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The Old Lion
A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on
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the ground at the point of death. A Boar rushed upon him, and
avenged with a stroke of his tusks a long-remembered injury.
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The Old Man and Death
An old labourer, bent double with age and toil, was gathering
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sticks in a forest. At last he grew so tired and hopeless that he
threw down the bundle of sticks, and cried out: "I cannot bear
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The Oaks and Jupiter
THE OAKS presented a complaint to Jupiter, saying, "We bear for
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no purpose the burden of life, as of all the trees that grow we
are the most continually in peril of the axe." Jupiter mad -
The Old Hound
A HOUND, who in the days of his youth and strength had never
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yielded to any beast of the forest, encountered in his old age a
boar in the chase. He seized him boldly by the ear, but could
not reta -
英语寓言故事-The Shepherds Boy and the Wolf
A SHEPHERD-BOY, who watched a flock of sheep near a village,
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brought out the villagers three or four times by crying out,
"Wolf! Wolf!" and when his neighbors came to help him, laughed a -
英语寓言故事-The Shipwrecked Impostor
The shipwrecked Chimpanzee had been clinging for a long time to a
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slender spar, when a Dolphin came up and offered to carry him
ashore. This kind proposition was immediately accepted, and, as they
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英语寓言故事-The Shepherd and the Sheep
A SHEPHERD driving his Sheep to a wood, saw an oak of unusual
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size full of acorns, and spreading his cloak under the branches,
he climbed up into the tree and shook them down. The Sheep
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英语寓言故事-The Shepherds Boy
There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at
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the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was rather lonely
for him all day, so he thought upon a plan by which he could get a
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英语寓言故事-The Shepherd and the Dog
A SHEPHERD penning his sheep in the fold for the night was about
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to shut up a wolf with them, when his Dog perceiving the wolf
said, "Master, how can you expect the sheep to be safe if you
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英语寓言故事-The Shepherd and the Sea
A SHEPHERD, keeping watch over his sheep near the shore, saw the
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Sea very calm and smooth, and longed to make a voyage with a view
to commerce. He sold all his flock, invested it in a cargo of
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英语寓言故事-The Serpent and the File
A Serpent in the course of its wanderings came into an
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armourer's shop. As he glided over the floor he felt his skin
pricked by a file lying there. In a rage he turned round upon it
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英语寓言故事-The She-Goats and Their Beards
THE SHE-GOATS having obtained a beard by request to Jupiter,
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The He-Goats were sorely displeased and made complaint that
the females equaled them in dignity. "Allow them," said Jupiter -
英语寓言故事-The Seller of Images
A CERTAIN MAN made a wooden image of Mercury and offered it for
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sale. When no one appeared willing to buy it, in order to
attract purchasers, he cried out that he had the statue to sell
of a benef -
英语寓言故事-The Serpent and the Eagle
An Eagle swooped down upon a Serpent and seized it in his talons
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with the intention of carrying it off and devouring it. But the
Serpent was too quick for him and had its coils round him in a momen -
The Seagull and the Kite
A SEAGULL having bolted down too large a fish, burst its deep
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gullet-bag and lay down on the shore to die. A Kite saw him and
exclaimed: "You richly deserve your fate; for a bird of the air
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The Seaside Travelers
SOME TRAVELERS, journeying along the seashore, climbed to the
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summit of a tall cliff, and looking over the sea, saw in the
distance what they thought was a large ship. They waited in the
hope of s -
The Scorpion and the Frog
A scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream and the
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scorpion asks the frog to carry him across on its back. The
frog asks, "How do I know you won't sting me?" The scorpion
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THE SCORPION AND THE LADYBUG
A Scorpion befriended a Ladybug who became a loyal companion
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to him. A time came when she struggled to cross a challenging
and dangerous river, and so the Scorpion offered to take her
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The Rose and the Amaranth
A Rose and an Amaranth blossomed side by side in a garden, and the
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Amaranth said to her neighbor, "How I envy you your beauty and your
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The Salt Merchant and His Ass
A PEDDLER drove his Ass to the seashore to buy salt. His road
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home lay across a stream into which his Ass, making a false step,
fell by accident and rose up again with his load considerably
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The Raven and the Swan
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same
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beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white
color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the
Raven left -
The Rich Man and the Tanner
A RICH MAN lived near a Tanner, and not being able to bear the
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unpleasant smell of the tan-yard, he pressed his neighbor to go
away. The Tanner put off his departure from time to time, saying
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The Prophet
A WIZARD, sitting in the marketplace, was telling the fortunes of
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the passers-by when a person ran up in great haste, and
announced to him that the doors of his house had been broken open
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The Quack Frog
A FROG once upon a time came forth from his home in the marsh and
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proclaimed to all the beasts that he was a learned physician,
skilled in the use of drugs and able to heal all diseases. A Fox
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英语寓言故事-The Frogs Asking for a King
THE FROGS, grieved at having no established Ruler, sent
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ambassadors to Jupiter entreating for a King.
Perceiving their
simplicity, he cast down a huge log into the lake.
The Frogs
were terrified
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