This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...the real danger of his case, replied, "Come down, my friend; the water is so good that I cannot drink enough of it, and so abundant that it cannot be exhausted." Upon this the goat, without any more ado, leaped into the well. Upon her arrival the fox, taking advantage of his friend's horns, and nimbly having leaped, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...the real danger of his case, replied, "Come down, my friend; the water is so good that I cannot drink enough of it, and so abundant that it cannot be exhausted." Upon this the goat, without any more ado, leaped into the well. Upon her arrival the fox, taking advantage of his friend's horns, and nimbly having leaped, came out of the well, and coolly remarked to the poor deluded goat, "If you had half as much brains as you have beard, you would have looked before you leaped." 3. The Wolf and Crane. A wolf had got a bone stuck in his throat, and, in the greatest agony, ran up and down, beseeching every animal he met to relieve him of his pain, and hinted at a very handsome reward to the successful operator. A crane, moved by his entreaties and promises, having ventured his long neck down the wolf's throat, drew out the bone from it. He then modestly asked for the promised reward. On hearing this, the wolf, grinning and showing his teeth, replied, with seeming indignation, "Ungrateful creature! What other reward do you ask for than that having put your head into a wolf's jaws, you brought it safe out again!" Moral.--Those persons who are charitable only in the hope of a return, must not be surprised if, in their dealings with evil men, in lieu of thanks they meet with boundless jeers. Ka-4. The vain Jackdaw. A jackdaw, as vain and conceited as a jackdaw could well be, having picked up the feathers which some peacocks had shed, stuck them among her own, and despising her old companions, introduced herself with the greatest assurance into a flock of those beautiful birds. They instantly detecting the character of the intruder, stripped her of her borrowed plumes, andfalling upon her with their beaks, sent her about her business. The ...
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