The book of fables, chiefly from Aesop . ad betweenthem. He stole in slyly, seized the Fawn,and ran away with it for his own they saw this, they could not stir,but they cried out: — THE BOOK OF FABLES. 27 What wretches we are to take all thistrouble for the Fox ! This fable teaches that when two peoplefall to fighting for something, a third per-son is apt to get it. FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTERS. There was a man who had two daughters,and he married one to a Gardener, the otherto a Potter. After some time he came tothe Gardeners wife, and asked her how shedid, and if all went we
The book of fables, chiefly from Aesop . ad betweenthem. He stole in slyly, seized the Fawn,and ran away with it for his own they saw this, they could not stir,but they cried out: — THE BOOK OF FABLES. 27 What wretches we are to take all thistrouble for the Fox ! This fable teaches that when two peoplefall to fighting for something, a third per-son is apt to get it. FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTERS. There was a man who had two daughters,and he married one to a Gardener, the otherto a Potter. After some time he came tothe Gardeners wife, and asked her how shedid, and if all went well with her. All things go well but one, she said. We want rain te make the plants grow. Not long after he came to the Potterswife, and asked her how she did, and if allwent well with her. All things go well but one, she said. We want it to be bright and to have thesun shine all the while, so that the clay maydry. Then the Father said, If you want sunand your sister wants rain^ how am I goingto please you both ? 28 THE BOOK OF FABLES,. XVIII. THE TORTOISE AND THE EAGLE. A Tortoise, seeing an Eagle in flight,wanted much to fly like him. So she askedhim if he would not teach her to fly. He told her it was impossible ; that Tor-toises could not fly. All the more did sheurge him, so at length the Eagle seized herin his claws, bore her to a great height, andthen, letting her go, bade her fly. She fell like a stone to the earth, and theblow knocked the breath out of her body. THE BOOK OF FABLES. 29 This fable teaches that men who are en-vious, and refuse to take the advice of thosewho know more than themselves, are apt toget into trouble. JACKDAW AND THE DOVES. A Jackdaw once looked into a dove-cote,and saw the Doves well fed and cared for;so he went away and daubed himself white,and then went back to make himself one ofthem. As long as he kept quiet they lethim stay, thinking he was a Dove ; but assoon as he opened his mouth to speak orsing, they found out who he was, and
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