From heaven, one day, did Jupiter proclaim, “Let all that live before my throne appear, And there if any one […]

Clad in a lion’s shaggy hide, An ass spread terror far and wide, And, though himself a coward brute, Put

“Dear wolf,” complain’d a hungry fox, “A lean chick’s meat, or veteran cock’s, Is all I get by toil or

A Party Manager said to a Gentleman whom he saw minding his own business: “How much will you pay for

A Judge said to a Convicted Assassin: “Prisoner at the bar, have you anything to say why the death-sentence should

Two Frogs in the belly of a snake were considering their altered circumstances. “This is pretty hard luck,” said one.

A stag, where stags abounded, Fell sick and was surrounded Forthwith by comrades kind, All pressing to assist, Or see,

From the hounds the swift Deer sped away, To his cave, where in past times he lay Well concealed; unaware

Going shares with the Snakes, Porcupine Said–“the best of the bargain is mine:” Nor would he back down, When the

Though the Lion in love let them draw All his teeth, and pare down every claw, He’d no bride for

A Dwarf one day met a Giant. “Let me come with you,” said he. “Very well,” said the Giant. When

A Partridge lived in a corn-field. “Mother,” said one of her Chicks, “we must run away from this field; for

In pity he brought the poor Snake To be warmed at his fire. A mistake! For the ungrateful thing Wife

Contemporary with a sparrow tame There lived a cat; from tenderest age, Of both, the basket and the cage Had

“O Jupiter, whose fruitful brain, By odd obstetrics freed from pain, Bore Pallas, erst my mortal foe, Pray listen to

A Big Nation having a quarrel with a Little Nation, resolved to terrify its antagonist by a grand naval demonstration

A Beautiful Old Man, meeting a Sunday-school Pupil, laid his hand tenderly upon the lad’s head, saying: “Listen, my son,

One day the Lion and Tiger fell out. The other beasts stood at a distance, in affright, to see the

A busy little Beaver had been working for months, arranging his house, by the river side. “Why do you take

A great Dog caught a small but thievish Rat. “O, sir!” said the Rat, “pray let me go. Next year

The Fir-tree looked down on the Bramble. “Poor thing, only able to scramble About on the ground.” Just then an

“Get up! let us flee from the Foe,” Said the Man: but the Ass said, “Why so?” “Will they double

Look where we will throughout creation, We look in vain for moderation. The grain, best gift of Ceres fair, Green

A Judge who had for years looked in vain for an opportunity for infamous distinction, but whom no litigant thought

The Cashier of a bank having defaulted was asked by the Directors what he had done with the money taken.