of a
mouseissuing
from the
water-troughand
cried
'Queek!'Quoth
the
hunchback,'What
ails
thee?'And
the mouse
increased
till it
became a
cat and
said'Miaou!Miaou!'Then
it grew
still more
and became
a dog and
cried'Bow!Wow!'When
the
hunchback
saw thishe
was
terrified
and
exclaimed'BegoneO
unlucky
one!'The
dog
increased
and became
an
ass-coltthat
brayed and
cried out
in his
face'Heehaw!Heehaw!'Whereupon
the
hunchback
quaked and
cried
out'Come
to my aidO
people of
the
house!'But
the ass
increased