THE WEASELS and the Mice waged a perpetual war with each other,in which much blood was shed. The Weasels were always thevictors. The Mice thought that...
A MAN committed a murder, and was pursued by the relations of theman whom he murdered. On his reaching the river Nile he saw aLion on its bank and bei...
A Woodman was felling a tree on the bank of a river, when his axe,glancing off the trunk, flew out of his hands and fell into the water.As he stood by...
A WORKMAN, felling wood by the side of a river, let his axe drop- by accident into a deep pool. Being thus deprived of the meansof his livelihood, he ...
Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in aPail on her head. As she went along she began calculating whatshe would do with the money...
A FARMER'S daughter was carrying her Pail of milk from the fieldto the farmhouse, when she fell a-musing. "The money for whichthis milk will ...
A LION came across a Hare, who was fast asleep. He was just inthe act of seizing her, when a fine young Hart trotted by, and heleft the Hare to follow...
A LION and a Bear seized a Kid at the same moment, and foughtfiercely for its possession. When they had fearfully laceratedeach other and were faint f...
THE LION wearied Jupiter with his frequent complaints. "It istrue, O Jupiter!" he said, "that I am gigantic in strength,handsome in sha...
The Lion once gave out that he was sick unto death andsummoned the animals to come and hear his last Will and Testament.So the Goat came to the Lion&#...