Subject for June, 2016
The Stag In The Ox-Stall
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A STAG, roundly chased by the hounds and blinded by fear to the danger he was running into, took shelter in a farmyard and hid himself in a shed among the oxen. An Ox gave him ...
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The Two Dogs
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A MAN had two dogs: a Hound, trained to assist him in his sports, and a Housedog, taught to watch the house. When he returned home after a good day’s sport, he always ga...
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The Fox And The Crow
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A CROW having stolen a bit of meat, perched in a tree and held it in her beak. A Fox, seeing this, longed to possess the meat himself, and by a wily stratagem succeeded. ̶...
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The Old Woman And The Wine-Jar
Subject: Aesop's Fables
AN OLD WOMAN found an empty jar which had lately been full of prime old wine and which still retained the fragrant smell of its former contents. She greedily placed it several ...
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The Huntsman And The Fisherman
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A HUNTSMAN, returning with his dogs from the field, fell in by chance with a Fisherman who was bringing home a basket well laden with fish. The Huntsman wished to have the fish...
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The Fisherman And His Nets
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A FISHERMAN, engaged in his calling, made a very successful cast and captured a great haul of fish. He managed by a skillful handling of his net to retain all the large fish an...
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The Aethiop
Subject: Aesop's Fables
THE PURCHASER of a black servant was persuaded that the color of his skin arose from dirt contracted through the neglect of his former masters. On bringing him home he resorted...
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The Wolf And The Sheep
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A WOLF, sorely wounded and bitten by dogs, lay sick and maimed in his lair. Being in want of food, he called to a Sheep who was passing, and asked him to fetch some water from ...
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The Two Pots
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A RIVER carried down in its stream two Pots, one made of earthenware and the other of brass. The Earthen Pot said to the Brass Pot, “Pray keep at a distance and do not co...
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The Man Bitten By A Dog
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him. A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, “If you would be cured, tak...
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