a pIkok spredN its gYrJas tEl mokd a krEn Ht pAsd bF, ridikjMlN H ASan hjM v its plMmiJ n sEiN, "F Am rObd, lFk a kiN, in gOld n parpl n Yl H kalarz v H rEnbO; `Fl jM hAv not a bit v kalar on jYr wiNz." "crM," riplFd H krEn; "bt F sYr t H hFts v hevan n lift ap mF vqs t H styrz, `Fl jM wYk bilO, lFk a kok, amaN H bardz v H daNhil."
-- fFn feHarz dOnt mEk fFn bardz. --
a pezant hAd in hz gyrdan an Apl-crI `ic bYr nO frMt bt Onli sarvd Az a hyrbar f H spErOz n grAshoparz. h rizolvd t kat i dQn, n tEkN hz Aks in hz hAnd, mEd a bOld scrOk At its rMts. H grAshoparz n spErOz encrItd hm not t kat dQn H crI Ht Seltard Hem, bt t spEr i, n HE wUd siN t hm n lFtan hz lEbarz. h pEd nO atenSn t HEr rikwest, btgEv H crI a sekand n a Tard blO wiT hz Aks. `en h rIcd H holO v H crI, h fQnd a hFv fUl v hani. hAvN tEstd H hanIkOm, h TrM dQn hz Aks, n lUkN on H crI Az sEcrid, tUk grEt kEr v i.
-- self-intarist alOn mMvz sam men. --
a pezant fQnd an Igl kApcard in a crAp, n mac AdmFrN H bard, set hm frI. H Igl did not prMv angrEtfal t hz dilivarar, f sIiN H pezant sitN andar a wYl `ic waz not sEf, h flM tYrd hm n wiT hz tAlanz snAcd a bandl fram hz hed. `en H pezant rOz in parsMt, H Igl let H bandl fYl agen. tEkN i ap, H mAn ritarnd t H sEm plEs, t fFnd Ht H wYl andar `ic h hAd bin sitN hAd fYlan t pIsz; n h myrvld At H sarvis rendard hm bF H Igl.
a filosofar witnisd fram H SYr H Siprek v a vesl, v `ic H krM n pAsanJarz war JrQnd. h invEd agenst H inJastis v providans, `ic wUd f H sEk v wan kriminl parcAns sElN in H Sip alQ sO meni inasant parsanz t pEriS. Az h waz indalJN in HIz riflekSnz, h fQnd hmself sarQndd bF a hOl yrmi v Ants, nIr hMz nest h waz stAndN. wan v Hem klFmd ap n staN hm, n h imIdiatli crAmpld Hem Yl t deT wiT hz fUt. /markjari prizentd hmself, n scrFkN H filosofar wiT hz wond, sed, "n r jM indId t mEk jYrself a JaJ v H dIlNz v providans, hM hAst HFself in a similar mAnar crItd HIz pYr Ants?"
a jaN pig waz Sat ap in a fOld-jyrd wiT a gOt n a SIp. on wan okEZn `en H Separd lEd hOld v hm, h grantd n skwIkd n rizistd vFlantli. H SIp n H gOt kmplEnd v hz discresN krFz, sEiN, "h ofan hAndlz as, n w d not krF Qt." t Hs H pig riplFd, "jYr hAndlN n mFn r vEri difarant TiNz. h kAcz jM Onli f jYr wUl, Yr jYr milk, bt h lEz hOld on m f mF vEri lFf."
H pomgrAnit n Apl-crI dispjMtd Az t `ic waz H mOst bjMtifal. `en HEr scrFf waz At its hFt, a brAmbl fram H nEbarN heJ liftd ap its vqs, n sed in a bOstfal tOn: "prE, mF dIr frendz, in mF prezans At lIst sIs fram sac vEn dispjMtNz."
a wizard, sitN in H myrkitplEs, waz telN H fYrcanz v H pAsarz-bF `en a parsan rAn ap in grEt hAst, n anQnsd t hm H dYrz v hz hQs hAd bin brOkan Opan n Ht Yl hz gUdz war bIiN stOlan. h sFd hevili n hAsand awE Az fAst Az h kUd ran. a nEbar sY hm ranN n sed, "O! jM felO HEr! jM sE jM kn fYrtel H fYrcanz v aHarz; hQ z i jM did not fYrsI jYr On?"
