He did not find it hard work to do this. All the apples had not run out. Some were still in the basket.
Albert picked up one, smelt of it, and then put it back. He next placed the basket upright.
IV.
Having done this so that the basket stood firm, he said, "What is the next thing to do? The next thing to do is to put back the apples; and I am the boy that can do it."
And he did it well. He did not once think of keeping any of the apples for himself; nor did he even take a bite of one of them. He was a good boy, and too honest for that.
If any one had said to him, "Give me an apple," Albert would have said, "The apples are not mine to give."
V.
"Now it is all right again," said Albert. "What next? If the basket will not let me carry it, the basket shall carry me. That would be fair play."