The book of fables, chiefly from Aesop . ^^V>? v^ 5^^-^^^^fe^^^S XL FOX AND THE STORK. The Fox invited the Stork to sup withhim, and placed a shallow dish on the Stork, with her long bill, could get noth-ing out of the dish, while the Fox could lapup the food with his tongue; and so the Foxhad the laugh on the Stork. The Stork, in her turn, asked the Fox todine with her, and she placed the food in along-necked jar, from which she could easilyfeed with her bill, while the Fox could getnothing; and that was tit for tat. 66 THE BOOK OF XLVIII. THE COUNTRY MOUSE AND T
The book of fables, chiefly from Aesop . ^^V>? v^ 5^^-^^^^fe^^^S XL FOX AND THE STORK. The Fox invited the Stork to sup withhim, and placed a shallow dish on the Stork, with her long bill, could get noth-ing out of the dish, while the Fox could lapup the food with his tongue; and so the Foxhad the laugh on the Stork. The Stork, in her turn, asked the Fox todine with her, and she placed the food in along-necked jar, from which she could easilyfeed with her bill, while the Fox could getnothing; and that was tit for tat. 66 THE BOOK OF XLVIII. THE COUNTRY MOUSE AND THE TOWNMOUSE. A Country Mouse had a friend who livedin a house in town. Now the Town Mousewas invited by the Country Mouse to takedinner with him, and out he went, and satdown to a dinner of barley and wheat. Do you know, my friend, said he, thatyou live a mere ants life out here ? Now,I have plenty at home; come and enjoy thegood things there with me. THE BOOK OF FABLES. 57 So the two set off for town, and there theTown Mouse showed the other his beans andmeal, his dates, his cheese and fruit andhoney. As the Country Mouse ate, drank,and was merry, he praised his friend and be-wailed his own poor lot. But while they were urging each other toeat heartily, a man suddenly opened thedoor, and, frightened by the noise, theycrept into a crack. By and by, when hehad gone, they came out and tasted of somedried figs ; when in came another person toget something that was in the room, andwhen they caught sight of him they ran andhid in a hole. At that the Country
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