The Talking Beasts_ A Book of Fable Wisdom - Nora Archibald Smith

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The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Talking Beasts, by Various, Edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smi ...

1922 "Accept, young Prince, the moral lay And in these tales mankind survey; With early virtues pla ...

CONTENTS I. Fables of Aesop. (Greek) II. Fables of Bidpai. (Indian) III. Fables from the Hitopadesa. (Sanskrit) IV. ...

On life's perplexing way. When Rumour came to court and news Of such a book wa ...

INTRODUCTION "Among all the different ways of giving counsel I think the finest and that which pleases the most ...

He was born in Greece, probably in Phrygia, about 620 years before Christ. He had more than one master a ...

was rendered into Arabic and gradually, century by century, crept into the literature of all Europe. We give ...

passed down the stream of time, and the fables known as Aesop's made their way among all races of people in ...

crowds that the great church of St. Isaac could not hold those who wished to attend the service. Soon a ...

If your ear has been opened by faery tales you will have learned already to listen to and interpret a h ...

THE FABLES OF AESOP "'Twas the Golden Age when every brute Had voice articulate, in speech was skilled, ...

THE FABLES OF AESOP The Power of Fables Demades, a famous Greek orator, was once addressing an assembly a ...

"Pray forgive me," meekly answered the Lamb; "I should be sorry in any way to displease you, but as the s ...

A Kite, that had kept sailing around a dovecote for many days to no purpose, was at last forced by ...

An Ox, grazing in a meadow, chanced to set his foot on a young Frog and crushed him to death. His brothers ...

A brisk young Cock, scratching for something with which to entertain his favourite Hens, happened to ...

its business and its trouble, he was forced at last to acquiesce in the comfortless season of winter, where ...

The Birds, either disbelieving his information or neglecting his advice, gave themselves no trouble about the matter. ...

piece of meat. Snapping greedily to get this as well, he let go the meat that he already had, and it ...