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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 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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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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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 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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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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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 Miller, His Son, and Their Ass
2023-11-24A MILLER and his son were driving their Ass to a neighboring fairto sell him. They had not gone far when they met with a troop ofwomen collected round...
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The Mischievous Dog
2023-11-24A DOG used to run up quietly to the heels of everyone he met, andto bite them without notice. His master suspended a bell abouthis neck so that the Do...
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The Miser
2023-11-24A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which heburied in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall andwent to look at daily. On...