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The Milkmaid and Her Pail
2023-11-24Patty 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...
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The Milk-Woman and Her Pail
2023-11-24A 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 ...
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Mercury and the Woodman
2023-11-24A 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...
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Mercury and the Workmen
2023-11-24A 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 ...
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Mercury and the Sculptor
2023-11-24MERCURY ONCE DETERMINED to learn in what esteem he was held amongmortals. For this purpose he assumed the character of a man andvisited in this disgui...
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The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog
2023-11-24A HORSE, Ox, and Dog, driven to great straits by the cold, soughtshelter and protection from Man. He received them kindly,lighted a fire, and warmed t...
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The Mice and the Weasels
2023-11-24THE 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...
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The Manslayer
2023-11-24A 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...
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The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey
2023-11-24A Man and his son were once going with their Donkey to market.As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed themand said: "You fools...
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The Man and the Wooden God
2023-11-24In the old days men used to worship stocks and stones andidols, and prayed to them to give them luck. It happened that aMan had often prayed to a wood...