WHEN MAN first saw the Camel, he was so frightened at his vastsize that he ran away. After a time, perceiving the meekness andgentleness of the beast&...
A singing bird was confined in a cage which hung outside a window,and had a way of singing at night when all other birds were asleep.One night a Bat c...
An old man on the point of death summoned his sons around himto give them some parting advice. He ordered his servants tobring in a faggot of sticks, ...
A BULL finding a lion's cub asleep gored him to death with hishorns. The Lioness came up, and bitterly lamented the death ofher whelp. A wild-boar...
A BULL, escaping from a Lion, hid in a cave which some shepherdshad recently occupied. As soon as he entered, a He-Goat left inthe cave sharply attack...
A RICH NOBLEMAN once opened the theaters without charge to thepeople, and gave a public notice that he would handsomely rewardany person who invented ...
A FATHER had one son and one daughter, the former remarkable forhis good looks, the latter for her extraordinary ugliness. Whilethey were playing one ...
A BRAZIER had a little Dog, which was a great favorite with hismaster, and his constant companion. While he hammered away athis metals the Dog slept; ...
A BOY was stung by a Nettle. He ran home and told his Mother,saying, "Although it hurts me very much, I only touched itgently." "That w...
A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust, reachedout his hand to take him. ...