Subject for June, 2016
The Crow And The Pitcher
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A CROW perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to find water, flew to it with delight. When he reached it, he discovered to his grief that it contained so little water ...
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The Serpent And The Eagle
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A SERPENT and an Eagle were struggling with each other in deadly conflict. The Serpent had the advantage, and was about to strangle the bird. A countryman saw them, and runnin...
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The Hart And The Vine
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine. The huntsmen, in their haste, overshot the place of his concealment. Supposing all danger to...
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The Mule
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A MULE, frolicsome from lack of work and from too much corn, galloped about in a very extravagant manner, and said to himself: “My father surely was a high-mettled racer, ...
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The Thief And The Innkeeper
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A THIEF hired a room in a tavern and stayed a while in the hope of stealing something which should enable him to pay his reckoning. When he had waited some days in vain, he saw...
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The Eagle, The Cat, And The Wild Sow
Subject: Aesop's Fables
AN EAGLE made her nest at the top of a lofty oak; a Cat, having found a convenient hole, moved into the middle of the trunk; and a Wild Sow, with her young, took shelter in a ho...
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The Fox And The Hedgehog
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A FOX swimming across a rapid river was carried by the force of the current into a very deep ravine, where he lay for a long time very much bruised, sick, and unable to move. A...
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The Peacock And The Crane
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A PEACOCK spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passed by, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying, “I am robed, like a king, in gold and purple and a...
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The Stag, The Wolf, And The Sheep
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A STAG asked a Sheep to lend him a measure of wheat, and said that the Wolf would be his surety. The Sheep, fearing some fraud was intended, excused herself, saying, “The...
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The Bull And The Calf
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A BULL was striving with all his might to squeeze himself through a narrow passage which led to his stall. A young Calf came up, and offered to go before and show him the way b...
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