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The Lion stopped short�察 �then backed slowly and regarded the Gnat
with scorn。
;Why�察 �you tiny�察 �little�察 �mean�察 �insignificant creature you�察 �how DARE
you speak to ME�拭─�he raged。
;How dare I speak to you�拭─�repeated the Gnat quietly。 ;By the virtue
of RIGHT�察�which is always greater than MIGHT。 Why don't you keep to
your own part of the forest�拭�What right have you to be here�察 �disturbing
folks at this time of night�拭─�
By a mighty effort the Lion restrained his angerhe knew that to
obtain mastery over others one must be master over oneself。
;What RIGHT�拭─ �he repeated in dignified tones。 ;BECAUSE I'M
KING OF THE FOREST。 That's why。 I can do no wrong�察�for all the other
creatures of the forest are afraid of me。 I DO what I please�察�I SAY what I
please�察 �I EAT whom I please�察 �I GO where I pleasesimply because I'm
King of the Forest。;
;But who told you you were King�拭─�demanded the Gnat。 ;Just answer
me that� ─�
;Who told ME�拭─�roared the Lion。 ;Why�察�everyone acknowledges it
don't I tell you that everyone is afraid of me�拭─�
;Indeed� ─�cried the Gnat disdainfully。 ;Pray don't say ALL�察�for I'm not
afraid of you。 And further�察�I deny your right to be King。;
This was too much for the Lion。 He now worked himself into a perfect
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fury。
;YouyouYOU deny my right as King�拭─�
;I DO�察 �and�察 �what is more�察 �you shall never be King until you have
fought and conquered me。;
The Lion laughed a great lion laugh�察 �and a lion laugh cannot be
laughed at like a cat laugh�察�as everyone ought to know。
;Fightdid you say fight�拭─ �he asked。 ;Who ever heard of a lion
fighting a gnat�拭�Here�察�out of my way�察�you atom of nothing� �I'll blow you
to the other end of the world。;
But though the Lion puffed his cheeks until they were like great
bellows�察�and then blew with all his might�察�he could not disturb the little
Gnat's hold on the swaying grass´blade。
;You'll blow all your whiskers away if you are not careful�察─�he said�察�
with a laugh;but you won't move me。 And if you dare leave this spot
without fighting me�察�I'll tell all the beasts of the forest that you are afraid
of me�察�and they'll make ME King。;
;Ho�察 �ho� ─ �roared the Lion。 ;Very well�察 �since you will fight�察 �let it be
so。;
;You agree to the conditions�察 �then�拭 �The one who conquers shall be
King�拭─�
;Oh�察 �certainly�察─ �laughed the Lion�察 �for he expected an easy victory。
;Are you ready�拭─�
;Quite ready。;
;ThenGO� ─�roared the Lion。
And with that he sprang forward with open jaws�察 �thinking he could
easily swallow a million gnats。 But just as the great jaws were about to
close upon the blade of grass whereto the Gnat clung�察�what should happen
but that the Gnat suddenly spread his wings and nimbly flewwhere do
you think��right into one of the Lion's nostrils� �And there he began to
sting�察�sting�察�sting。 The Lion wondered�察�and thundered�察�and blunderedbut
the Gnat went on stinging�察�he foamed�察�and he moaned�察�and he groaned
still the Gnat went on stinging�察�he rubbed his head on the ground in agony�察�
he swirled his tail in furious passion�察�he roared�察�he spluttered�察�he sniffed�察�
he snuffedand still the Gnat went on stinging。
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;O my poor nose�察�my nose�察�my nose� ─�the Lion began to moan。 ;Come
down�察 �come DOWN�察 �come DOWN� �My nose�察 �my NOSE�察 �my NOSE�。 �
You're King of the Forest�察�you're King�察�you're Kingonly come down。 My
nose�察�my NOSE�察�my NOSE� ─�
So at last the Gnat flew out from the Lion's nostril and went back to
his waving grass´ blade�察�while the Lion slunk away into the depths of the
forest with his tail between his legsBEATEN�察�and by a tiny Gnat� �
;What a fine fellow am I�察 �to be sure� ─ �exclaimed the Gnat�察 �aa he
proudly plumed his wings。 ;I've beaten a liona LION� �Dear me�察�I ought
to have been King long ago�察�I'm so clever�察�so big�察�so strongOH� ─�
The Gnat's frightened cry was caused by finding himself entangled in
some silky sort of threads。 While gloating over his victory�察�the wind had
risen�察 �and his grass´blade had swayed violently to and fro unnoticed by
him。 A stronger gust than usual had bent the blade downward close to the
ground�察 �and then something caught it and held it fast and with it the
victorious Gnat。 Oh�察�the desperate struggles he made to get free� �Alas� �he
became more entangled than ever。 You can guess what it wasa spider's
web�察�hung out from the over´ hanging branch of a tree。 Thenflipperty´
flopperty�察 �flippertyflopperty�察 �flop�察 �flip�察 �flop down his stairs came
cunning Father Spider and quickly gobbled up the little Gnat for his
supper�察�and that was the end of him。
A strong Lionand what overcame him�拭�A GNAT。
A clever Gnatand what overcame him�拭�A SPIDER'S WEB� �He who
had beaten the strong lion had been overcome by the subtle snare of a
spider's thread。
ESPECIALLY FOR CLASSES II。 AND III。
THE CAT AND THE PARROT
Once there was a cat�察�and a parrot。 And they had agreed to ask each
other to dinner�察�turn and turn about�此�first the cat should ask the parrot�察�then
the parrot should invite the cat�察�and so on。 It was the cat's turn first。
Now the cat was very mean。 He provided nothing at all for dinner
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except a pint of milk�察�a little slice of fish�察�and a biscuit。 The parrot was too
polite to complain�察�but he did not have a very good time。
When it was his turn to invite the cat�察�he cooked a fine dinner。 He had
a roast of meat�察�a pot of tea�察�a basket of fruit�察�and�察�best of all�察�he baked a
whole clothes´basketful of little cakes��little�察�brown�察�crispy�察�spicy cakes� �
Oh�察�I should say as many as five hundred。 And he put four hundred and
ninety´eight of the cakes before the cat�察�keeping only two for himself。
Well�察�the cat ate the roast�察�and drank the tea�察�and sucked the fruit�察�and
then he began on the pile of cakes。 He ate all the four hundred and ninety´
eight cakes�察�and then he looked round and said�此�
;I'm hungry�察�haven't you anything to eat�拭─�
;Why�察─�said the parrot�察 �here are my two cakes�察�if you want them�拭─�
The cat ate up the two cakes�察�and then he licked his chops and said�察 �I
am beginning to get an appetite�察�have you anything to eat�拭─�
;Well�察�really�察─�said the parrot�察�who was now rather angry�察 �I don't see
anything more�察�unless you wish to eat me� ─�He thought the cat would be
ashamed when he heard thatbut the cat just looked at him and licked his
chops again��and slip� �slop� �gobble� �down his throat went the parrot� �
Then the cat started down the street。 An old woman was standing by�察�
and she had seen the whole thing�察�and she was shocked that the cat should
eat his friend。 ;Why�察 �cat� ─ �she said�察 �how dreadful of you to eat your
friend the parrot� ─�
;Parrot�察 �indeed� ─ �said the cat。 ;What's a parrot to me��I've a great
mind to eat you�察�too。; Andbefore you could say ;Jack Robinson;slip� �
slop� �gob