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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 58

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I! Fable 50.THE TRAVELLERS AND THE BEAR. Two friends were travelling on thesame road together, when they metwith a Bear. The one in great fear,without a thought of his companion,climbed up into a tree, and hid himself.The other seeing that he had no chance,single-handed, against the Bear, hadL… … /^f^ S^r^^!!^,V > <i:^!^^; V: ,^^.^J^^;J^^^^ D 2 36 iESOPs FABLES. he had heard that the Bear will never touch a dead bodv.As he thus lay, the Bear came up to his head, muzzling andsnuffing at his nose and ears, and heart, but the man immov-ably held his breath, and the beast supposing him to…

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