Just the thing to quench my thirst," quoth he. Drawing back a few paces, he took a run and a jump, and just missed the bunch. Turning round again with a One, Two, Three, he jumped up, but with no greater success. Again and again he tried after the tempting... The Fables of Æsop - Page 66by Aesop - 1894 - 222 pagesFull view - About this book
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