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• 1.The Humming-Bird and the Traveller
• A traveller who had visited Asia，Africa and Europe，at length，in making his tour through America，was overcome by heat，and lay tore pose under a tr...
• 2.The Goose
• The pure white feathers of a goose put even the newly-fallen snow to blush．Proud of this dazzling gift of nature，she considered herself intended for...
• 3.The Horse and the Wasp
• A wasp had severely stung a horse，and the latter kicked and pranced about，with the intention of destroying its tormentor．Your exertion is in vain，...
• 4.The Wolf and the Shepherd
• A shepherd lost the whole of his flock because of a dreadful illness．A wolf，hearing of it，came to console him．My shepherd，said he，is it true tha...
• 5.The Bear，the Monkey and the Pig
• A bear，with which a piedmontese earned his living，was trying out on two feet a dance which he had not learned very well．Wishing to act like a man，...
• 6.The Wild Apple-Tree
• A swarm of bees settled and built hive in the hollow trunk of a wild apple－tree．They soon filled it with the treasures of honey，andthe tree became ...
• 7.The Cook and the Cat
• A certain cook，rather more educated than his fellows，went from his kitchen one day to a neighbouring tavernhe was of a serious turn of mind，and on ...
• 8.The Mouse
• A philosophical mouse spoke loudly in praise of nature's goodness for having made mice such particular objects of her regard and preservation．For，sh...
• 9.The Elephant as Governor
• An elephant was once appointed ruler of the forest．Now，it is well known that the race of elephants is endowed with great intelligence；but every fam...
• 10.The Dancing Bear
• A bear who had for a long time earned his living by dancing，at length escaped from his master，and returned to his former companions in the woods．Hi...