One cold stormy day a Goatherd drove his Goats for shelter into a cave, where a number of Wild Goats […]

A Lion had been watching three Bullocks feeding in an open field. He had tried to attack them several times,

“Might his Cat be a woman,” he said: Venus changed her: the couple were wed: But a mouse in her

Against Cat sat a Council of Mice. Every Mouse came out prompt with advice; And a bell on Cat’s throat

So soon as the child began to speak, the gyve was riveted; and the boys and girls limped about their

The king of animals, with royal grace, Would celebrate his birthday in the chase. ‘Twas not with bow and arrows,

A monkey and a leopard were The rivals at a country fair. Each advertised his own attractions. Said one, “Good

Two pilgrims on the sand espied An oyster thrown up by the tide. In hope, both swallow’d ocean’s fruit; But

From heaven, one day, did Jupiter proclaim, “Let all that live before my throne appear, And there if any one

e, the queen of all the hives, ascended to Olympus with a present of some super-refined honey for Jupiter. The

A Man to Whom Time Was Money, and who was bolting his breakfast in order to catch a train, had

A Beast he would be, or a bird, As might suit, thought the Bat: but he erred. When the battle

A Blotted Escutcheon, rising to a question of privilege, said: “Mr. Speaker, I wish to hurl back an allegation and

Once upon a time the devil stayed at an inn, where no one knew him, for they were people whose

A man lying at the point of death called his wife to his bedside and said: “I am about to

The King of Madagao, being engaged in a dispute with the King of Bornegascar, wrote him as follows: “Before proceeding

“Look round you,” said the citizen. “This is the largest market in the world.” “Oh, surely not,” said the traveller.

A rooster, while scratching for grain, Found a Pearl. He just paused to explain That a jewel’s no good To

A wolf, wanting lamb for his dinner, Growled out–“Lamb you wronged me, you sinner.” Bleated Lamb–“Nay, not true!” Answered Wolf–“Then

Two cart-horses, a gelding and a mare, were brought to Samoa, and put in the same field with a saddle-horse

The King of Duntrine had a daughter when he was old, and she was the fairest King’s daughter between two

So the Mouse had Miss Lion for bride; Very great was his joy and his pride: But it chanced that

“What have I done, I’d like to know, To make my master maim me so? A pretty figure I shall

“Why do people not use me as they use you?” said a Wasp to a Canary. “They make you a

A Bull Frog, according to rule, Sat a-croak in his usual pool: And he laughed in his heart As a