The cat caught the mouse.
The mouse burrowed the hill.
The hill stopped the wind.
The wind uprooted the tree.
The tree threw Tumtollo to the ground.”
“It is not I, indeed, that am strong,” said the rope. “If I were, could the fire burn me?”
“Well, well, then the fire must be strong,” said Tumtollo.
“The fire burned the rope.
The rope bound the lion.