Subject for June, 2016
The Lion In Love
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his im...
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The Boy And The Filberts
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A BOY put his hand into a pitcher full of filberts. He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull out his hand, he was prevented from doing so by the ...
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The Piglet, The Sheep, And The Goat
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A YOUNG PIG was shut up in a fold-yard with a Goat and a Sheep. On one occasion when the shepherd laid hold of him, he grunted and squeaked and resisted violently. The Sheep an...
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The Cat And The Cock
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A CAT caught a Cock, and pondered how he might find a reasonable excuse for eating him. He accused him of being a nuisance to men by crowing in the nighttime and not permitting...
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The Boasting Traveler
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A MAN who had traveled in foreign lands boasted very much, on returning to his own country, of the many wonderful and heroic feats he had performed in the different places he ha...
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The Lioness
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A CONTROVERSY prevailed among the beasts of the field as to which of the animals deserved the most credit for producing the greatest number of whelps at a birth. They rushed cl...
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The Ass And The Lapdog
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A MAN had an Ass, and a Maltese Lapdog, a very great beauty. The Ass was left in a stable and had plenty of oats and hay to eat, just as any other Ass would. The Lapdog knew m...
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The Horse And Groom
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A GROOM used to spend whole days in currycombing and rubbing down his Horse, but at the same time stole his oats and sold them for his own profit. “Alas!” said the...
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The Sick Lion
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A LION, unable from old age and infirmities to provide himself with food by force, resolved to do so by artifice. He returned to his den, and lying down there, pretended to be ...
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The Miser
Subject: Aesop's Fables
A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observe...
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