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Title: Rock A Bye Library: A Book of Fables
Amusement for Good Little Children

Author: Unknown

Other: S. A. Chandler

Release Date: September 8, 2007 [EBook #22539]

Language: English

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ROCK A BYE LIBRARY.

A BOOK OF FABLES

AMUSEMENT FOR GOOD LITTLE CHILDREN.

TAGGARD & THOMPSON, 29 CORNHILL, BOSTON.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by S. A.
CHANDLER, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Mass.

[Illustration: Rock A Bye Library.]

[Illustration: A BOOK OF FABLES.]

THE FOX AND THE COCK.

A Fox, one day, saw a Cock on the roof of a barn. "Come to me, my dear
Master Cock," said he; "I have always heard you are such a clever
fellow; and I want to ask you a riddle." Glad to hear himself praised,
the foolish Cock came down, and the Fox caught him, and ate him in a
moment.

The praise of the wicked is always dangerous.

[Illustration]

THE GIANT AND THE DWARF.

A Dwarf one day met a Giant. "Let me come with you," said he.

"Very well," said the Giant.

When they met robbers, the Giant beat them with his club; but the
Dwarf got beaten. At last he began to cry; but the Giant said, "My
little man, if you are not strong you must not go out to battle with a
Giant."

We must not set ourselves up as equal to people who are greater and
wiser than we.

[Illustration]

THE PARTRIDGE AND HER YOUNG.

A Partridge lived in a corn-field. "Mother," said one of her Chicks,
"we must run away from this field; for I heard the owner say 'I will
ask my neighbors to mow that field to-morrow.'" The Partridge said
"Never mind."--"But," said another Chick, "I since heard him say 'I
will mow the field myself.'"--"Then," said the Partridge, "we must
indeed run away; for this man is going to do his own work."