The fables of Æsop, selected, told anew and their history traced . ^ WOLF had been gorging on an animal he had killed, when suddenly a smallbone in the meat stuck in his throatand he could not swallow it. Hesoon felt terrible pain in his throat, and ran upand down groaning and groaning and seekingfor something to relieve the pain. He tried toinduce every one he met to remove the would give anything, said he, if youwould take it out. At last the Crane agreedto try, and told the Wolf to lie on his side andopen his jaws as wide as he could. Then theCrane put its long neck down the WolPsthr
The fables of Æsop, selected, told anew and their history traced . ^ WOLF had been gorging on an animal he had killed, when suddenly a smallbone in the meat stuck in his throatand he could not swallow it. Hesoon felt terrible pain in his throat, and ran upand down groaning and groaning and seekingfor something to relieve the pain. He tried toinduce every one he met to remove the would give anything, said he, if youwould take it out. At last the Crane agreedto try, and told the Wolf to lie on his side andopen his jaws as wide as he could. Then theCrane put its long neck down the WolPsthroat, and with its beak loosened the bone,till at last it got it out. Will you kindly give me the reward youpromised ? said the Crane. ^ESOPS FABLES ii The Wolf grinned and showed his teeth andsaid : Be content. You have put your headinside a Wolfs mouth and taken it out againin safety; that ought to be reward enough foryou. (Beatitude atto pceD p not togcrljcr*. Copyright 1894 by Macmillan &• Co. m • »*••• 3X X •g —~ TJ 1. • ? wy\J /• •a ^»^ .X *•Xw. ^f» Ft//* •• • X jft • • • • u mm *^^*S • 1 if t# • 1 11 Mmk? m ^^^^^mW*m • % ^j ^^- *•? ^ ?ir^ - * ••*^T* * * ^^mW* \\m^^mmmmmr» • •*• %^^^^^^^-*» »T 2^ • * J^mm^L* ,* * ^ ^_ *•? I ? •!! v/^x* • • Tift© Maam aimdl ?••X ^. • • f •:«*SZVy»:.*.;>s*Z^ J:v Viv ^^v*.•.••Vta—.^•«v» • • ••X. x* • f **% [IB II ?* 1 I? ^ # / ? V \ur ^r * •
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