o

BABY~ _ OWN·

~ fE~OP

'BEING'THE: FABlES'CONOENSEO'IN'RHYMf . WITH' PoRTABLE' MORALS· .. ~~~r . PICToRlALL y. POINTED ~) By

'WALT€R: CRAN€

1~"'~'II;o!~II: 0 R this rhymEd vsrsicn ~:J/'JJ:riI' of thE Fo.blES I h.o.vt .

~~~~~jl1"o th.~nk my u>.l'!Y ftiLnd and mMt£.f Wj.LINTON, who kil'1.dY· plo.<.td Th( MS. at 11:_Y di.>ro5~1. I ho.YE a.~ 0- lou<.k ~.o'( and thut) buJ t'~£ c.nd.it of this PMt of th.E bock

5hll kloVlg'5 +0 h; YI'1. . .

~QI!!..r' 0~nt.

Pnc-e

9· The Fox and tlte Grapes.

10. The Cock awl the Pearl.-

The Wolf allfi the Lamb.

I r. Tlte TlVziid ""d tite SZt1t.. 12. I(iJlg Log and ICing Stork. 13· Tlte Frightmed Lion.

'4· The ilioltse aud the Liolt.-

Tile 1I1larried Moltse.

15· Hercules and tlte Waggoner. 16. TIle Lazy 1-Ioltsemalds.

17· The Suake a/u! the File.The Fox altd ti,e Croio. 18. The Dog in tIle 1IIlauger.The Frog alld the Bu!1. 19· The Fox ami the Crane.

20. Horse aud Mau.-TIIC Ass aud the Enemy.

The Fox alUi the Mosquitoes. -Tlte Fox aud the Liolt.

TI,e flit,'er and his Goltl.The Go!de" Eggs.

2 3· TI,e flllait tl,at pleased Nom. Tl,e Oak altd the Reds.-

The Fir and the Bramble.

TI,e Trees awi tlte Woodman. The Hart a1fd tlte Ville.

The j);f'an altd Snake.

The Fox altd the j);f'ask.

Tl,e Ass ilt Ihe Lion's Skin. Tile Lion altd the Statue. The Boaster.

The Vaiu Jackdaw.

33· Tlte Peacock's COIllplaint.

"os»

34. TIle Two Crabs. 35· BrotllCY' altd Sister.

36. The Fox ".'it/tOtti a 'Tail. 37· TheDogm,dthSltadow.

38. Tlte Crow "'Id tlte Pitclter.- .

The Eagle alld tlte Crow. 39· TI,e B!illd Doe.

40. Tlte Geese alld tlte Cranes, 4 I. TI,e Trumpeter takm

Prisoner.

42. Tlte 1I1lait alld tlte Satyr.

43· The Cock, tile Ass, aud tl,e Liolt.

44· Tlte Stag ill the Ox-sta!l.Tlte Deer alld the Lion. 45· The Lion iu Love.

46. TI,e Cat mid VeJlus.Tlte Mice i" COlmcil. 47· Tlte Cat "'Id the Fox.The Hetl awi the Fox.

48. The H""ealldtlte T01'toise.The Har«: and the Frogs. 49· Tlte Porctlji,ite alld the Sltakes.-Tlte Bear and tl,e Bees.

50. Tlte BUlldle 0/ Sticks.

51. Tlte Fa17l1C1~S Treasure.

52. Tile Fishel'll,all and the

Little Fish.

53· Fortenc aud tIle Boy.

54-Tile Uugratiful Wolf. 55· Ti,e Horse aud tlte Ass. 56. The Ass and tlte Sick

Lion.

I~

~ M [=5 fox 0- longil9g'

= - - _ for' gl"o.p~h

H1- ]um:~):c, t;'ci-t r-h~ GI.>L1Jch srilJ

- ~Co.r35. _

50 h~\..=g~f:";' =o.woy SOlAr'; A\'\d,'t~-:;:_5C\i d. . 10 iGi.s hour' D~cJQJ:l:_s..':.ih.a.-t ~u: 's 110 testE for g'ror~5.

9

.f"1r\HE WIND and Tht Sun ~ a. b~t-: n ~h.t. wa..yta.r£T"S' cloak ",A',ic.k sh.ould. ~t;t-:

Bltwtl-u Wind. _th.t cloak c.lu.",-g:

ShOY\.i ik~ Su.n ... ~h.f c.!oa..k rllA.~i 5kow~d. th£ 5CA.1'I. h.a..d th.t:. but- of ir yr.!".

'ONE °MAyoI3EoTOooAMBiTlOUS'

'THJ:;'CiODj" HElP'THosE WIiO'l-j EL.P'THEM SELVEy IS

~ '"~ ~~-~. ~~

~wo M<:'Iids killrdfut.

"';-1f'~ Rooslt.r WhO~i Warnin2:

AwQI<£. thf.m f 00 $OOT} t:.v£ry morning,

