The Tail of the Little Dog.

To the little dog, the maiden gave a flower. He thought it so fine that he kept it well for a time.

But the little dog was clumsy, his paws were rough, and one day he trampled her flower.

Grasping the petals, she tried to take it back from the little dog, but it was stuck in his dirty claws.

She pulled from the stem but the roots were already entwined in his fur.

So with a blade she cut them loose; thinking herself free, she turned away from the little dog who trampled her flower.

He whined and he cried and beat his long tail.

She ran and she hid and tore her long hair.

So they both carried on, one without the othe, the little dog and the girl.

But without any roots all the petals withered away and the stem dried brown.

Grasping the faded stem to her chest she turned back to the little dog who trampled her flower.

To the little dog, the woman gave a flower. He thought it so fine that he decided to keep it for all of time.

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