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"Put your foot on mine, and then you will have the power of vision, to see clearly." The farmer's big boot was at once placed on the little man's slipper, and when he looked down he almost laughed at the contrast in size. PUT YOUR FOOT ON MINE AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE THE POWER OF VISION TO SEE CLEARLY THE FARMER'S BIG BOOT WAS AT ONCE PLACED ON THE LITTLE MAN'S SLIPPER AND WHEN HE LOOKED DOWN HE ALMOST LAUGHED AT THE CONTRAST IN SIZE
or dying. Besides, he was envious of other people's prosperity and cared nothing, when they, too, suffered. One night, while he was standing in front of his fine house and wondering why he must be vexed with so many troubles, he talked to himself and, speaking out loud, said: "Why don't my cows get well?" "I'll tell you," said a voice behind him. It seemed half way between a squeak and a growl. He turned round and there he saw a little, angry man. He was dressed in red, and stood hardly as high as the farmer's knee. The little old man glared at the big fellow and cried out in a high tone of voice: "You must change your habits of disposing of your garbage, for other people have chimneys besides you." "What has that to do with sickness among my cows?" "Much indeed. Your family is the cause of your troubles, for they throw all their slops down my chimney and put out my fire." The farmer was puzzled beyond the telling, for he owned all the land within a mile, and knew of no house in sight. ILE SO MANY OF HIS COWS WERE SICK OR DYING BESIDES HE WAS ENVIOUS OF OTHER PEOPLE'S PROSPERITY AND CARED NOTHING WHEN THEY TOO SUFFERED ONE NIGHT WHILE HE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF HIS FINE HOUSE AND WONDERING WHY HE MUST BE VEXED WITH SO MANY TROUBLES HE TALKED TO HIMSELF AND SPEAKING OUT LOUD SAID WHY DON'T MY COWS GET WELL I'LL TELL YOU SAID A VOICE BEHIND HIM IT SEEMED HALF WAY BETWEEN A SQUEAK AND A GROWL HE TURNED ROUND AND THERE HE SAW A LITTLE ANGRY MAN WHO WAS DRESSED IN RED AND STOOD HARDLY AS HIGH AS THE FARMER'S KNEE THE LITTLE OLD MAN GLARED AT THE BIG FELLOW AND CRIED OUT IN A HIGH TONE OF VOICE YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR HABITS OF DISPOSING OF YOUR GARBAGE FOR OTHER PEOPLE HAVE CHIMNEYS BESIDES YOU WHAT HAS THAT GOT TO DO WITH SICKNESS AMONG MY COWS MUCH INDEED YOUR FAMILY IS THE CAUSE OF YOUR TROUBLES FOR THEY THROW ALL THEIR SLOPS DOWN MY CHIMNEY AND PUT OUT MY FIRE THE FARMER WAS PUZZLED BEYOND THE TELLING FOR HE OWNED ALL THE LAND WITHIN A MILE AND KNEW OF NO HOUSE IN SIGHT
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