TWIGMAN AND THE WOLF

TWIGMAN WAS A WOOD CUTTER. EVERY DAY HE TOLD HIS FAMILY GOOD BYE AND WENT TO THE FOREST TO CUT TREES. THIS IS THE WAY HE EARNED MONEY TO BUY THE THINGS HIS FAMILY NEEDED TO LIVE. HE LIKED TO CUT TREES AND HE WAS VERY GOOD AT IT. HE WAS A HAPPY MAN AND HIS FAMILY WAS HAPPY TOO.

ONE DAY WHEN TWIGMAN WAS CUTTING TREES A WOLF CAME INTO THE FOREST LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO EAT. HE WAS VERY HUNGRY. WHEN THE WOLF SAW TWIGMAN HE SAID TO HIMSELF, "I HAVE FOUND SOMETHING TO EAT AT LONG LAST. THIS WOOD CUTTER WILL BE MY DINNER."

WHEN THE WOLF THOUGHT ABOUT THE DELICIOUS MEAL HE WAS ABOUT TO EAT HIS MOUTH BEGAN TO WATER. THE WOLF WAS DROOLING. HE WAS JUST ABOUT TO JUMP AT TWIGMAN WHEN TWIGMAN SAW HIM. TWIGMAN'S HAIR STOOD ON END.

THE WOLF JUMPED AT TWIGMAN AND BIT OFF HIS LEG. TWIGMAN SWUNG HIS AX AT THE WOLF AND CUT OFF HIS TAIL.

THE WOLF SPIT OUT TWIGMANS LEG AND SAID, "PTUII! YOUR LEG TASTES JUST LIKE A PIECE OF WOOD." TWIGMAN LAUGHED AND SAID, "IT IS WOOD! THE JOKE IS ON YOU."

THE WOLF RAN AWAY LEAVING HIS TAIL ON THE GROUND BESIDE TWIGMAN AND TWIGMAN STARTED TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER TWIG TO MAKE HIMSELF A NEW LEG.

THE FIRST TWIG THAT HE FOUND WAS TOO SHORT.

THE NEXT TWIG HE FOUND WAS TOO LONG.

THE THIRD TWIG THAT TWIGMAN TRIED WAS JUST RIGHT AND HE WENT HOME TO SUPPER TAKING THE WOLF TAIL WITH HIM.

TWIGMANS CHILDREN WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE THE WOLF TAIL TO USE FOR A TOY AND TWIGMAN'S WIFE WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE HER HUSBAND HOME SAFE AND SOUND.