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The Monkey thought he was referring to some high official or

other, and replied, "Oh, yes, he's a very old friend of mine." At

that, detecting his hypocrisy, the Dolphin was so disgusted that

he dived below the surface, and the unfortunate Monkey was

quickly drowned.

THE CROW AND THE SNAKE

A hungry Crow spied a Snake lying asleep in a sunny spot, and,

picking it up in his claws, he was carrying it off to a place

where he could make a meal of it without being disturbed, when

the Snake reared its head and bit him. It was a poisonous Snake,

and the bite was fatal, and the dying Crow said, "What a cruel

fate is mine! I thought I had made a lucky find, and it has cost

me my life!"

THE DOGS AND THE FOX

Some Dogs once found a lion's skin, and were worrying it with

their teeth. Just then a Fox came by, and said, "You think

yourselves very brave, no doubt; but if that were a live lion

you'd find his claws a good deal sharper than your teeth."

THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE HAWK