standnotononeleg,ipray,
seeyourwifeisinhernest,
withherlittleonesatrest.
theywillhangone,
andfryanother;
theywillshootathird,
androasthisbrother."
"justhearwhatthoseboysaresinging,"saidtheyoungstorks;"theysayweshallbehangedandroasted."
"nevermindwhattheysay;youneednotlisten,"saidthemother."theycandonoharm."
buttheboyswentonsingingandpointingatthestorks,andmockingatthem,exceptingoneoftheboyswhosenamewaspeter;hesaiditwasashametomakefunofanimals,andwouldnotjoinwiththematall.themotherstorkcomfortedheryoungones,andtoldthemnottomind."see,"shesaid,"howquietyourfatherstands,althoughheisonlyononeleg."
"butweareverymuchfrightened,"saidtheyoungstorks,andtheydrewbacktheirheadsintothenests.
thenextdaywhenthechildrenwereplayingtogether,andsawthestorks,theysangthesongagain-
"theywillhangone,
androastanother."
"shallwebehangedandroasted?"