d there was no doing
without the Belly, and that, idle and insignificant as he seemed, he
contributed as much to the maintenance and welfare of all the other
parts as they did to his.

THE SATYR AND THE TRAVELER

A Satyr, as he was ranging the forest in an exceeding cold, snowy
season, met with a Traveler half-starved with the extremity of the
weather. He took compassion on him, and kindly invited him home to a
warm, comfortable cave he had in the hollow of a rock. As soon as they
had entered and sat down, notwithstanding there was a good fire in the
place, the chilly Traveler could not forbear blowing his fingers' ends.
Upon the Satyr's asking why he did so, he answered, that he did it to
warm his hands. The honest sylvan having seen little of the world,
admired a man who was master of so valuable a quality as that of
blowing heat, and therefore was resolved to entertain him in the best
manner he could. He spread the table before him with dried fruits of
several sorts; and produced a remnant of cold wine, which as the rigor
of the season made very proper, he mulled with some warm spices, infused
over the fire, and presented to his shivering guest. But this the
Traveler thought fit to blow likewise; and upon the Satyr's demanding a
reason why he blowed again, he replied, to cool his dish. This second
answer provoked the Satyr's indignation as much as the first had kindled
his surprise: so, taking the man by the shoulder, he thrust him out of
doors, saying he would have nothing to do with a wretch who had so vile
a quality as to blow hot and cold with the same mouth.

THE LION AND THE OTHER BEASTS

The Lion and several other beasts entered into an alliance, offensive
and defensive, and were to live very sociably together in the forest.
One day, having made a sort of an excursion by way of hunting, they took
a very fine, large, fat deer, which was divided into four parts; there
happening to be then present his Majesty the Lion, and only three
others. After the division was made, and the parts were set out, his
Majesty, advancing forward some steps and pointing to one of the shares,
was pleased to declare himself after the following manner:-- "This I
seize and take possession of as my right, which devolves to me, as I am
descended by a true, lineal, hereditary succession from the royal family
of Lion. That [pointing to the second] I claim by, I think, no
unreasonable demand; considering that all the engagements you