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Children's Corner - A Fairy Tale About The Four Strongest Animals Once u~on a time the lion, who was the king of the forest, called all the animals together for a meeting. When the meeting was al.wost over, King Lion said 11 'f!here are ri.o four animals in the forest as strong as the lion, the elephant, the bear and the tiger. We four animals have decided that the rest of you animals will bring us food. If you don't obey us, we will hang you from the tallest tree in the forest with this rope." Whereupon, King Lion showed to all the animals a big strong rope. King Lion had no sooner finished his speech when the wolf, the alligator, the deer W1d the snake jumped up and said: "We four are stronger than you four, you four will bring food for us." Immediately there wa s a great battle. The Lion broke the wolf's back with a slash of his paw. The elephant killed the alligator by throwing him on a pile of rocks. The bear broke off the deer's head before you could say "you poor dear~ And the tiger swallowed the snake from its head down to its tail. Then the lion said: 11We four animals, the lion, the tiger, the elephant and the near are still the strongest the rest of you animals bring us food or get hanged." All the other animals left the meeting full of fear and trembling in their paws. The next day all the animals of the forest brought food to the lion, tiger, elephant and bear. That is all brought food except the dog who h&J forgotten. \Jhen the lion found out that the dog had not brou- ght food, he was very angry. He was so angry in f 2.ct that he had the dog hung by the rope from the tall.est tree i n the forest that very s ame day. For many days there- after, the animals of the forest brought food for the lion, tiger, elephant and bear. But every day the animals who brought food got more unhappy - the food was getting harder and harder to find, but the appetites of the four strongest animals WAS gett- ing bigger and bigger. One day the r~bbit was talking to the squirrel and he asked him what they should do. The squirrel didn't know, but they decided to go and talk to the fox who was the smartest aDimal in all the forest. After thinking a long time, the fox figured out a plan. The next day, early in the morning, all the food gather- ing animals met for a meeting. The fox announced that he had a plan that would make the four strongest animals get their own food. All the animals listened, and when the fox said that he needed the help of the skunk, the woodtick, the mouse and the bee, all these animals agreed to help. Then they all went to where the li6n was without brLnging any food. When the lion s aw that they had not brought any food, he wa.s fur- ious. Then the fox said to the lion: there are four animals from us who are stronger than the lion, tiger, elephant and bear. 11H sll who are they·t 11 roared the lion, 11We will kill them and eat them." Suddenly the bee flew forward and started stinging the bear on his nose. imd the mouse r an up into the elephant's trunk m1d began to tickle. And the woodtick flew on the tiger's back and began to bite. And the skun..lc backed up to the lion and began to spray. Then the fox said to the bear: '~Jho is stronger than you" and the bear said "The bee is stronger than me." And before the fox could ask the other 3 animals, they had confessed that the mouse, the wood tick and the skunk were stronger than them. And ever since that day, the lion, tiger, elephant and bear have had to gather their own food just as the skunk, woodtick, mouse and bee have always had to. Life's Hirror Ifadeline S . Bridges There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave, There are souls that are pure and true; Then give to the world the best you have, And the best will come back to you. Give love, and love to your life will flow A strength in your utmost need, Have faith, and a score of hearts will show Their faith in your word and deed. Give truth and your gift will be paid in kind, And honour will honour meet, And a smile that is sweet will surely find A smile that is just as sweet. For life is a mirror of king and slave, It's just what we are and do. Then give to the world the best you have, And the best will come back to you. Dedicated to "Teenageru by the Editors, for your words that tugged at our hearts. May you have rainboys as long as you livel ::::ds.