The fables of Æsop, selected, told anew and their history traced . rwo w^ives ©^© ?7N the old days, when men were allowedto have many wives, a middle-agedMan had one wife that was old andone that was young ; each loved him251 very much, and desired to see himlike herself. Now the Mans hair was turninggrey, which the young Wife did not like, as itmade him look too old for her husband. Soevery night she used to comb his hair andpick out the white ones. But the elder Wifesaw her husband growing grey with greatpleasure, for she did not like to be mistakenfor his mother. So every morning she usedto
The fables of Æsop, selected, told anew and their history traced . rwo w^ives ©^© ?7N the old days, when men were allowedto have many wives, a middle-agedMan had one wife that was old andone that was young ; each loved him251 very much, and desired to see himlike herself. Now the Mans hair was turninggrey, which the young Wife did not like, as itmade him look too old for her husband. Soevery night she used to comb his hair andpick out the white ones. But the elder Wifesaw her husband growing grey with greatpleasure, for she did not like to be mistakenfor his mother. So every morning she usedto arrange his hair and pick out as many of JESO?S FABLES 107 the black ones as she could. The consequencewas the Man soon found himself entirely bald. gielti to all ana pott toill 00011 Ijatic nottjmg; to jfeltu.
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