standnotononeleg,ipray,

seeyourwifeisinhernest,

withherlittleonesatrest.

theywillhangone,

andfryanother;

theywillshootathird,

androasthisbrother."

"justhearwhatthoseboysaresinging,"saidtheyoungstorks;"theysayweshallbehangedandroasted."

"nevermindwhattheysay;youneednotlisten,"saidthemother."theycandonoharm."

buttheboyswentonsingingandpointingatthestorks,andmockingatthem,exceptingoneoftheboyswhosenamewaspeter;hesaiditwasashametomakefunofanimals,andwouldnotjoinwiththematall.themotherstorkcomfortedheryoungones,andtoldthemnottomind."see,"shesaid,"howquietyourfatherstands,althoughheisonlyononeleg."

"butweareverymuchfrightened,"saidtheyoungstorks,andtheydrewbacktheirheadsintothenests.

thenextdaywhenthechildrenwereplayingtogether,andsawthestorks,theysangthesongagain-

"theywillhangone,

androastanother."

"shallwebehangedandroasted?"