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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

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