A Promise Page #2

The Wolf and the Dog.

A prowling wolf, whose shaggy skin

Hid little but his bones,

So strict the watch

of dogs had been

Once met a mastiff dog astray.

A prouder, fatter, sleeker Tray,

Sir Wolf in famish'd

plight, Would fain have

made a ration upon

his fat relation

But then he first must fight;

And well the dog seem'd able

To save from wolfish table

his carcass snug and tight.

So, then, in civil conversation

The wolf express'd his

admiration of Tray's fine case.

Said Tray, politely,

'Yourself, good sir, may be as sightly;

A penny for your thoughts, Fritzi?

Stop calling me that.

If you say so, Fritzi.

Not now.

Why not?

I've got an important job

to finish for tomorrow.

- Are you sure there's no other reason?

- No, like what?

Like what? Like who?

Like what? Like who?

Like what?

I think we should buy

Otto that train.

Karl, please, it would make

him so happy!

I told him he must

wait until christmas.

I know but he got such

good marks in his exams.

Thanks to our friend here.

- Hm?

- Hmm.

How expensive is this

train set, anyway?

- Very well!

- Good.

I leave you two to get

on with your work.

How can one resist?

I bet you can't play trains and recite

fourth declension nouns at the same time.

Dominus, domina, domino...

Dominum.

Dominum, domini, domino.

Domini, dominii, domina, dominis,

dominorum, domines.

Very good. Again.

Singular. Dominus, domina,

dominum, domini, domino.

Plural. Dominii, dominii, dominos,

dominorum, domines.

Singular. Dominus, domina,

dominum, domini, domino.

Plural. Dominii, domini, dominos,

dominorum, domines.

Singular.

Dominus, domina...

Here, this is for you.

What is it?

It's to say thank you for

your kind work with Otto.

I can't accept it.

No, but you must.

"The laborer is worthy of his hire."

You don't understand.

I don't want money from you.

Wait!

I was tactless earlier today.

- I do hope that

I didn't offened you. - No.

Here.

By way of an apology I'd hoped that you

would stay to dinner with us sometime.

Even... even this evening.

If you're free.

I'm terribly sorry,

I have an engagement.

As Germans we know our

industrial strength.

- But you know what our weakness is?

- I'm sure you are going to tell me.

Raw materials. That's what we lack.

Take your steelworks. Every year

one-third of its budget gets

spent a manganese ore.

- And the price keeps going up as you know.

- Can't we just use less manganese?

- Out of the question. It's a key ingredient in

metal alloys. - So what are you getting at?

What I'm getting at...

...is highly confidential.

Vast deposits of manganese have

been discovered in Mexico.

Enough to keep your steelworks

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