Aesop's fables . words. 43 THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHER AN old Crab said to her son, Why do you walksideways hke that, my son ? You ought to walkStraight. The Young Crab replied, Show me how,dear mother, and Ill follow your example. The OldCrab tried, but tried in vam, and then saw how foolishshe had been to find fault with her child. Example is better than precept. THE ASS AND HIS SHADOW A CERTAIN man hired an Ass for a journey in summer-^^^^ time, and started out with the owner followingbehind to drive the beast. By and by, in the heat of theday, they stopped to rest, and the traveller wanted to
Aesop's fables . words. 43 THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHER AN old Crab said to her son, Why do you walksideways hke that, my son ? You ought to walkStraight. The Young Crab replied, Show me how,dear mother, and Ill follow your example. The OldCrab tried, but tried in vam, and then saw how foolishshe had been to find fault with her child. Example is better than precept. THE ASS AND HIS SHADOW A CERTAIN man hired an Ass for a journey in summer-^^^^ time, and started out with the owner followingbehind to drive the beast. By and by, in the heat of theday, they stopped to rest, and the traveller wanted to liedown in the Asss Shadow; but the owner, who himselfwished to be out of the sun, wouldnt let him do that;for he said he had hired the Ass only and not his Shadow :the other maintained that his bargain secured him com-plete control of the Ass for the time being. From wordsthey came to blows ; and while they were belabouringeach other the Ass took to his heels and was soon out ofsight. 44 THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHER. -1- .;0 ^ cy^ X^-^ THE FARMER AND HIS SONS A FARMER, being at deaths door, and desiring to^~^ Impart to his Sons a secret of much moment,called them round him and said, My sons, I amshortly about to die ; I would have you know, therefore,that in my vineyard there lies a hidden treasure. Dig,and you will find it. As soon as their father was dead,the Sons took spade and fork and turned up the soil ofthe vineyard over and over again, in their search for thetreasure which they supposed to he buried there. Theyfound none, however : but the vines, after so thorougha digging, produced a crop such as had never beforebeen seen. THE DOG AND THE COOK A RICH man once invited a number of his friends?^^^ and acquaintances to a banquet. His dog thoughtit would be a good opportunity to invite another Dog, afriend of his ; so he went to him and said, My masteris giving a feast : therell be a fine spread, so come anddine with me to-night. The Dog thus invited came, andwhen he saw t
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