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300 favourite fables with illustrations by Arthur Rackham

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THE HUNTER AND THE WOODMAN
A HUNTER was searching in the forest for the tracks of a lion, and catching sight presently of a Woodman engaged in felling a tree, he went up to him and asked him if he had noticed a lion's footprints anywhere about, or if he knew where his den was. The Wood man answered,'' If you will come with me, I will show you the lion himself.' The Hunter turned pale with fear, and his teeth chattered as he replied, ' Oh, I'm not looking for the lion, thanks, but only for his tracks."
THE SERPENT AND THE EAGLE
A N Eagle swooped down upon a Serpent and seized it in his talons with the intention of carrying it off and devouring it. But the Serpent was too quick for him and had its coils round him in a moment; and then
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