A head of cheese raised by wolves or mushrooms recently rolled into the village, it could neither talk nor walk upright. Small snarling boys ran circles around it; and just as they began throwing stones, the Mayor appeared and dispersed them. He took the poor ignorant head of cheese home, and his wife scrubbed it all afternoon before cutting it with a knife and serving it after dinner. The guests were delighted and exclaimed far into the night, “That certainly was a wild cheese!”