. St. Nicholas [serial]. 602 AESOPS FABLES. THE FOX ANDTHE LION A Fox who never, strange to say,I lad seen the King of Beasts, one dayBeheld a Lion. At the sightHe very nearly died of second time he met the King-He felt a sort of shivering THE HARES ANDTHE FROGS Once all the Hares in Hare- dom gotTogether to bewail their lot,And one and all agreed that what With being hounded, snared and shot,And chased and worried, life was not Worth living. So, lest worse befall,Resolved at once to end it all,They rushed up a steep rock to throwThemselves into the lake them come, the

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. St. Nicholas [serial]. 602 AESOPS FABLES. THE FOX ANDTHE LION A Fox who never, strange to say,I lad seen the King of Beasts, one dayBeheld a Lion. At the sightHe very nearly died of second time he met the King-He felt a sort of shivering THE HARES ANDTHE FROGS Once all the Hares in Hare- dom gotTogether to bewail their lot,And one and all agreed that what With being hounded, snared and shot,And chased and worried, life was not Worth living. So, lest worse befall,Resolved at once to end it all,They rushed up a steep rock to throwThemselves into the lake them come, the Frogs besideThe waters edge, leapt, terrifiedInto the lake. Seeing their fright, Sensation up and down his spine, But outwardly he showed no sign. The third time they met face to face, The Fox showed not the slightest trace Of fear, but bold as anything Walked up and said, Good morning, King!

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