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The Sick Lion (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A LION, unable from old age and infirmities to provide himself with food by force, resolved to do so by artifice. He returned to his den, and lying down there, pretended to be sick,...

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The Miser (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at...

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The Goat and the Goatherd (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw...

“JILL AND JOAN” (REYNARD THE FOX, 1920) by JOHN MASEFIELD 0

“JILL AND JOAN” (REYNARD THE FOX, 1920) by JOHN MASEFIELD

Two bright young women, nothing meek, Rode up on bicycles and propped Their wheels in such wise that they dropped To bring the parson’s son to aid. Their cycling suits were tailor-made, Smart, mannish,...