Chap-books of the eighteenth century . An honest man who had the misfortune to have contentiouschildren, endeavoured to reconcile them ; and one day having 470 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Cejitury. them before him, he bought a bundle of sticks, then desiredeach of them to break it, which they strove to do, but couldnot. Well, said he, unbind it, and take every one a singlestick, and try what you can do that way. They did so, andwith ease they snapped all the sticks. The father said to them,Children, your condition is exactly like unto that bundle ofsticks ; for if you hold together you are sa
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . An honest man who had the misfortune to have contentiouschildren, endeavoured to reconcile them ; and one day having 470 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Cejitury. them before him, he bought a bundle of sticks, then desiredeach of them to break it, which they strove to do, but couldnot. Well, said he, unbind it, and take every one a singlestick, and try what you can do that way. They did so, andwith ease they snapped all the sticks. The father said to them,Children, your condition is exactly like unto that bundle ofsticks ; for if you hold together you are safe, but if you divideyou are undone. Fable Fox and A Fox that had been run hard, begged of a countryman,, whomhe saw hard at work in a wood, to help him to a hiding man directed him to a cottage, and thither he went. Hewas no sooner got in, but the Huntsmen were at his heels, andasked the cottager, If he did not see the Fox that way ? No,said he, I saw none ; but pointed with his finger to the the Huntsmen did not understand, yet the Fox sawhim ; and after they were gone, out steals the Fox; How now,said the countryman, have you not the manners to take leaveof your host ? Yes, said the Fox, if you had been as honestwith your fingers, as with your tongue, I should not have gonewithout bidding you farewell. y^sops Fables. 47 f Fable Fox and Bramble.
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