ADVENTURE II
THE PARTNERS
The Bear and the Wolf and the Fox made houses quite close together and the Wolf and the Fox decided to go into partnership.
“The first thing we ought to do,” said Pekka, the Wolf, “is make a clearing in the forest and plant some crops.”
The Fox agreed and the very next day they started out to work. Each had a crock with three pats of butter for his dinner. They left their crocks in the cool water of a little spring in the forest not far from the place where they had decided to make a clearing.
It was hard work felling trees and the Fox, soon tiring of it, made some sort of excuse to run off. When he came back he said to the Wolf:
“Pekka, the folks at the Farm are having a christening and have sent me an invitation to attend.”
“It’s too bad we’re so busy to-day,” the Wolf said. “Another day you might have gone.”