Subject for June, 2016
The Birdcatcher, The Partridge, And The Cock
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A BIRDCATCHER was about to sit down to a dinner of herbs when a friend unexpectedly came in. The bird-trap was quite empty, as he had caught nothing, and he had to kill a pied ...
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The Fox And The Woodcutter
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A FOX, running before the hounds, came across a Woodcutter felling an oak and begged him to show him a safe hiding-place. The Woodcutter advised him to take shelter in his own h...
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The Swollen Fox
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A VERY HUNGRY FOX, seeing some bread and meat left by shepherds in the hollow of an oak, crept into the hole and made a hearty meal. When he finished, he was so full that he wa...
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The Swan And The Goose
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan. He fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its song. When the time came for killing the Goose,...
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Mercury And The Sculptor
Subject: Aesop's Fables
MERCURY ONCE DETERMINED to learn in what esteem he was held among mortals. For this purpose he assumed the character of a man and visited in this disguise a Sculptor’s st...
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The Lion In A Farmyard
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A LION entered a farmyard. The Farmer, wishing to catch him, shut the gate. When the Lion found that he could not escape, he flew upon the sheep and killed them, and then atta...
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The Wild Boar And The Fox
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A WILD BOAR stood under a tree and rubbed his tusks against the trunk. A Fox passing by asked him why he thus sharpened his teeth when there was no danger threatening from eith...
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The Hunter And The Woodman
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A HUNTER, not very bold, was searching for the tracks of a Lion. He asked a man felling oaks in the forest if he had seen any marks of his footsteps or knew where his lair was. ...
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The Fisherman And The Little Fish
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A FISHERMAN who lived on the produce of his nets, one day caught a single small Fish as the result of his day’s labor. The Fish, panting convulsively, thus entreated for ...
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The Oak And The Reeds
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A VERY LARGE OAK was uprooted by the wind and thrown across a stream. It fell among some Reeds, which it thus addressed: “I wonder how you, who are so light and weak, ar...
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