A BLIND MAN was accustomed to distinguishing different animals bytouching them with his hands. The whelp of a Wolf was broughthim, with a request that...
A BITCH, ready to whelp, earnestly begged a shepherd for a placewhere she might litter. When her request was granted, shebesought permission to rear h...
A VERY SKILLFUL BOWMAN went to the mountains in search of game,but all the beasts of the forest fled at his approach. The Lionalone challenged him to ...
A MAN who had traveled in foreign lands boasted very much, onreturning to his own country, of the many wonderful and heroicfeats he had performed in t...
A BOY put his hand into a pitcher full of filberts. He graspedas many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull outhis hand, he was prevent...
A BOY bathing in a river was in danger of being drowned. Hecalled out to a passing traveler for help, but instead of holdingout a helping hand, the ma...
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. ...
A FISHERMAN, engaged in his calling, made a very successful castand captured a great haul of fish. He managed by a skillfulhandling of his net to reta...