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Title: Beasts and men
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Boschère, Jean de, 1878-1953
Subjects: Folklore
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead & Co.
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ase, shrieking as she ran. The farm-hands tumbled outof bam and byre armed with pitch-forks, spades, and sticks.All the beasts began to raise a clatter, and what with theshouting of the men, the squealing of the pigs, the neighingof the horses, and the lowing of the cows, to say nothing ofthe clucking of the hens and the old womans screaming, onewould have thought the end of the world was at hand. The Fox was not a little frightened by all this clatter,but he was not so frightened as the Cock, who saw thatonly cunning would save his Ufe. They will catch us in a minute, he said to the Fox, and, as likely as not, we shall both be killed by a singleblow. Why dont you call out and tell them I came withyou of my own accord ? A good idea, thought the Fox, and he opened hismouth to call out to his pursuers, thereby loosening his gripon the Cocks neck. Then, with a squirm and a twist anda flutter of his wings, the wily bird wrenched himself freeand flew up to the branches of a tree near by.16
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DONT GO AWAY, MY DEAR FRIEND, SAID THE FOX FOLK TALES OF BEASTS AND MEN The Fox cast a look at him and saw that he was out ofreach; then he glanced over his shoulder at his pursuers,who were getting perilously near. It seems to me, hesaid, grinning with rage, I should have done better tohold my tongue. That is true, said the Cock to himself as he smoothedhis ruffled feathers. And I would have been better advisedto keep my weather-eye open.

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