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The Cock and the Jewel (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A COCK, scratching for food for himself and his hens, found a precious stone and exclaimed: “If your owner had found thee, and not I, he would have taken thee up, and have set...

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The Father And His Sons (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A FATHER had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils...

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The Ass And The Grasshopper (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They...