Chums & Æsop’s Fables

Otago Witness, Issue 3879, 17 July 1928, Page 79

Chums & Æsop’s Fables

By

ERN SHAW.

Copyright

NO. S—THE DOG IN THE MANGER. gracious! Whatever is all the~commotion about?” e e s ? u ?? ds ™ sna PP in g and snarling appeared to come from the stable, and the Chums hurried Over to see what the trouble was. The Slg << q at > me ,fc gaze filled them with indignation. opanker,” the old brown mare, had come to the stable for her evening meal after a hard day in the fields, and she' couldn’t get near the manger for the nasty snapping cur who—although he didn’t need the nay. hi it himself—would not allow the old mare to get near it. xJ> s ,£ he d< ?£ in.the manger, is it?” exclaimed Golly, disgustedly that mean little wretch a lesson later On!”’ FresenUy the farmer arrived and drove the dog out, and chained him to his kennel. “Now, we’ll. show him,” said Teddy, and" they gathered together some meaty bones and held them just out Of;the reach of the selfish dog. He whined and smacked his lips, and 'later yelped for the bones he loved, but couldn’t reach. - ’’ • i can understand the feelings of poor old Spanker,” jeered Golly, and m future you?ll leave her to - have her meals in peace! > ' ' '

(To be Continued.)