The first person they met was an old Horse. They put their case to him
ADVENTURE XIV
THE REWARD OF KINDNESS
Osmo, the Bear, used to go day after day to a field of growing rye and eat as much as he wanted. The Farmer noticed from the Bear’s tracks that he always came by the same route.
“I’ll teach that Bear a lesson!” the Farmer thought to himself.
So he set a snare made of a strong net and carefully covered it over with leaves and branches.
That day Osmo, when he came as usual to the field, got entangled in the net and was unable to escape.
The Farmer when he came and found him securely caught was overjoyed.