"Whose horse is this?" asked the judges, as they came running up.
Then the story of the old horse was told.
The judges sent for his cruel master.
They ordered that he should build a warm barn, and that the faithful horse should have the best of hay and grain as long as he lived.
The people shouted for joy at this act of justice, but the miser hung his head in shame and led the old horse away.
German Folk Tale
THE BABY
No shoes to hide her tiny toes,
No stockings on her feet;
Her little ankles white as snow,
Or early blossoms sweet.