Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 56
nd perished. It was all owing tothe Bodhisatta that they escaped death. Alarmed at sound of fallen fruit, A hare once ran away ;The other beasts all followed suit, Moved by that hares dismay. The Timid Hare 35 They hastened not to view the scene, But lent a willing earTo idle gossip, and were clean… … SAINT GERASIMUS AND THE LION (From the Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts.)By ABBIE FARWELL BROWN. NE fine morning Saint Ger- asimus was walking briskly along the bank of the River Jordan. By his side plodded a little donkey bearing on his back an earthen jar; for they had been down to the river…
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