-LRB- 31 -RRB- -LRB- 31 -RRB- From J. Moe . THE MARVELLOUS MUSICIAN THERE was once upon a time a marvellous musician . One day he was wandering through a wood all by himself , thinking now of one thing , now of another , till there was nothing else left to think about . Then he said to himself : ` Time hangs very heavily on my hands when I 'm all alone in the wood . I must try and find a pleasant companion . ' So he took his fiddle out , and fiddled till he woke the echoes round . After a time a wolf came through the thicket and trotted up to the musician . ` Oh ! it 's a Wolf , is it ? ' said he . ` I 've not the smallest wish for his society . ' But the Wolf approached him and said : ` Oh , my dear musician , how beautifully you play ! I wish you 'd teach me how it 's done . ' ` That 's easily learned , ' answered the fiddler ; ` you must only do exactly as I tell you . ' ` Of course I will , ' replied the Wolf . ' I can promise that you will find me a most apt pupil . ' So they joined company and went on their way together , and after a time they came to an old oak tree , which was hollow and had a crack in the middle of the trunk . ` Now , ' said the Musician , ` if you want to learn to fiddle , here 's your chance . Lay your front paws in this crack . ' The Wolf did as he was told , and the Musician quickly seized a stone , and wedged both his fore paws so firmly into the crack that he was held there , a fast prisoner .
` Wait there till I return , ' said the Fiddler , and he went XXXXX his way .
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