HAVE A FALL 156

THE KID AND THE TIGER 160

THE STAG, THE CROW, AND THE JACKAL 166

THE MONKEY AND THE CROWS 170

THE SWAN AND THE PADDY-BIRD 173

WHAT IS A MAN? 176

THE WOUND AND THE SCAR 182

THE CAT AND THE PARROT 186

NOTES 195

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List of Illustrations

"A CROW IS A CROW FOR EVER" _Frontispiece_

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TITLE-PAGE v

PREFACE: Headpiece vii

CONTENTS: Headpiece ix
" Tailpiece xi

THE TALKING THRUSH:
Initial 1

THE RABBIT AND THE MONKEY:
Initial 8
Man with Bamboo Pole 9
"Sit in front of that Man" 11
Tailpiece 15

THE SPARROW'S REVENGE:
"Up jumped the Boy, and out he ran" 19

THE JUDGMENT OF THE JACKAL:
Initial 21
"The Merchant was much dismayed" 22
"And away they went" 23

HOW THE MOUSE GOT INTO HIS HOLE:
Initial 25

KING SOLOMON AND THE OWL:
Initial 30
Tailpiece 32

THE CAMEL'S NECK:
Headpiece 33

THE QUAIL AND THE FOWLER:
Headpiece 36
Tailpiece 38

THE KING OF THE KITES:
Initial 39
"The Frog turned up his flat nose" 41

THE JACKAL AND THE CAMEL:
Tailpiece 46

THE WISE OLD SHEPHERD:
Initial 47
The Fifth Shepherd 51
Tailpiece 52

BEWARE OF BAD COMPANY:
Initial 53

THE CAT AND THE SPARROWS:
Initial 61
"Just at that moment up came a Cat" 63
Tailpiece 64

THE FOOLISH FISH