Aesop's fables . d to the earth like any dunghill cock. THE CAT AND THE BIRDS A CAT heard that the Birds in an aviary were aihng.^^*^ So he got himself up as a doctor, and, taking withhim a set of the mstruments proper to his profession,presented himself at the door, and mquired after thehealth of the Birds. We shall do very well, theyreplied, without letting him in, when weve seen thelast of you. A villain may disguise himself, but hewill not deceive the wise. THE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOW A SPENDTHRIFT, who had wasted his fortune,^^^ and had nothing left but the clothes in whichhe stood, s
Aesop's fables . d to the earth like any dunghill cock. THE CAT AND THE BIRDS A CAT heard that the Birds in an aviary were aihng.^^*^ So he got himself up as a doctor, and, taking withhim a set of the mstruments proper to his profession,presented himself at the door, and mquired after thehealth of the Birds. We shall do very well, theyreplied, without letting him in, when weve seen thelast of you. A villain may disguise himself, but hewill not deceive the wise. THE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOW A SPENDTHRIFT, who had wasted his fortune,^^^ and had nothing left but the clothes in whichhe stood, saw a Swallow one fine day in early that summer had come, and that he could nowdo without his coat, he went and sold it for what it wouldfetch. A change, however, took place in the weather,and there came a sharp frost which killed the unfor-tunate Swallow. When the Spendthrift saw its deadbody he cried, Miserable bird ! Thanks to you I amperishing of cold myself. One swallow does not make THE CAT AND THE BIRDS THE OLD WOMAN AND THE DOCTOR A N Old Woman became almost totally blind from a•^ *^ disease of the eyes, and, after consultmg a Doctor,made an agreement with him in the presence of witnessesthat she should pay him a high fee if he cured her, whileif he failed he was to receive nothing. The Doctoraccordingly prescribed a course of treatment, and everytime he paid her a visit he took away with him somearticle out of the house, until at last, when he visitedher for the last time, and the cure was complete, therewas nothing left. When the Old Woman saw that thehouse was empty she refused to pay him his fee; and,after repeated refusals on her part, he sued her beforethe magistrates for payment of her debt. On beingbrought into court she was ready with her defence. The claimant, said she, has stated the facts aboutour agreement correctly. I undertook to pay him a feeif he cured me, and he, on his part, promised to chargenothing if he failed. Now, he s
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