do not open till you hear my voice. The little kids promised faithfully to do all that their mother had told them,so she closed the door tight and went away in peace. After she had been gone awhile, a fox comes and calls to the kids, Dearlittle kids, my dear children, open the door, I am bringing… … on the door, she said in a mudi thinner voice than before, Dear little ones,my own dear children, open the door. I am bringing you milk. Again the kids listened and replied, We shall not open. This is not our mothersvoice. Hers is mudi thinner yet. The fox went away a short distance and then called…
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