Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-06
-Four Funny Fables.
Translated from the Persian Zambri, the
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A cat, waking out Of a sound Sleep.
saw a mouse sitting%iust out of reach,
observing her. Perceiving thatsat the
| slightest movement of hers the mouse
would recollect an engagement, she
put on a look Of extreme, amiability,
and said: .,,:.. -. - s, - :.
ooh, it's you, is it! Do YOU know I
thought, at first, you were a friendly
great rat; and I am SO afraid Of rats! !
[ feel so much relieved-you don't
know. Of course you have heard that
I am a great friend to the dear little
mice.'' 9-.,, -at :" sai.' ST
eyes," was the answer, 81 have
heard that you love us indiferently
well, and my mission here was to bless
you while you slept. But as you will
want to 60 and get your breakfast, I
won't bore you. Fine morning-iisn't t
it? AW rev0ir. -,
This fable teaches that it is usual
| ly safe to avoid one who pretends to be
a friend without having any reason
to be. It wasn't safe in this instance,
however, for the cat went after that
rodent and got away with him. % 2.
II.
A hippopotamus, meeting an open
alligator, said to him: II = - '"+s'
"My forked friend, you may as well
collapse. You are not sufficiently
comprehensive to embrace me. I am
myself no tyro at smiling, when in
the humor." ,5s ,-..
81 really had no expectation of tax.
ing you in" replied the other. 81
have habit Of extending my hospital
|ity impartially to all, and about Seven
feet WIDE" s@ -
"You remind. me-. said the hippo
potamus, "of a certain zebra, who was
not vicious at all; he merely kicked
the breath out of everything that pas
sed behind him, but did not induce
things to pass behind hinl.'' ! ;2g< :.
cit is quite immaterial what Pre-
mind you of" was the replygn1a.1o 10
The lesson impaired by this fable is
avery beautiful one. ,iis., ;stfr-aalao III
III. 81. J. IDft zaIE A
A sheep makingra long journey
found the heat of his fleece very I'M
comfortable, and, seeing a flock Of
other sheep in fold, evidently wait
ing for some one, leaped over and join
ed them, in the hope of being shorn.
Perceiving the shepherd approaching,
and the other sheep huddling into a
remote corner of the fold, he shoulr
dered his way forward, and, going up
to the shepherd, said: -. -.
"Did you ever see such lot Of fools !?
It's lucky [ came along to set them an
example of docility. Seeing me oper-
ated upon, they'll be glad to offer
themselves" .,. .,.5a a-.f
,"Perhaps so,'' replied the shepherd,
laying hold Of the animals horns,
"but [ never kill more than one sheep
at a time, Mutton won't keep in hot
weather."
The chops tasted excellently well
with tomato sauce. " u
The moral of this fable isn't what
you think it is. tits this: The chops
OF another mans mutton are always
nice eating.
".
Two travellers between Teheran and
Bagdad met half way up the vertical
face of a rock, on path only a cubit
it width. AS both were in a hurry
and etiquette would allow neither to
set his foot upon the other even if dig
nifty had permitted prostration, they
maintained for some time stationery
condition. After some reflection they
both decided to Jump around the 9TH
er; but, as etiquette did not warrant
conversation with stranger, neither
made known bis intention. The con-
sequence was they both met, with con-
siderable emphasis, about four feet
from the edge of the path, and went
through flight of soaring eagles, a
mile out of their ways ra-
#This is infamous! The learned Parsee ap-
pears to wholly ignore the distinction between
fable and simple lie Translator. .........