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The Miser and His Gold
2023-11-24Once upon a time there was a Miser who used to hide his goldat the foot of a tree in his garden; but every week he used to goand dig it up and gloat o...
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The Mole and His Mother
2023-11-24A MOLE, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: "Iam sure than I can see, Mother!" In the desire to prove to himhis mistake, h...
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The Monkey and the Camel
2023-11-24THE BEASTS of the forest gave a splendid entertainment at whichthe Monkey stood up and danced. Having vastly delighted theassembly, he sat down amidst...
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The Monkey and the Dolphin
2023-11-24A SAILOR, bound on a long voyage, took with him a Monkey to amusehim while on shipboard. As he sailed off the coast of Greece, aviolent tempest arose ...
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The Jackdaw and the Fox
2023-11-24A HALF-FAMISHED JACKDAW seated himself on a fig-tree, which hadproduced some fruit entirely out of season, and waited in thehope that the figs would r...
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The Jay and the Peacock
2023-11-24A Jay venturing into a yard where Peacocks used to walk, foundthere a number of feathers which had fallen from the Peacocks whenthey were moulting. He...
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Jupiter and the Monkey
2023-11-24JUPITER ISSUED a proclamation to all the beasts of the forest andpromised a royal reward to the one whose offspring should bedeemed the handsomest. Th...
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Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva, and Momus
2023-11-24ACCORDING to an ancient legend, the first man was made byJupiter, the first bull by Neptune, and the first house byMinerva. On the completion of their...
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The Kid and the Wolf
2023-11-24A KID, returning without protection from the pasture, was pursuedby a Wolf. Seeing he could not escape, he turned round, andsaid: "I know, friend...
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The King's Son and the Painted Lion
2023-11-24A KING, whose only son was fond of martial exercises, had a dreamin which he was warned that his son would be killed by a lion. Afraid the dream shoul...