Aesop's fables : a new version, chiefly from original sources (1882)
R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor. prt, Murray, John, Aesop, James, Thomas, 1809-1863, Tenniel, John, Sir, 1820-1914, Wolf, Joseph, 1820-1899, Whymper, Josiah Wood, 1813-1903 · London : John Murray · leaf 143
might cure him of his trick, on his next journey to thecoast freighted the beast with a load of sponges. Whenthey arrived at the same stream as before, the Ass was athis old tricks again, and rolled himself into the water; butthe sponges becoming thoroughly wet, he found to his cost,as he proceeded… … ^SOPS FABLES. 121 feet! While he was thus criticising, after his own fancies,the form which Nature had given him, the huntsman andhounds drew that way. The feet with which he had foundso much fault, soon carried him out of the reach of hispursuers; but the horns, of which he was so vain,…
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