THE WOLF.
Not long after the mother had gone the little goats heard a knock at the door, and pretty soon a deep, rough voice said: “Open the door, my dear children; it is your mother. She has brought each of you something to eat.” But the little goats cried out: “You are not our mother. You have a great, rough voice. You are the wolf.”
So the wolf went to a shop near by where he bought some chalk. He ate this and it made his voice soft and fine. Then he came back and knocked again, and called out as softly as he could, “Open the door, dear children; your mother has come from the forest and wants to get in.”
But the little goats were still afraid and said, “Put your feet on the window-sill so that we can see them.” The wolf did so and they at once cried out, “Oh! you are not our mother. You have black feet. You are the wicked wolf.” So the wolf turned and went away.
Model Treatment.
1. What did the wolf say when he came the first time? How did the goats know him? What did he do? How did the goats know him the second time he came?
Reproduction of the story from the beginning.
2. Where does the wolf live? What kind of home has he? Is he a tame animal? What kind of food does he eat? What animal does he look like? Is his voice like the goat’s? Are their feet alike?
3. Have the little goats kept their promise to their mother? Do you like the way they have acted? Do you like the way the wolf acted?
III.
Preparation.
The story now tells us how the wolf finally got into the house and what he did there.
How do you think the wolf succeeded in deceiving the goats? How did he change his voice? Do you wish to hear what the wolf next did?
What do you think he did? He made his voice soft and loving like that of the mother goat. Do you think he could make his feet like hers? How could he?
Let us hear what he did with his feet.
Narration.