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A child's version of Æsop's fables; with a supplement containing fables from La Fontaine and Krilof

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A child's version of Æsop's fables; with a supplement containing fables from La Fontaine and Krilof

Paperback (RareBooksClub.com May 18, 2012)
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. 1891 Excerpt: ...spots which decorated his skin. The Fox, who was even more proud of his wits than of his person, interrupted him at last, by saying, "Yet when all is said, how much more beautiful am I, who am decorated not simply in body, but in mind." The person should be of more value than his coat. Language Study: In what respects is the fox the superior of the leopard? THE DOGS AND THE HIDES. SOME Dogs, famished with hunger, saw cowhides steeping in a river, close by a tannery. Not being able to reach them, they set to work to drink up the river, but burst themselves with drinking long before they reached the hides. Do not attempt what is impossible. pe-ti'-tion cl-vll'-i-ty ac-ced'-ed sym'-pa-thy THE WOODMAN AND THE TREES. A WOODMAN came into a forest, and made a petition to the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe. The Trees, honored by his civility, acceded to his request, and held a consultation, to decide which of them should be given him. Without a dissenting voice, the choice fell upon the Ash, which, it seems, is not a favorite among the Trees. Some of them were bold enough to say that bad luck went with the Ash, and that at heart they were not bound to be in sympathy with woodcutters. The Woodman cut down the Tree, and fitted the handle to his axe; then, to the dismay of the Trees, set to work, and, with strong strokes, quickly felled all the noblest giants of the forest. Lamenting too late the fate of his companions, an old Oak said to a neighboring Cedar: "The first step has lost us all. If we had not so willingly given up the rights of the Ash, we might have stood for ages." Language Study: Relate the story, and tell what it means to you. op'-po-slte tor'-rent striv'-ing THE TWO GOATS. r I TWO Goats started at the same moment, from-...
ISBN
1236162013 / 9781236162014
Pages
32
Weight
2.7 oz.
Dimensions
7.4 x 0.1 in.

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