At that the Bear rushed out of the kitchen in a terrible rage but the Fox was already running off and the Bear was unable to catch him. He did hit the end of his tail with the long spoon with which he had been measuring the meal, but that was all.
Mikko, the rascal, got safely away. However, to this day his tail shows the white mark of the meal.
ADVENTURE V
MIRRI, THE CAT
One day while the Fox was out walking in the forest he met a stranger.
“Good day,” he said. “Who are you?”
“I am Mirri,” the stranger said, “a poor unfortunate Cat out of employment. I had service in a decent family but I’ve had to leave them.”
“Did they treat you badly?” the Fox asked.