Subject for June, 2016
The Vain Jackdaw
Subject: Aesop's Fables
JUPITER DETERMINED, it is said, to create a sovereign over the birds, and made proclamation that on a certain day they should all present themselves before him, when he would hi...
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The Lion, The Mouse, And The Fox
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A LION, fatigued by the heat of a summer’s day, fell fast asleep in his den. A Mouse ran over his mane and ears and woke him from his slumbers. He rose up and shook hims...
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The Oxen And The Butchers
Subject: Aesop's Fables
THE OXEN once upon a time sought to destroy the Butchers, who practiced a trade destructive to their race. They assembled on a certain day to carry out their purpose, and sharp...
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The Salt Merchant And His Ass
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A PEDDLER drove his Ass to the seashore to buy salt. His road home lay across a stream into which his Ass, making a false step, fell by accident and rose up again with his load...
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The Sick Stag
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A SICK STAG lay down in a quiet corner of its pasture-ground. His companions came in great numbers to inquire after his health, and each one helped himself to a share of the foo...
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The Boys And The Frogs
Subject: Aesop's Fables
SOME BOYS, playing near a pond, saw a number of Frogs in the water and began to pelt them with stones. They killed several of them, when one of the Frogs, lifting his head out ...
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The Frogs Asking For A King
Subject: Aesop's Fables
THE FROGS, grieved at having no established Ruler, sent ambassadors to Jupiter entreating for a King. Perceiving their simplicity, he cast down a huge log into the lake. The F...
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The Ass And The Mule
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A MULETEER set forth on a journey, driving before him an Ass and a Mule, both well laden. The Ass, as long as he traveled along the plain, carried his load with ease, but when ...
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The Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing
Subject: Aesop's Fables
ONCE UPON A TIME a Wolf resolved to disguise his appearance in order to secure food more easily. Encased in the skin of a sheep, he pastured with the flock deceiving the shephe...
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The Laborer And The Snake
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A SNAKE, having made his hole close to the porch of a cottage, inflicted a mortal bite on the Cottager’s infant son. Grieving over his loss, the Father resolved to kill t...
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