Phil was a little boy, and sat on a high chair at the table. He was very
fond of tilting his chair backwards and forwards, which was not
well-mannered, you will say. One dinner time, just as all the dishes had
been placed on the table, and Phil was tilting back as far as ever he
could, it happened that the chair lost its balance, and fell over
backwards, taking Phil with it; and as he grasped the tablecloth in
falling, he drew it with all the dishes on the top of him. Many of the
dishes were broken, and the dinner was all scattered and spoilt. Surely
Phil would never tilt his chair again.