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   “Joe,” says his father, “Put on your cap and let us go for a walk.”

   Joe is happy. He likes to go out with his father. He put on his cap and coat and says, “Father, I am ready.” Joe and his father go out into the street. Suddenly they see big black dog. The dog begins to bark. Joe is afraid of the dog. He wants to run away. His father says, “Don't be afraid, Joe, Don't you know the proverb ‘A barking dog does not bite’?”

   “Oh, yes,” says Joe. “I know the proverb, you know the proverb, but doesthe dog know the proverb?”

   “You are right,” says his father. “We had batter be careful about the dog. It is never good to taken an enemy for afriend. But don't be afraid. Let us go on.”