But :sm~1I W1."fl tI1t;r ~ains> ~or 1h{'lr M istnss 1'ook po.ins ~To l'ou,st. thuY\ hVJ11f .withol.4i-" wan'tint

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· DON'T' I3E SE.LfI51i·

in vai n .

'THERE'ARE' GAMES'THAT' Tw'.O· (AN pLAY' AT'

'9

· FAI'iIILIAR.ITY· D£STrWY5'FEA~' \

USE' ALONE.' C.IVE.S· VALUE' ,

:~REED'OVE~EACHES

YOU 'CANNOT HOPE' To' PLE fo6E' ALl.: ··OON'T-TRY·

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H(~Fir~t,~iookd down

. Gt11hl Bralnbli..

PoOr' 'th~r:t& 00' ';61£ i-o 5c.ramhlr

.. Ab.~~ on'1ht gtov.~d .~~ , _ 1 LAs'T-'t~h_ .~~ &X~. 5 o~d

Ma.df: 'th£ nr wish h,mSE.lr .

G~ 0...8,.,,\)1, ~iL

rTFlE: -TREES .~. THe 'WOOOMAN:~ ~ HE: I RE:ES ask or Man wha't he la;:ks; 'OnE bit', ji.{s't'to h3..hdlE ~ ~t',

All h~ QSks _ wz.!1 (.)n.d good: . B u'r ht c,1"A.'ts dowh 'rh~ wood, '..50 wdl dOl:shE. h.andl~ his

,. CIVEoME AI" IN<'Ho&o,'LL'TAKEOAN

~N 0. StatUI: - kin~Lion

~ dLThron(.o1,

5howin~ COh9u£"fOr Mun r-

" Lion {rowmd

If 0. bion ,you knovv, HAd b>.w sculp'tor "

Lion yo.:rnpo.r\t, '().nd ..

IN 't'h~ hOU5f)n'th~ mAl'ktt, 'I1,t I IEv£ywhm h~ was b0C.5't;n~ hi~ fl.ifs;

'1i 110m. said, with. z- snar,

(;6 .

lLtr us 5U * dam h~n !

B H\lftE Gbth~l';~ H2l.<k "lnah hM fowls t )11 b~ tnViLd of bits .!Ir of owls:

lBut 'th~ pfb..(ocks' prou.d f.ytS 5Z\w 'throu~ h~s dis'6uisf., ' ~nd Jo.<.k fltd th~ ~~5tmb1y ~:::::::=~i<ll.iid..~

. of fowls.

'OoRROWEI> • PLUMES' ·ARl:.~SOON'· CI,sCOVE.RflD·

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f"W'WIN childTw:1h~ Girl,

~I~(' sh£_ WaS l:llc.i n ;

Thr B)'Oth~r we.) hc.ndsolN &. vain;

<c Let him GY3t(, ~f his looks:)

Fothfr said;'~nind your 6oob~ Thi btsr bnlu'!Y is bn·d in Tht 6rdi~: .

rox WiThOUT-alai

.._

o Pox, IT)inuSlail in .a My Jrimd~!hf.r~'s a luc.~ IT)isha.~; ~iv'£ your 'tails a short 1fC.S~.

- Bu't 'thE fOXES wu« Ttl' <l,E<.5E.} .

And noxt followl.d 'thE fashion ~ 1T1ap.

! YET' SOM E' FAs H IONS' HAVE.' NO I3ETrER. R.E"'~oN ,

THCCRoW-&THf 'PITCHER~ ~rW ihE c.4nning old.

Crow <g,oi' his drink

Whm'twds low in rh[

p;'tchu, jus'!' think!

Don'r5.,-rhat-hr 5pill~d it! '.A/iih r~bb 1t5 h~ fdltd it}

1111 thr W3tLr ros~ up 1'0

L._~ ~_~ _ _' ih~ bTink.

flfwoff with a. la:mb;

Crow thou.'6h't' 'to lift- o.n 0101 TG\TY),

In his u="'bl i!>h con:c.tit, .

Tht wool t-"'n~Jtd .hi5 f~tt;-

.A nd 'th[ .5htl:>h. ... ,..01 I a.id hold of'ih! .sham.

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cauikr in -ril'nc)..t".

: BEWARE·

o

: HOT'ANO'COLO:

WH E.N to werm his cold fingm man blrw

And 0<63in,6ul' 'to cool "thE ho't SI'EW; ,

Simplf.Saiyr. L1I1USf.d

To hlons wa.ys, {dt-- confLAs~J, Whm Th~ sarru mou+h 61!w hot &> cold too!

IHIOll!©dKl the. [lion in lovf. 1E.t-

il. . ih~m draw

/1'\\11 his J~~th, and r2l.rL down =»

IHI/ol no GTidl: for h~s po.ins,d or rh~y 6~o.t out his G,o.ins lEn hf. 5f.t on his lnaid~n

"21. Counc.ilof IMlicL ~V!;ry IMlou5i Co,mE out

prompt with 2\dvja

