Fox with three hundred fables ready to tell against lion conveniently forgets them

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Fox with three hundred fables ready to tell against lion conveniently forgets them.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Adaptability. · Policy in dealing with the great. · view the constellation · filed as J811.6

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The lion's share. Ass divides booty equally between himself, fox, and lion. Lion eats ass. Fox then divides: gives lion meat and he takes bones Fox refuses to mediate between lion and lioness. Lion decides to abandon lioness because of her bad odor. Ass, hog, and fox as judges. Ass says she has bad odor: lioness slaps him. Hog says she has not: lion slaps him. Fox says that he has a bad cold and cannot smell King honors poet and critic: the first so that he will honor the king; the second, so that he will not dishonor him Ruler angered by evil spoken of him is placated by soft words of speakers Prime minister bribes priest to persuade king that ocean of milk he wishes sought for had curdled

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