several times drew the husbandmen in an adjoining field
from their work; who, finding themselves deluded, resolved for
the future to take no notice of his alarm. Soon after the Wolf
came indeed. The boy cried out in earnest; but no heed being
given to his cries, the sheep were devoured by the Wolf.

MORAL.

The notorious liar, besides the sin of the thing, will not be
believed when, by chance, he tells the truth.

FABLE XL.

THE FAWN AND HER MOTHER.

A HIND was one day stamping with her foot, and bellowing so
loudly that the whole herd quaked for fear, when one of her
little Fawns, coming up to her, said, "Mother, what is the reason
that you, who are so strong and bold at all other times, if you
do but hear the cry of the hounds, are so afraid of them?" "What
you say is true," replied the Hind; "though I know not how to
account for it. I am, indeed, vigorous and strong enough, and
often resolve that nothing shall ever dismay my courage; but,
alas! I no sooner hear the voice of a hound than all my spirits
fail me, and I cannot help making off as fast as my legs can
carry me."

MORAL.

When we have done all, Nature will remain what she was. There is
no arguing a coward into courage.

[Illustration: THE FAWN AND HER MOTHER.]

FABLE XLI.

THE TORTOISE AND THE EAGLE.

The Tortoise, weary of his condition, by which he was confined to
creep upon the ground, and being ambitious to have a prospect,
and look about him, gave out that, if any bird would take him up
into the air, and show him the world, he would reward him with
the discovery of many precious stones, which he knew were hidden
in a certain part of the earth.

The Eagle undertook to do as he desired, and, when he had
performed his commission, demanded the reward. But, finding the
Tortoise could not make good his words, he stuck his talons into
the softer parts of his body, and made him a sacrifice to his
revenge.

MORAL.

He that, to secure an advantage, deceives his friend by an
untruth, will surely suffer for it when he is detected.

FABLE XLII.

THE BROTHER AND SISTER.

A CERTAIN Man had two children, a Son and a Daughter--the Boy
handsome enough, the Girl not quite so comely. They were both
very young, and happened one day to be playing near the
looking-glass, which stood on their mother's toilet. The Boy,
pleased with the novelty of the thing, viewed himself for some
time, and in a wanton, roguish manner ob