But the carter merely laughed at her words , and , cracking his whip , he drove his waggon right over the dog , so that the heavy wheels killed him . Then the sparrow called out : ` You have caused my brother 's death , and your cruelty will cost you your waggon and horses . ' ` Waggon and horses , indeed , ' said the carter ; ` I 'd like to know how you could rob me of them ! ' The sparrow said nothing , but crept under the cover of the waggon and pecked so long at the bunghole of one of the barrels that at last she got the cork away , and all the wine ran out without the carter 's noticing it . But at last he turned round and saw that the bottom of the cart was wet , and when he examined it , he found that one of the barrels was quite empty , ` Oh ! what an unlucky fellow I am ! ' he exclaimed . ` You 'll have worse luck still , ' said the sparrow , as she perched on the head of one of the horses and pecked out its eyes . When the carter saw what had happened , he seized an axe and tried to hit the sparrow with it , but the little bird flew up into the air , and the carter only hit the blind horse on the head , so that it fell down dead . ` Oh ! what an unlucky fellow I am ! ' he exclaimed again . -LSB- Illustration : The Dog & the Sparrow How the Carter killed his horse . -RSB- ` You 'll have worse luck yet , ' said the sparrow ; and when the carter drove on with his two horses she crept under the covering again , and pecked away at the cork of the second barrel till she got it away , and all the wine poured out on to the road . When the carter perceived this fresh disaster he called out once more : ` Oh ! what an unlucky fellow I am ! ' But the sparrow answered : ` Your bad luck is not over yet , ' and flying on to the head of the second horse she pecked out its eyes . The carter jumped out of the waggon and seized his axe , with which he meant to kill the sparrow ; but the little bird flew high into the air , and the blow fell on the poor blind horse instead , and killed it on the spot . Then the carter exclaimed : ` Oh ! what an unlucky fellow I am ! '
` You 've not got to the end XXXXX your bad luck yet , ' sang the sparrow ; and , perching on the head of the third horse , she pecked out its eyes .
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