This is the Picture of the First Friend, drawn by the First Man in the wet wild woods against the side of the First Cave. This is the Cave where the Man and the Woman first hid from the Rain.Narrator
This is the picture of the Dog who was not a Dog, drawn by the Man and the Woman who were not Men or Women. This is the story of that Dog who walked by himself, all wild and windy and full of his own importance.Narrator
And the Woman said, 'His name is not Wild Dog any more, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always.'Woman
And when the Woman heard this she laughed and said, 'Then it is a very wise Dog,' and she made him very welcome and said, 'Husband, there is a new brother for us in the Cave.'Woman
The Dog was wild, and the Horse was wild, and the Cow was wild, and the Sheep was wild, and the Pig was wild—as wild as wild could be—and they walked in the Wet Wild Woods by their wild selves.Narrator
Then the Man threw his two boots and his little stone axe (that makes three) at the Cat, and the Cat ran out of the Cave and the Dog chased him up a tree; and from that day to this, Best Beloved, three proper Men out of five will always throw things at a Cat whenever they meet him, and all proper Dogs will chase him up a tree.Narrator
'Then we can never be friends again,' said Wild Dog, and he trotted off to the Cave of Words.Wild Dog
'Yes,' said the Cat, listening, 'but there is one thing I do not understand. Who is talking to you on the other side of that hole?'Cat
'Ah,' said the Cat, 'I see; that is very convenient.' And he went back and told the others what he had heard.Cat
The Dog was wild, and the Cat was wild, and the Horse and the Pig were wild, and the Dog's wife was wild, and the Cat's wife was wild.Narrator
The Cat said, 'I am not a friend, and I am not a servant. I am the Cat who walks by himself, and I wish to come into your cave.'Cat