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“Who minds what he says?” asked the stag. “They’re relations; and we all know what that means.”
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One night, a child was born to the new animals.
“The Two-Legs have had a youngster,” said the sparrow, who went everywhere and always had some news to tell.
“Really! I must run and have a look at the baby,” said Mrs. Nightingale. “My eggs will keep warm for four or five minutes.”
“Mrs. Fox has gone there herself, so I can leave my goslings alone for a moment,” said the goose.
Down by the river was a huge number of visitors and enquirers.
All the wives had hurried from hearth and home to have a look at the Two-Legs. Mrs. Two-Legs was sitting on the grass in front of the hut with her child at her breast. Two-Legs sat beside her, eating an orange.
“He’s just the same as other husbands,” observed Mrs. Stag.
“There are some who are worse,” said Mrs. Mole. “My husband eats the children, if I don’t look after them.”
“Husbands are mere rubbish,” said Mrs. Spider. “I ate mine as soon as I had laid my eggs.”