The fables of Æsop, selected, told anew and their history traced . 11< SpHE Lion went once a-hunting alongWiWi with the Fox, the Jackal, and the(^g~j^ Wolf. They hunted and they hunted till at last they surprised a Stag,and soon took its life. Then came thequestion how the spoil should be ;c Quarter me this Stag, roared the Lion ; sothe other animals skinned it and cut it intofour parts. Then the Lion took his stand infront of the carcass and pronounced judgment: The first quarter is for me in my capacity asKing of Beasts; the second is mine as arbiter;another share comes to me f
The fables of Æsop, selected, told anew and their history traced . 11< SpHE Lion went once a-hunting alongWiWi with the Fox, the Jackal, and the(^g~j^ Wolf. They hunted and they hunted till at last they surprised a Stag,and soon took its life. Then came thequestion how the spoil should be ;c Quarter me this Stag, roared the Lion ; sothe other animals skinned it and cut it intofour parts. Then the Lion took his stand infront of the carcass and pronounced judgment: The first quarter is for me in my capacity asKing of Beasts; the second is mine as arbiter;another share comes to me for my part in thechase; and as for the fourth quarter, well, as for ^ESOPS FABLES 9 that, I should like to see which of you will dareto lay a paw upon it. c£ Humph, grumbled the Fox as he walkedaway with his tail between his legs; but hespoke in a low growl— Sou map srtjavc tljc labours of tljc great, but potttoill not 0ljace tlje gpoiL.
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