A RICH MAN gave a great feast, to which he invited many friends
and acquaintances.
His Dog availed himself of the occasion to
invite a stranger Dog, a friend of his, saying, "My master gives
a feast, and there is always much food remaining; come and sup
with me tonight."
The Dog thus invited went at the hour
appointed, and seeing the preparations for so grand an
entertainment, said in the joy of his heart, "How glad I am that
I came! I do not often get such a chance as this.
I will take
care and eat enough to last me both today and tomorrow."
While he
was congratulating himself and wagging his tail to convey his
pleasure to his friend, the Cook saw him moving about among his
dishes and, seizing him by his fore and hind paws, bundled him
without ceremony out of the window.
He fell with force upon the
ground and limped away, howling dreadfully.
His yelling soon
attracted other street dogs, who came up to him and inquired how
he had enjoyed his supper.
He replied, "Why, to tell you the
truth, I drank so much wine that I remember nothing.
I do not
know how I got out of the house."