A. One day Mr. Wind and Mr. Sun got to talking. Each one thought he was stronger than the other. They saw a man walking along the road. He had a big overcoat on and Mr. Wind said that he—
Q. Tell us exactly what Mr. Wind said.
A. Mr. Wind said, “I am stronger than you are. I can make that man take off his coat. You can’t!”
Q. That is a fine start. Tell us what the Sun said.
A. The Sun said that he—
Q. “That he?”
A. The Sun said, “I can make him take off his coat, and I can do it quicker than you can.”
Q. Good. Go on.
A. So they tried. Mr. Wind began. He blew as hard as he could and whistled around the man. He blew as fiercely as a lion tears his prey, but the man wouldn’t take off his coat.
Q. What would the man do to his coat?