The little child's fable book, arranged in words of 1, 2, and 3 syllables. (Taken from The ladder to learning).1868 |
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Ladder. - SWAIN Page 9 . La CHILD PRO T. : A CH AN , K. THE WOLF AND THE LAMB . THE FOX WHO HAD LOST HIS TAIL .
Ladder. - SWAIN Page 9 . La CHILD PRO T. : A CH AN , K. THE WOLF AND THE LAMB . THE FOX WHO HAD LOST HIS TAIL .
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... Lost his Tail , 12 The Horse and the Ass , 28 The Wolves and the Sheep , . The Wolf in Sheep's Clothes , 15 The Fox and the Boar , 31 . 16 The Fox and the Wolf , 32 The Fox and the Stork , The Horse and the Bear , The Horse and the Stag ...
... Lost his Tail , 12 The Horse and the Ass , 28 The Wolves and the Sheep , . The Wolf in Sheep's Clothes , 15 The Fox and the Boar , 31 . 16 The Fox and the Wolf , 32 The Fox and the Stork , The Horse and the Bear , The Horse and the Stag ...
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... Lost his Tail , 13 The Ass in the Lion's Skin , 77 The Horse and the Stag , 21 The Ass and the Little Dog , 85 The Horse and the Ass , 29 The Proud Jackdaw , 94 The Foolish Stag , 38 The Trusty Dog , . ΙΟΙ The Lion and the Mouse , 45 ...
... Lost his Tail , 13 The Ass in the Lion's Skin , 77 The Horse and the Stag , 21 The Ass and the Little Dog , 85 The Horse and the Ass , 29 The Proud Jackdaw , 94 The Foolish Stag , 38 The Trusty Dog , . ΙΟΙ The Lion and the Mouse , 45 ...
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... lost what you say you have : and as to you , good Sir Fox , I must be so free as to tell you , that I make no doubt but you stole the goods which are laid to your charge ; and so good - bye to you both . ' MORAL . No wise man will pay ...
... lost what you say you have : and as to you , good Sir Fox , I must be so free as to tell you , that I make no doubt but you stole the goods which are laid to your charge ; and so good - bye to you both . ' MORAL . No wise man will pay ...
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... and know more than we do what is for our good ; for if we do not mind them , but make light of what they say , we shall be sure to smart for it . FABLE VI . THE FOX WHO HAD LOST HIS TAIL THE LITTLE CHILD'S FABLE BOOK . II.
... and know more than we do what is for our good ; for if we do not mind them , but make light of what they say , we shall be sure to smart for it . FABLE VI . THE FOX WHO HAD LOST HIS TAIL THE LITTLE CHILD'S FABLE BOOK . II.
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Æsop Bear beast bird Boar Bull cloth Cock coloured CONSISTING OF WORDS creature cried Crow dear Eagle eyes FABLE BOOK fable shows FABLE VII FABLE XI FABLE XIX FABLE XVIII FABLE XXI Farmer fast Fcap fell fighting flew fool forest Frog gilt edges glad Goat Goose harm head heard heart honest Horse ill-luck Jester laughed legs load look master Mastiff meal MORAL Mouse Mule neck neighbours nimble NOBLE LION once oxen pack of hounds pains poor Ass poor Lamb Post 8vo pray pride proud Reynard shame Sheep silly skin sly Fox soon speak stood Stork Story Super-royal 16mo SWAIN SYLLABLES tail tell thief thing THOMAS HOOD thought told took tree trick vile VIPER WEASEL Wolf Wolves WORDS NOT EXCEEDING wretch young Fox young Lion young rogue
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Page 67 - When the young ones told ihor mother this, " Now, my Hale dears," said she, "we must be gone indeed, for when a man takes it in hand to do his own work himself, you may depend upon it that it will be done.