Earth and Pot
The Fox and the Crow
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. "That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree. "Good-day, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds."
The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox. "That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future:
"Do not trust flatterers."
King Red and the White Snow
© Copyright 2013 – Reg Down
All rights reserved. No part of this publication, in part or in whole may be reproduced, transmitted or utilized in any form, without the permission of the author, except for brief quotations in critical articles and reviews.
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here was once a leprechaun. He was a king and is name was King Red. His beard was red, his cape was red, his crown was red, and his nose was red, especially when he had a cold. Everything was red, even his little finger. Luckily, his wife was green—though when she stood beside him he seemed redder than ever and about to catch fire.
One winter’s day a storm came storming. It was a snow storm, and the wind howled, the trees flopped back and forth, and the snow fell in flakes as big as plates. O, the world was so beautifully white when the storm stopped. It looked so pure and inviting that King Red went walking in the snow. Never before had there been such a snowfall in his kingdom, and never before had King Red gone walking in such pure white snow. Out he went, marching happily—but King Red didn’t get far. He was so red that the snow melted under his feet and
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. "That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree. "Good-day, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds."
The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox. "That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future:
"Do not trust flatterers."
King Red and the White Snow
© Copyright 2013 – Reg Down
All rights reserved. No part of this publication, in part or in whole may be reproduced, transmitted or utilized in any form, without the permission of the author, except for brief quotations in critical articles and reviews.
T
here was once a leprechaun. He was a king and is name was King Red. His beard was red, his cape was red, his crown was red, and his nose was red, especially when he had a cold. Everything was red, even his little finger. Luckily, his wife was green—though when she stood beside him he seemed redder than ever and about to catch fire.
One winter’s day a storm came storming. It was a snow storm, and the wind howled, the trees flopped back and forth, and the snow fell in flakes as big as plates. O, the world was so beautifully white when the storm stopped. It looked so pure and inviting that King Red went walking in the snow. Never before had there been such a snowfall in his kingdom, and never before had King Red gone walking in such pure white snow. Out he went, marching happily—but King Red didn’t get far. He was so red that the snow melted under his feet and