his bed, and came away."

Which of all these children made the best use of his peach?

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THE CANARY-BIRD AND THE WASP.

"Why do people not use me as they use you?" said a Wasp to a Canary.
"They make you a cage to live in, and give you seed and water every
day; and often I see them bring you sugar, and fresh pieces of green
groundsel and chickweed. But when I come, they all try to drive me
away, and very often they even try to kill me; and yet I am handsome
and graceful to look at. The yellow color on my body is as bright as
yours, and my shape is very fine."

"That is quite true," answered the Canary; "but when men come to see
me I treat them to a merry song, while you attack them with your
sting."

As you treat others, others will treat you.

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"Why does no one play with me, while every one plays with you?" asked
a cross boy, one day, of his brother.

"Because I give up to my playfellows, and you beat and abuse them."

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THE QUARREL AMONG THE BEASTS.

One day the Lion and Tiger fell out. The other beasts stood at a
distance, in affright, to see the quarrel between the king of beasts
and the mighty Tiger. As for the Fox he got as far out of the way as
ever he could. But a poor foolish little Fawn, that was always
running away from its mother's side, said, "I will make them friends
again;" and wanted to run up to them.

"You had better stay where you are, my young friend," said Reynard.

But the little Fawn would not listen to this good advice. He trotted
up to the Lion, and wanted to whisper in his ear; but a blow, aimed by
the angry king of the beasts at the Tiger, struck the poor Fawn, and
in a moment he lay dead at the Lion's feet.

"I thought so," said the Fox, as he walked off to a still safer
distance. "Those who meddle in the quarrels of the unruly are sure to
come badly off."

This fable teaches us that we should keep away from the company of
those who love strife and fighting.

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THE DOG WITH HIS MASTER'S DINNER.

A Dog had been taught to carry his Master's dinner in a basket, every
day, to the place where he worked. He was an honest dog, and never
stole a single bit of it. But one day, as he came along, a great
number of thievish dogs were waiting for him. They fell upon him all
together, snatched the basket from him, and began to eat up the dinner
as fast