The wolf shot him in the thigh , and the sign of his arrow still remains ; and so with the mouse and the viper and all the rest , even the frog ; and at the last the reindeer all died . And the fox did nothing , but looked on . ' I really must go down to the brook and wash myself , ' said he -LRB- though he was perfectly clean -RRB- , and he went under the bank and hid himself behind a stone . From there he set up the most frightful shrieks , so that the animals fled away in all directions . Only the mouse and the ermine remained where they were , for they thought that they were much too small to be noticed . The fox continued his shrieks till he felt sure that the animals must have got to a safe distance ; then he crawled out of his hiding-place and went to the bodies of the reindeer , which he now had all to himself . He gathered a bundle of sticks for a fire , and was just preparing to cook a steak , when his enemy , the Lapp , came up , panting with haste and excitement . ` What are you doing there ? ' cried he ; ` why did you palm off those bones on me ? And why , when you had got the reindeer , did you kill them ? ' ` Dear brother , ' answered the fox with a sob , ` do not blame me for this misfortune . It is my comrades who have slain them in spite of my prayers . ' The man made no reply , for the white fur of the ermine , who was crouching with the mouse behind some stones , had just caught his eye . He hastily seized the iron hook which hung over the fire and flung it at the little creature ; but the ermine was too quick for him , and the hook only touched the top of its tail , and that has remained black to this day . As for the mouse , the Lapp threw a half-burnt stick after him , and though it was not enough to hurt him , his beautiful white skin was smeared all over with it , and all the washing in the world would not make him clean again . And the man would have been wiser if he had let the ermine and the mouse alone , for when he turned round again he found he was alone . Directly the fox noticed that his enemy 's attention had wandered from himself he watched his chance , and stole softly away till he had reached a clump of thick bushes , when he ran as fast as he could , till he reached a river , where a man was mending his boat . ` Oh , I wish , I wish , I had a boat to mend too ! ' he cried , sitting up on his hind-legs and looking into the man 's face . ` Stop your silly chatter ! '
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