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Peppino pretended not to hear him, and without even turning his head continued to eat slowly.

He returned to his den, and lying down there, pretended to be sick, taking care that his sickness should be publicly known.

The Wild Sow, whom you see daily digging up the earth, wishes to uproot the oak, so she may on its fall seize our families as food for her young.” Having thus frightened the Eagle out of her senses, she crept down to the cave of the Sow, and said, “Your children are in great danger; for as soon as you go out with your litter to find food, the Eagle is prepared to pounce upon one of your little pigs.” Having instilled these fears into the Sow, she went and pretended to hide herself in the hollow of the tree.

AN ASS feeding in a meadow saw a Wolf approaching to seize him, and immediately pretended to be lame.