"I cannot," said the cloud. "Ask the wind. It is stronger than I, for it blows me across the sky."
The ant went to the wind and said, "O Wind, I have hurt my leg. Will you help me?"
"I cannot," said the wind. "Ask the adobe. It is stronger than I, for it stops me."
Then the ant went to the adobe. "O Adobe, I have hurt my leg. Will you help me?"
"I cannot," said the adobe. "Ask the mouse. It is stronger than I, for it makes holes in me."
So the ant went to the mouse and said, "O Mouse, I have hurt my leg. Will you help me?"
"I cannot," said the mouse. "Ask the cat. It is stronger than I, for it eats mice."
The ant went to the cat. "O Cat, I have hurt my leg. Will you help me?"
"I cannot," said the cat. "Ask the dog. It is stronger than I, for it worries me."
So the ant went to the dog and said, "O Dog, I have hurt my leg. Will you help me?"
"I cannot," said the dog. "Ask the stick. It is stronger than I, for it beats me."
The ant went to the stick and said, "O Stick, I have hurt my leg. Will you help me?"
"I cannot," said the stick. "Ask the fire. It is stronger than I, for it burns me."
