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The Bee did not wait to be urged any more,
But nodded his thanks, as he entered the door.
"Aha!" said the Spider, "I have you at last."
And he caught the poor urchin, and wound him up fast.
XVI.
The Bee, when aware of his perilous fate,
Recovered his wit, though a moment too late.
"O treacherous Spider! for shame!" said he,
"Is it thus you betray a poor, innocent Bee?"
XVII.
The cunning old Spider then laughed outright;
"Poor fellow!" he said, "you are in a sad plight!
Ha! ha! what a dunce you must be to suppose,
That the heart of a Spider should pity your woes!
[Illustration: THE BEE INSIDE THE WEB.]
XVIII.
"I never could boast of much honor or shame,
Though a little acquainted with both by name;
But I think if the Bees can a brother betray,
We Spiders are quite as good people as they.
XIX.
"On the whole, you have lived long enough, I opine;
So now, by your leave, I will hasten to dine;
You'll make a good dinner, it must be confess'd,
And the world, I am thinking, will pardon the rest."
XX.
This lesson for every one, little and great,
Is taught in that vagabond's tragical fate:
_Of him who is scheming your friend to ensnare_,
_Unless you've a passion for Heeding, beware!_
EMMA LEE AND HER SIXPENCE.
Emma's aunt had given her a sixpence, and now the question was, what should
she buy with it? "I'll you what I will do, mother," she said, changing her
mind for the tenth time.
"Well, dear, what have you determined upon now?"
"I'll save my sixpence until I get a good many more, and then I'll buy me a
handsome wax doll. Wouldn't you do that, mother, if you were me?"
"If I were you, I suppose I would do just as you will," replied Emma's
mother, smiling.
"But, mother, don't you think that would be a nice way to do? I get a good
many pennies and sixpences, you know, and could soon save enough to buy me
a beautiful wax doll."
"I think it would be better," said Mrs Lee, "for you to save up your money
and buy something worth having."
"Isn't a large wax doll worth having?"
"Oh, yes! for a little girl like you."
"Then I'll save up my money, until I get enough to buy me a doll as big as
Sarah Johnson's."
In about an hour afterward, Emma came to her mother, and said--
"I've just thought what I will do with my sixpence. I saw such a beautiful
book at a store, yesterday! It was full of pictures, and the price was just
sixpence. I'll buy that book."
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