The Miser and His Gold
ONCE upon a time there was a Miser who used to hide his gold at the foot of a tree in his garden; but every week he used to go and…
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The Fox Without a Tail
IT happened that a Fox caught its tail in a trap, and in struggling to release himself lost all of it but the stump. At first he w…
The Buffoon and the Countryman
At a country fair there was a Buffoon who made all the people laugh by imitating the cries of various animals. He finished off by …
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in a Pail on her head. As she went along she began calculating what she w…
The Labourer and the Nightingale
A LABOURER lay listening to a Nightingales song throughout the summer night. So pleased was he with it that the next night he set …
The ant and the dove
An ant went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of dro…
The Monkey and the Dolphin
A SAILOR, bound on a long voyage, took with him a Monkey to amuse him while on shipboard. As he sailed off the coast of Greece, a …
The Cat, the Rooster, and the Young Mouse
A very young mouse made his first trip out of the hole and into the world. He returned to tell his mother of the wonderful creatur…
The Bear and the Bees
A Bear came across a log where a Swarm of Bees had nested to make their honey. As he snooped around, a single little Bee flew out …
Do not envy
A peacock was very unhappy with his ugly voice, and he spent most of his days complaining about it. It is true that you cannot sin…
