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The gods were once disputing whether it was possible for aliving being to change its nature. Jupiter said "Yes," but Venussaid "No.&quo...

AN ARAB CAMEL-DRIVER, after completing the loading of his Camel,asked him which he would like best, to go up hill or down. Thepoor beast replied, not ...

AN ASS once carried through the streets of a city a famous woodenImage, to be placed in one of its Temples. As he passed along,the crowd made lowly pr...

AN ASS congratulated a Horse on being so ungrudgingly andcarefully provided for, while he himself had scarcely enough toeat and not even that without ...

A TRAVELER hired an Ass to convey him to a distant place. Theday being intensely hot, and the sun shining in its strength, theTraveler stopped to rest...

A man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming acrossa likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should beallowed to take him ...

A SHEPHERD, watching his Ass feeding in a meadow, was alarmed allof a sudden by the cries of the enemy. He appealed to the Ass tofly with him, lest th...

A MULETEER set forth on a journey, driving before him an Ass anda Mule, both well laden. The Ass, as long as he traveled alongthe plain, carried his l...

A Farmer one day came to the stables to see to his beasts ofburden: among them was his favourite Ass, that was always well fedand often carried his ma...

AN ASS besought a Horse to spare him a small portion of his feed. "Yes," said the Horse; "if any remains out of what I am noweating I w...