A\ nd 21. GLI1 on Cot; thTO.;f Would hll.\IL mil a round 'lot IHlo.d 'tht Gtll-h2>h.~H not '

ban, $0 rt i c t, ;

COMfd hu "'"rd;o drsu:nd 5b TLrlitd."lMlost d~o.y fritnd !

I fttl mort. s acu rz, on rnl rnrc.h " 'BEWARE' OF' INTERESTED' fR.IENOSHIPS:

, TR.U5T·To·SKILL· RATHIOR:THAN'\N,T:

47

111M U!Dl l'rllo.l'£s_,j.om thE. tn~mr.f.t,;n~ ",:,ind.'

WiLd oS sWift as thr. frar "' Thur mmd; Till in fT,tt iTom th.m {EM, _ !fTOm. 'l"h.~ ~u_n 5~dcgts ruar, lLU>.p, net f'ro~s 11Jt t+wr tUI"Or 6Lhind_

, OUR' ,,,_______,,,-,,

nrlHIJE. 0 ® IrA~· ~ T!HI It . B IE['~:

~ 1Jf§' IHllEll~ homy Jl'11 haM, wh~n U

. S rl~3..5i'

". who ceras 0)- 5uch 5mall thin9-_s 3.5'

~ ?.»)

, Said Th~@>l.a.r; Gut th~ 5t; ngs u.s ,

©>j th~Si =: sma.l] Thit1~ ,

ILtJr him n'1t VHJ n-ll.Ach at h,s f.C>.5L THE' WEAKE5T"'UNITED' MAY. Bt:' STRON<;'TO'AVENae: 49

\)! Ii o his Sons, vvho fdl ou~ fath~r

/'11 1~'6 , sl"ak[:

. This BLlndl£ 01 Stic.ks you co.n.'t,

, ,break;

Yah th.'m s!n~ly ,with [6.5[., ICvV".;""":'';'

You me:>' 6T.!~ak as you. rl~a.s,; 50, dissl'.nsion your 5tr(n1h will un ,,,,,k[, . STR.ENC,TH'IS·IN'UNrTY;

so

JG dtEPlY) ny Sons! rhTOU§ k

'''''ii'"" :'thIS {irl:f !

ThuL5 e: H~o5UTG- hf- di~d: ~nT£v£c..I.Ed

Th£ spot whHl'tW2>.S laid, Th:y dl.(g; es h!. bad£.;

And rh!. T,.~a5UT[ was found i.l' tit!. yidd.

:l'TIHl['·<60(.rK·1flKIlE.·A~5>" &·uIHI[; IL!!@IM ~ IT IHiE Ass <zav~ c. hon'iGk bT<'\.Y,

~ # tCoch: cfow~d; Lion 5co.mp~nd o.w~; As~ j ud&~d h,_ W~\5 sco.:rd

_ ®ly fhE Gray, and 50 do.r,u'/

lfo IJU1·SW.; [Lion 2\tL him lhry .5~.

, Do N'T·TAKE.·ALCTHE· CREDIT·To·YoUR.SELF,

: lrlHI t 0 A\5>S e~1NJ [Q) eT IHlrE Q IL A [pl : [Q) @ ~ : ';",lillJl @\W Mo.sl'c:r tbt I iti/t lOlo% p~rs r4 1m Thinks ih~ lAss ; ~ with jt,aloLAsy fT~ts, 5>0 h,_ c.I i mbs Mo..sfEf' 5 knas J IHlopins5 do~-likL to pltoM}

And a. drub'i5in% is 0.11 That h.[ «,tts.

;-U-\H\ IE 0 \HI [~IDlSJIM\~ IN.I S°,¥,@W'Si ts I~II\D) vowLd To »ov.;:,so rnii,h.t r;:;~ Frind his hud, ~ his h~.d drJ.E

C f . . hL su.

~OOI1 ,0 lIOns th<. hny:

- :J " 1-

lrh~n IWd.S _ <b.ILt rn s, a..way}

And e, 1,oo.t of rh.~ bd- to-.Ia.. tor ,

: HOW·OF'"'fE.N· WOU1..o· WE." ME.N.D "OUR" WISHEJ.! f!.1:·

C;RUDCc.E· NOT·HEL.P:

i1rIHE.·,A;»S; ~oTIHIE °Sllq~·lu©rMg C~#\lf1nr ILion ,-p>:,.haps with tht ~ou ~~rt his Cc,.YL ~whEif,io solVl <l1y doubt,

Many visitors <60:

, ffi>ut Th~ Ass> h£ said" lNJo ~ >

. Th£y 'b0 in ,blAt II V.£ Sl:''i:n rtorn, Comt out. ,'=_-"'<7-°-0

. . REASON' FR.OM· RESULTS·

(CONTENTS P A.GE ).

ERRATA AND ADDENDA.

Page {2.-For " 77,e l11a1' alld tl,e Satyr," read (fot and Cold. Pas" ,B.-For" The COc/,," &c., read iVeither Beast nor Bini.

p, Pi. "Tl. P·!. " • d I Cock, Ass, all{l Lion.

age 52.- or ie 'IS ierman, C9"C., rea I. The Ass alld the Lap Dog.

Page 54.-Arld Fisher",a1t, alUi Fish. Page 55.-Add TlbC /ferdsJ/lall'S Votos.

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THE ~ ®~~

,BAB¥~ PERA