Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks

<h2><SPAN name="f7" id="f7"></SPAN><i>The Raven And The Fox.</i></h2> <ANTIMG src="images/7,1.jpg" alt="7,1"><br/> <br/> Mr. Raven was perched upon a limb,<br/> And Reynard the Fox looked up at him;<br/> For the Raven held in his great big beak<br/> A morsel the Fox would go far to seek.<br/> <ANTIMG src="images/7,2.jpg" alt="You are a handsome bird."><br/> Said the Fox, in admiring tones: "My word!<br/> Sir Raven, you <i>are</i> a handsome bird.<br/> Such feathers! If you would only <i>sing,</i><br/> The birds of these woods would call you King."<br/> <br/> The Raven, who did not see the joke,<br/> Forgot that his voice was just a croak.<br/> He opened his beak, in his foolish pride--<br/> And down fell the morsel the Fox had spied.<br/> <ANTIMG src="images/7,3.jpg" alt="7,3"><br/> "Ha-ha!" said the Fox. "And now you see<br/> You should not listen to flattery.<br/> Vanity, Sir is a horrid vice--<br/> I'm sure the lesson is worth the price."<br/> <ANTIMG src="images/7,4.jpg" alt="7,4"> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <hr class="narrow"> &nbsp; <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />