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as good as given him my wheelbarrow; and now I really don't know

what to do with it。  It is very much in my way at home; and it is

in such bad repair that I could not get anything for it if I sold

it。  I will certainly take care not to give away anything again。

One always suffers for being generous。'〃



〃Well?〃 said the Water…rat; after a long pause。



〃Well; that is the end;〃 said the Linnet。



〃But what became of the Miller?〃 asked the Water…rat。



〃Oh!  I really don't know;〃 replied the Linnet; 〃and I am sure that

I don't care。〃



〃It is quite evident then that you have no sympathy in your

nature;〃 said the Water…rat。



〃I am afraid you don't quite see the moral of the story;〃 remarked

the Linnet。



〃The what?〃 screamed the Water…rat。



〃The moral。〃



〃Do you mean to say that the story has a moral?〃



〃Certainly;〃 said the Linnet。



〃Well; really;〃 said the Water…rat; in a very angry manner; 〃I

think you should have told me that before you began。  If you had

done so; I certainly would not have listened to you; in fact; I

should have said 'Pooh;' like the critic。  However; I can say it

now〃; so he shouted out 〃Pooh〃 at the top of his voice; gave a

whisk with his tail; and went back into his hole。



〃And how do you like the Water…rat?〃 asked the Duck; who came

paddling up some minutes afterwards。  〃He has a great many good

points; but for my own part I have a mother's feelings; and I can

never look at a confirmed bachelor without the tears coming into my

eyes。〃



〃I am rather afraid that I have annoyed him;〃 answered the Linnet。

〃The fact is; that I told him a story with a moral。〃



〃Ah! that is always a very dangerous thing to do;〃 said the Duck。



And I quite agree with her。



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