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 back. He fastened the end of the rope around the whale and then he called out to the lamb: "All ready. Now we'll see how hard you can pull."

When the whale felt the lamb pulling at the rope he swam away from the shore. No matter how hard the lamb pulled or how much force he exerted it did not do one bit of good. He was dragged down to the water's edge as easily as could be. "I give up," said the lamb as he reached the water's edge. After that, although the sunshine was just as bright as ever, any one who watched that little lamb could see that he was a little more meek. One day not long afterwards the sunshine was again very bright and the little lamb was again feeling frisky. He was so