The quarrel. Who was to blame? Who was proud? Who was punished? Who was punished in “Seven Little Goats”? In “Red Riding Hood”? In “Mother Frost”? In “Snow-white and Rose-red”?
II.
Preparation.
On their way home the cock and the hen overtake two travelers.
Test the children’s knowledge of travelers and travel.
Narration.
THE TRAVELERS.
The cock and the hen had not gone far when they heard a voice calling to them to stop. The cock told the duck to stop, and found that they had overtaken a pin and a needle traveling along the road. The cock asked them what they wanted. The needle said, “It is now getting dark and we fear that we shall lose our way. I have but one eye and the pin has none at all. Please be so good as to let us ride with you.”
At first the cock said, “No;” but the travelers begged so hard that he at last consented. “You are so small,” he said, “that you will take up no room. But you must be very careful not to tread on the hen’s toes.”