Shake me, shake me, I pray,' cried the tree; 'my apples, one and all, are ripe.

On his departure the Farmer grievously lamented the destruction of his sheep and oxen, but his wife, who had been a spectator to all that took place, said, "On my word, you are rightly served, for how could you for a moment think of shutting up a Lion along with you in your farmyard when you know that you shake in your shoes if you only hear his roar at a distance?

And the "nigger" in him was surprised when the white friend put out his hand for a shake with him.