The book of fables, chiefly from Aesop . 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,
The book of fables, chiefly from Aesop . 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 drovehim out of the dove-cote. He, poor fellow, now went back to theJackdaws, but they did not know him on ac-count of his white coat, and would not lethim join them. And so, for wanting to getinto two companies, he missed both. This fable teaches that it is best for us tobe content with our own kind, showing thatthe greedy not only miss what they seek^but often lose what they have. 30 THE BOOK OF HARES AND THE FROGS. The Hares once got together, and agreedthat they led a very hard life ; that theywere always in a scare. Men chased them,and dogs, and eagles; they had no peace,and it was better to die once for all than tolive in a constant fright. So they all started for a pond, to throwthemselves off a rock into the water and endtheir wretched life. Now some Frogs were sitting around the THE BOOK OF FABLES. 31 edge of the pond, and heard the noise madeby the Hares as they came running. Theywere so frightened that they all jumped atonce into the water. Hold on ! cried one of the Hares to hisfellows. Do nothing rash. Do you notsee that there are others more scared thanwe? THE CAT. There was a sly Cat in a house, and theMice were so plagued with her at every turnthat they called a council to advise someway by which they might guard against be-ing caught by her. If you will be ruled by me, says oneof the Mice, there s nothi
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