angrily.

The Fox wasted no time in talking. He quickly piled all the game
into one great heap. From this he took a very small portion for
himself, such undesirable bits as the horns and hoofs of a
mountain goat, and the end of an ox tail.

The Lion now recovered his good humor entirely.

"Who taught you to divide so fairly?" he asked pleasantly.

"I learned a lesson from the Ass," replied the Fox, carefully
edging away.

_Learn from the misfortunes of others._

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THE LION'S SHARE

A long time ago, the Lion, the Fox, the Jackal, and the Wolf
agreed to go hunting together, sharing with each other whatever
they found.

One day the Wolf ran down a Stag and immediately called his
comrades to divide the spoil.

Without being asked, the Lion placed himself at the head of the
feast to do the carving, and, with a great show of fairness,
began to count the guests.

"One," he said, counting on his claws, "that is myself the Lion.
Two, that's the Wolf, three, is the Jackal, and the Fox makes
four."

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He then very carefully divided the Stag into four equal parts.

"I am King Lion," he said, when he had finished, "so of course I
get the first part. This next part falls to me because I am the
strongest; and _this_ is mine because I am the bravest."

He now began to glare at the others very savagely. "If any of you
have any claim to the part that is left," he growled, stretching
his claws meaningly, "now is the time to speak up."

_Might makes right._

THE MOLE AND HIS MOTHER

A little Mole once said to his Mother:

"Why, Mother, you said I was blind! But I am sure I can see!"

Mother Mole saw she would have to get such conceit out of his
head. So she put a bit of frankincense before him and asked him
to tell what it was.

The little Mole peered at it.

"Why, that's a pebble!"

"Well, my son, that proves you've lost your sense of smell as
well as being blind."

_Boast of one thing and you will be found lacking in that and a
few other things as well._

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THE NORTH WIND AND THE SUN

The North Wind and the Sun had a quarrel about which of them was
the stronger. While they were disputing with much heat and
bluster, a Traveler passed along the road wrapped in a cloak.

"Let us agree," said the Sun, "that he is the stronger who can
strip that Traveler of his cloak."

"Very well," growled the North Wind, and at once sent a cold,
ho