the rooster," said the Fox. So he gathered up the
rooster, put him into the bag and tied the string, and threw the bag
over his shoulder and went on down the road.

When he came to the next cottage he knocked at the door and said: "Good
morning, Good Mother. The way is long and I am weary. May I leave my bag
here while I go on to the grocery store?"

"That will be all right," said the old woman, "put it behind the door."

So the Fox put the bag behind the door, saying as he did so: "Be sure
that you do not untie the string, Good Mother," and he went on down the
road.

The old woman looked at the bag and said to herself, "Now I wonder what
it is that that sly old fellow carries so carefully. It will do no harm
to see."

So she untied the string and started to look into the bag, and when the
bag was opened the rooster flew out, and the pig which was in the
kitchen promptly ate him up.

When the Fox came back he saw that the bag had been opened, and he said:
"Where is my rooster, Good Mother?"

"I opened the bag for but an instant, and the rooster flew out and the
pig ate him up," said the woman.

"Then I must have the pig," said the Fox. So he gathered up the pig and
put him into the bag and tied the string and threw the bag over his
shoulder and went on down the road.

When he came to the next cottage he knocked at the door and said: "Good
morning, Good Mother. The way is long and I am weary. May I leave my bag
here while I go to the grocery store?"

"That will be all right," said the old woman, "put it behind the door."

So the Fox put the bag behind the door, saying as he did so, "Be sure
that you do not untie the string, Good Mother," and went on down the
road.

The old woman looked at the bag and said to herself: "Now I wonder what
it is that that sly old fellow carries so carefully. It will do no harm
to see."

So she untied the string and opened the bag the least little bit, and
the pig jumped out of the bag and ran into the house where the ox stood
and the ox promptly gored him to death.

When the Fox came back and saw that the bag had been opened he