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One day the Countrymen noticed that the Mountains were inlabour; smoke came out of their summits, the earth was quaking attheir feet, trees were crash...

A MOUNTAIN was once greatly agitated. Loud groans and noiseswere heard, and crowds of people came from all parts to see whatwas the matter. While they...

A MONKEY perched upon a lofty tree saw some Fishermen castingtheir nets into a river, and narrowly watched their proceedings. The Fishermen after a wh...

A YOUNG PIG was shut up in a fold-yard with a Goat and a Sheep. On one occasion when the shepherd laid hold of him, he gruntedand squeaked and resiste...

THE POMEGRANATE and Apple-Tree disputed as to which was the mostbeautiful. When their strife was at its height, a Bramble fromthe neighboring hedge li...

A PEASANT found an Eagle captured in a trap, and much admiringthe bird, set him free. The Eagle did not prove ungrateful tohis deliverer, for seeing t...

A PHILOSOPHER witnessed from the shore the shipwreck of a vessel,of which the crew and passengers were all drowned. He inveighedagainst the injustice ...

A PEACOCK spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passedby, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying, "I amrobed, like a king, ...

A PEASANT had in his garden an Apple-Tree which bore no fruit butonly served as a harbor for the sparrows and grasshoppers. Heresolved to cut it down,...

A FOWLER caught a Partridge and was about to kill it. ThePartridge earnestly begged him to spare his life, saying, "Pray,master, permit me to liv...