Aesop's fables . to recover in a short time. Now, hehadnt an ox in the world, so he made a hundred httleoxen out of tallow and offered them up on an altar, atthe same time saying, Ye gods, I call you to witnessthat I have discharged my vow. The gods determinedto be even with him, so they sent him a dream, in whichhe was bidden to go to the sea-shore and fetch a hundredcrowns which he was to find there. Hastening m greatexcitement to the shore, he fell in with a band of robbers,who seized him and earned him off to sell as a slave :and when they sold him a hundred crowns was the sumhe fetched. D
Aesop's fables . to recover in a short time. Now, hehadnt an ox in the world, so he made a hundred httleoxen out of tallow and offered them up on an altar, atthe same time saying, Ye gods, I call you to witnessthat I have discharged my vow. The gods determinedto be even with him, so they sent him a dream, in whichhe was bidden to go to the sea-shore and fetch a hundredcrowns which he was to find there. Hastening m greatexcitement to the shore, he fell in with a band of robbers,who seized him and earned him off to sell as a slave :and when they sold him a hundred crowns was the sumhe fetched. Do not promise more than you can perform. THE DOGS AND THE HIDES ONCE upon a time a number of Dogs, who werefamished with hunger, saw some Hides steepingin a river, but couldnt get at them because the water wastoo deep. So they put their heads together, and decidedto drink away at the river till it was shallow enough forthem to reach the Hides. But long before that happenedthey burst themselves with drinking,. 195. ^^^».CfvM^ THE LION, THE FOX, AND THE ASS A LION, a Fox, and an Ass went out hunting together.•^^- They had soon taken a large booty, which theLion requested the Ass to divide between them. TheAss divided it all into three equal parts, and modestlybegged the others to take their choice ; at which theLion, bursting with fury, sprang upon the Ass and torehim to pieces. Then, glaring at the Fox, he bade himmake a fresh division. The Fox gathered almost thewhole in one great heap for the Lions share, leavingonly the smallest possible morsel for himself. Mydear friend, said the Lion, how did you get the knack 1% of it so well ? The Fox replied, Me? Oh, I tooka lesson from the Ass. Happy Is he who learns from themisfortunes of others. THE FOWLER, THE PARTRIDGE, AND THECOCK ONE day, as a Fowler was sitting down to a scantysupper of herbs and bread, a friend dropped inunexpectedly. The larder was empty ; so he went outand caught a tame Partridge, which he kept as a decoy,a
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