time went on , and the hungry spring came , and the fox and the wolf had their larder bare , for food was scarce , and the weather was bleak and cold . " let us go and dig up the keg of butter , " said the wolf . " methinks that now is the time we need it . " the fox agreed -- having made up his mind how he would act -- and the two set out to the place where the keg had been hidden . they scraped away the sand , and uncovered it ; but , needless to say , they found it empty .
the fox and the wolf had their larder bare , for food was scarce , and the weather was bleak and cold .
what happened after spring came ?
what happened after spring came ?