Reynard and Chanticleer
ONCE on a time there was a cock who stood on a dung-heap and crew and flapped his wings. Then the fox came by.
"Good day," said Reynard. "I heard you crowing so nicely; but can you stand on one leg and crow, and wink your eyes?"
"Oh, yes," said Chanticleer, "I can do that very well." So he stood on one leg and crew; but he winked only with one eye, and when he had done that he made himself big and flapped his wings, as though he had done a great thing.
"Very pretty, to be sure," said Reynard. "Almost as pretty as when the parson preaches in church; but can you stand on one leg and wink both your eyes at once? I hardly think you can."
"Can't I, though!" said Chanticleer, and stood on one leg, and winked both his eyes, and crew. But
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