` Then be quick and bring it up , ' commanded the wolf . ` How can I , when it weighs more than I do ? ' asked the fox . ` If it is so heavy bring it in two bits , of course , ' said he . ` But I have no knife , ' answered the fox . ` You will have to come down yourself , and we will carry it up between us . ' ` And how am I to come down ? ' inquired the wolf . ` Oh , you are really very stupid ! Get into the other bucket that is nearly over your head . ' The wolf looked up , and saw the bucket hanging there , and with some difficulty he climbed into it . As he weighed at least four times as much as the fox the bucket went down with a jerk , and the other bucket , in which the fox was seated , came to the surface . As soon as he understood what was happening , the wolf began to speak like an angry wolf , but was a little comforted when he remembered that the cheese still remained to him . ` But where is the cheese ? ' he asked of the fox , who in her turn was leaning over the parapet watching his proceedings with a smile . ` The cheese ? ' answered the fox ; ` why I am taking it home to my babies , who are too young to get food for themselves . ' ` Ah , traitor ! ' cried the wolf , howling with rage . But the fox was not there to hear this insult , for she had gone off to a neighbouring fowl-house , where she had noticed some fat young chickens the day before .
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