Subject for June, 2016
The Trees And The Axe
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe. The Trees consented to his request and gave him a young ash-tree. No sooner had the man fitte...
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The Crow And The Raven
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A CROW was jealous of the Raven, because he was considered a bird of good omen and always attracted the attention of men, who noted by his flight the good or evil course of futu...
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The Ass And The Frogs
Subject: Aesop's Fables
AN ASS, carrying a load of wood, passed through a pond. As he was crossing through the water he lost his footing, stumbled and fell, and not being able to rise on account of hi...
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The Hen And The Golden Eggs
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day. They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold the...
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The Oak And The Woodcutters
Subject: Aesop's Fables
THE WOODCUTTER cut down a Mountain Oak and split it in pieces, making wedges of its own branches for dividing the trunk. The Oak said with a sigh, “I do not care about th...
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The Bull, The Lioness, And The Wild-Boar Hunter
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A BULL finding a lion’s cub asleep gored him to death with his horns. The Lioness came up, and bitterly lamented the death of her whelp. A wild-boar Hunter, seeing her d...
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The Lion, The Fox, And The Ass
Subject: Aesop's Fables
THE LION, the Fox and the Ass entered into an agreement to assist each other in the chase. Having secured a large booty, the Lion on their return from the forest asked the Ass ...
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The Lamp
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A LAMP, soaked with too much oil and flaring brightly, boasted that it gave more light than the sun. Then a sudden puff of wind arose, and the Lamp was immediately extinguished...
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The Shepherd And The Dog
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A SHEPHERD penning his sheep in the fold for the night was about to shut up a wolf with them, when his Dog perceiving the wolf said, “Master, how can you expect the sheep ...
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The Bald Knight
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A BALD KNIGHT, who wore a wig, went out to hunt. A sudden puff of wind blew off his hat and wig, at which a loud laugh rang forth from his companions. He pulled up his horse, ...
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