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IX . The Diggers On goes the Johnny - cake . By and by , he comes to two men . They are digging a well . A well is a deep hole for water . The two men look up from their work . “ Where are you going , Johnny - cake ? ” they call out . The Johnny - cake says : “ I ran away from an old man , an old woman and a little boy . And I can run away from you too - o - o ! ” “ You can , can you ? ” say the two men . “ We’ll see about that ! ” They throw down their picks and run after him . But they cannot catch up with him . Soon they have to sit down by the side of the road to rest . On runs the Johnny - cake . By and by , he comes to two more men . They are digging a ditch by the road . A ditch is a long , narrow hole for water . “ Where are you going , Johnny - cake ? ” they ask . The Johnny - cake says : “ I ran away from an old man , an old woman and a little boy . I ran away from two men at a well . And I can run away from you too - o - o ! ” “ You can , can you ? ” say the two men . “ We’ll see about that ! ” They throw down their spades and run after him too . But the Johnny - cake is soon far in front of them . The men see that they can never catch him . So they stop and sit down to rest . “ That is a very fast cake , ” says one of them . “ Yes , ” says the other . “ Too fast for us . ” X . The Bear and the Wolf On goes the Johnny - cake . By and by , he comes to a bear . The bear is big and brown , with small eyes and a big mouth . “ Where are you going , Johnny - cake ? ” says the bear . The Johnny - cake says : “ I ran away from an old man , an old woman and a little boy . I ran away from two men at a well and two men at a ditch . And I can run away from you too - o - o ! ” “ You can , can you ? ” says the bear in a deep , angry voice . “ We’ll see about that ! ” The bear runs after the Johnny - cake as fast as his legs can go . The Johnny - cake does not stop . He does not look back . He rolls on and on . Soon the bear is far behind . He sees that he cannot catch the Johnny - cake . So he stops . He lies down by the side of the road and rests . On goes the Johnny - cake . By and by , he comes to a wolf . The wolf is grey and thin , with long legs . “ Where are you going , Johnny - cake ? ” says the wolf . The Johnny - cake says : “ I ran away from an old man , an old woman and a little boy . I ran away from two men at a well and two men at a ditch . I ran away from a bear . And I can run away from you too - o - o ! ” “ You can , can you ? ” says the wolf . He shows his teeth . “ We’ll see about that ! ” The wolf runs after the Johnny - cake . He runs very , very fast . But the Johnny - cake goes on and on , faster and faster . Soon the wolf sees that he has no hope . He cannot catch the Johnny - cake . So he lies down to rest too .
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