"'Well, then!' she said, 'go to Graylegs, the wolf.'
"So the lad said to Graylegs,—
"'Dear Graylegs! do, Graylegs, tear the fox, for the fox won't bite Hairlock, and Hairlock won't come home in good time for tea to-day.'
"'No,' said Graylegs, 'I won't wear out my paws and teeth on a dry fox's carcass.'
"So the lad went and told his mother.
"'Well then, go to the bear,' said his mother, 'and beg him to slay Graylegs.'
"So the lad said to the bear,—
"'My dear bear, do, bear, slay Graylegs, for Graylegs won't tear the fox, and the fox won't bite Hairlock, and Hairlock won't come home in good time for tea to-day.'
"'No, I won't,' said the bear, 'I won't blunt my claws in that work, that I won't.'
"So the lad told his mother.