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قراءة كتاب The Baby's Own Aesop
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THE WIND & THE SUN
| The Wind and the Sun had a bet, The wayfarers’ cloak which should get: Blew the Wind—the cloak clung: Shone the Sun—the cloak flung Showed the Sun had the best of it yet. |
TRUE STRENGTH IS NOT BLUSTER
KING LOG & KING STORK
| The Frogs prayed to Jove for a king: “Not a log, but a livelier thing.” Jove sent them a Stork, Who did royal work, For he gobbled them up, did their king. |
DON’T HAVE KINGS
THE FRIGHTENED LION
| A Bull Frog, according to rule, Sat a-croak in his usual pool: And he laughed in his heart As a Lion did start In a fright from the brink like a fool. |
IMAGINARY FEARS ARE THE WORST
THE MOUSE & THE LION
| A poor thing the Mouse was, and yet, When the Lion got caught in a net, All his strength was no use ’Twas the poor little Mouse Who nibbled him out of the net. |
SMALL CAUSES MAY PRODUCE GREAT RESULTS
THE MARRIED MOUSE
| So the Mouse had Miss Lion for bride; Very great was his joy and his pride: But it chanced that she put On her husband her foot, And the weight was too much, so he died. |
ONE MAY BE TOO AMBITIOUS
HERCULES & THE WAGGONER
| When the God saw the Waggoner kneel, Crying, “Hercules! Lift me my wheel From the mud, where ’tis stuck!” He laughed—“No such luck; Set your shoulder yourself to the wheel.” |
THE GODS HELP THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES
THE LAZY HOUSEMAIDS
| Two Maids killed the Rooster whose warning Awoke them too soon every morning: But small were their gains, For their Mistress took pains To rouse them herself without warning. |
LAZINESS IS ITS OWN PUNISHMENT
THE SNAKE & THE FILE
| A Snake, in a fix, tried a File For a dinner. “’Tis not worth your while,” Said the steel, “don’t mistake; I’m accustomed to take, To give’s not the way of a File.” |
WE MAY MEET OUR MATCH
THE FOX & THE CROW
| Said sly Fox to the Crow with the cheese, “Let me hear your sweet voice, now do please!” And this Crow, being weak, Cawed the bit from her beak— “Music charms,” said the Fox, “and here’s cheese!” |
BEWARE OF FLATTERERS
THE DOG IN THE MANGER
| A Cow sought a mouthful of hay; But a Dog in the manger there lay, And he snapped out “how now?” When most mildly, the Cow Adventured a morsel to pray. |
DON’T BE SELFISH
THE FROG & THE BULL
| Said the Frog, quite puffed up to the eyes, “Was this Bull about me as to size?” “Rather bigger, frog-brother.” “Puff, puff,” said the other, “A Frog is a Bull if he tries!” |
BRAG IS NOT ALWAYS BELIEF
THE FOX & THE CRANE
| You have heard how Sir Fox treated Crane: With soup in a plate. When again They dined, a long bottle Just suited Crane’s throttle; And Sir Fox licked the outside in vain. |
THERE ARE GAMES THAT TWO CAN PLAY AT
