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THE TRAVELLER AND HIS DOG

A Traveller was about to start on a journey, and said to his Dog,

who was stretching himself by the door, "Come, what are you

yawning for? Hurry up and get ready: I mean you to go with me."

But the Dog merely wagged his tail and said quietly, "I'm ready,

master: it's you I'm waiting for."

THE SHIPWRECKED MAN AND THE SEA

A Shipwrecked Man cast up on the beach fell asleep after his

struggle with the waves. When he woke up, he bitterly reproached

the Sea for its treachery in enticing men with its smooth and

smiling surface, and then, when they were well embarked, turning

in fury upon them and sending both ship and sailors to

destruction. The Sea arose in the form of a woman, and replied,

"Lay not the blame on me, O sailor, but on the Winds. By nature I

am as calm and safe as the land itself: but the Winds fall upon

me with their gusts and gales, and lash me into a fury that is

not natural to me."

THE WILD BOAR AND THE FOX