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The Mountain in Labor
A MOUNTAIN was once greatly agitated. Loud groans and noises
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were heard, and crowds of people came from all parts to see what
was the matter. While they were assembled in anxious expectation
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The Monkey and the Dolphin
A SAILOR, bound on a long voyage, took with him a Monkey to amuse
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him while on shipboard. As he sailed off the coast of Greece, a
violent tempest arose in which the ship was wrecked and he, his
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The Monkey and the Fishermen
A MONKEY perched upon a lofty tree saw some Fishermen casting
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their nets into a river, and narrowly watched their proceedings.
The Fishermen after a while gave up fishing, and on going home to
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The Mole and His Mother
A MOLE, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: "I
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am sure than I can see, Mother!" In the desire to prove to him
his mistake, his Mother placed before him a few grains of -
The Monkey and the Camel
THE BEASTS of the forest gave a splendid entertainment at which
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the Monkey stood up and danced. Having vastly delighted the
assembly, he sat down amidst universal applause. The Camel,
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The Miser
A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he
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buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and
went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent
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The Miser and His Gold
Once upon a time there was a Miser who used to hide his gold
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at the foot of a tree in his garden; but every week he used to go
and dig it up and gloat over his gains. A robber, who had noticed
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The Miller, His Son, and Their Ass
A MILLER and his son were driving their Ass to a neighboring fair
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to sell him. They had not gone far when they met with a troop of
women collected round a well, talking and laughing. "Look
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The Mischievous Dog
A DOG used to run up quietly to the heels of everyone he met, and
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to bite them without notice. His master suspended a bell about
his neck so that the Dog might give notice of his presence
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英语寓言故事-The Piglet, the Sheep, and the Goat
A YOUNG PIG was shut up in a fold-yard with a Goat and a Sheep.
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On one occasion when the shepherd laid hold of him, he grunted
and squeaked and resisted violently. The Sheep and the Goat
complain -
英语寓言故事-The Pomegranate, Apple-Tree, and Bramble
THE POMEGRANATE and Apple-Tree disputed as to which was the most
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beautiful. When their strife was at its height, a Bramble from
the neighboring hedge lifted up its voice, and said in a boastful
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英语寓言故事-The Peasant and the Eagle
A PEASANT found an Eagle captured in a trap, and much admiring
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the bird, set him free. The Eagle did not prove ungrateful to
his deliverer, for seeing the Peasant sitting under a wall which
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英语寓言故事-The Philosopher, the Ants, and Mercury
A PHILOSOPHER witnessed from the shore the shipwreck of a vessel,
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of which the crew and passengers were all drowned. He inveighed
against the injustice of Providence, which would for the sake of
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英语寓言故事-The Peacock and the Crane
A PEACOCK spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passed
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by, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying, "I am
robed, like a king, in gold and purple and all the colors of the
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英语寓言故事-The Peasant and the Apple-Tree
A PEASANT had in his garden an Apple-Tree which bore no fruit but
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only served as a harbor for the sparrows and grasshoppers. He
resolved to cut it down, and taking his axe in his hand, made a
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英语寓言故事-The Partridge and the Fowler
A FOWLER caught a Partridge and was about to kill it. The
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Partridge earnestly begged him to spare his life, saying, "Pray,
master, permit me to live and I will entice many Partridges to
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英语寓言故事-The Peacock and Juno
A Peacock once placed a petition before Juno desiring to have
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the voice of a nightingale in addition to his other attractions;
but Juno refused his request. When he persisted, and pointed out
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The Oxen and the Butchers
THE OXEN once upon a time sought to destroy the Butchers, who
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practiced a trade destructive to their race. They assembled on a
certain day to carry out their purpose, and sharpened their horns
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The Owl and the Birds
AN OWL, in her wisdom, counseled the Birds that when the acorn
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first began to sprout, to pull it all up out of the ground and
not allow it to grow. She said acorns would produce mistletoe,
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The Ox and the Frog
AN OX drinking at a pool trod on a brood of young frogs and
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crushed one of them to death. The Mother coming up, and missing
one of her sons, inquired of his brothers what had become of him.
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The Oxen and the Axle-Trees
A HEAVY WAGON was being dragged along a country lane by a team of
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Oxen. The Axle-trees groaned and creaked terribly; whereupon the
Oxen, turning round, thus addressed the wheels: "Hullo ther -
The Olive-Tree and the Fig-Tree
THE OLIVE-TREE ridiculed the Fig-Tree because, while she was
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green all the year round, the Fig-Tree changed its leaves with
the seasons. A shower of snow fell upon them, and, finding the
Olive ful -
The One-Eyed Doe
A Doe had had the misfortune to lose one of her eyes, and
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could not see any one approaching her on that side. So to avoid
any danger she always used to feed on a high cliff near the sea,
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The Old Woman and the Physician
AN OLD WOMAN having lost the use of her eyes, called in a
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Physician to heal them, and made this bargain with him in the
presence of witnesses: that if he should cure her blindness, he
should recei -
The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar
You must know that sometimes old women like a glass of wine.
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One of this sort once found a Wine-jar lying in the road, and
eagerly went up to it hoping to find it full. But when she took
it up she
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