THE WOLF AND THE KID :
When little horns began to sprout from the kid’s head, he was very proud of them and started to think that he was a big strong billy-goat!

When the flock moved to another pasture, and his mother bleated for him to follow, the kid decided to stay behind and nibble more grass.

However, when the sun began to go down, and a chill wind began to blow, the kid realized that he was alone. He felt scared because he knew wolves liked to hunt little lost animals.

Just then, a great grey wolf stepped out from behind a rock.

“What have we here? A little billy-goat, all alone? I think I will have you for my dinner!”

The kid was terrified but managed to bleat out, “Before you have your dinner, could you play a quick tune so I might dance one last time?”

This amused the wolf, so he took out his penny-whistle and began to play. The kid danced around in time to the music.

After a few minutes, the wolf put down his pipe and said, “Playing music is fine, but it does give me a big appetite…”

The kid feared that his time had come, but the sound of the wolf’s music had attracted the attention of the goatherd’s dog! He charged over the hill towards the wolf, who ran away in terror. The wolf did manage to escape, but not before the fierce hound had given him a painful nip on the tail!

The wolf learned that you should never be distracted from your purpose — and the kid learned that it is good to listen to your mother! ■
['M Usama']
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