a frog wans apon a tFm kEm fYrT hz hOm in H myrS n proklEmd t Yl H bIsts Ht h waz a larnd fiziSn, skild in H jMs v Jragz n Ebl t hIl Yl dizIzz. a foks Askd hm, "hQ kn jM pritend t priskrFb f aHarz, `en jM r anEbl t hIl jYr On lEm gEt n riNkld skin?"
a rEvan sY a swon n dizFrd t sikjar f hmself H sEm bjMtifal plMmiJ. sapOzN Ht H swonz splendid `Ft kalar arOz fram hz woSN in H wotar in `ic h swAm, H rEvan left H oltarz in H nEbarhUd `Er h pikd ap hz livN, n tUk ap rezidans in H lEks n pMlz. bt klenzN hz feHarz Az ofan Az h wUd, h kUd not cEnJ HEr kalar, `Fl TrM wont v fMd h pEriSd.
-- cEnJ v hAbit kn not oltar nEcar. --
a ric mAn livd nIr a tAnar, n not bIiN Ebl t bEr H anplezant smel v H tAn-jyrd, h presd hz nEbar t g awE. H tAnar pat of hz dipyrcar fram tFm t tFm, sEiN Ht h wUd lIv sMn. bt Az h stil kntinjMd t stE, Az tFm went on, H ric mAn bikEm akastamd t H smel, n fIlN nO mAnar v inknvInjans, mEd nO farHar kmplEnts.
a rOz n an AmarAnT blosamd sFd bF sFd in a gyrdan, n H AmarAnT sed t har nEbar, "hQ F envi j, jYr bjMti n jYr swIt sent! nO wandar j r sac a jMnivarsl fEvarit." bt H rOz riplFd wiT a SEd v sAdnis in har vqs, "y, mF dIr frend, F blMm bt f a tFm: mF petlz sMn wiHar n fYl, n Hn F dF. bt jYr flQrz nevar fEd, Ivan if HE r kat; f HE r evarlAstN."
-- grEtnis kErIz its On penaltIz. --
a pedlar JrOv hz donki t H sISYr t bF sYlt. hz rOd hOm lE akros a scrIm intM `ic hz donki, mEkN a fYls step, fel bF Aksidant n rOz ap agen wiT hz lOd knsidarabli lFtar, Az H wotar meltd H sAk. H pedlar ricrEsd hz steps n rIfild hz pAnjarz wiT a lyrJar kwontiti v sYlt Hn bifYr. `en h kEm agen t H scrIm, H donki fel dQn on parpas in H sEm spot, n rigEnN hz fIt wiT H wEt v hz lOd mac diminiSd, brEd crFamfantli Az if h hAd abtEnd `at h dizFrd. H pedlar sY TrM hz crik n JrOv hm f H Tard tFm t H kOst, `Er h bYt a kyrgO v spanJz insted v sYlt. H donki, agen plEiN H fMl, fel dQn on parpas `en h rIcd H scrIm, bt H spanJz bikEm swOlan wiT wotar, grEtli inkrIsN hz lOd. n Has hz crik rikqld on hm, f h nQ kErId on hz bAk a dabl bardan.
a skYrpian n a frog mIt on H bANk v a scrIm n H skYrpian Asks H frog t kEri hm akros on its bAk. H frog Asks, "hQ d F nO jM wOnt stiN m?" H skYrpian sez, "bikYz if F d, F dF tM."
H frog z sAtisfFd, n HE set Qt, bt in midscrIm, H skYrpian stiNz H frog. H frog fIlz H onset v parAlisis n styrts t siNk, nOiN HE bOT wil JrQn, bt hAz Jast inaf tFm t gAsp, "`F?"
riplFz H skYrpian, "its mF nEcar..."
a sIgal hAvN bOltd dQn tM lyrJ a fiS, barst its dIp galit-bAg n lE dQn on H SYr t dF. a kFt sY hm n eksklEmd: "jM ricli dizarv jYr fEt; f a bard v H Er hAz nO biznis t sIk its fMd fram H sI."
-- evri mAn SUd b kntent t mFnd hz On biznis. --
sam crAvalarz, JarnIiN aloN H sISYr, klFmd t H samit v a tYl klif, n lUkN Ovar H sI, sY in H distans `at HE TYt waz a lyrJ Sip. HE wEtd in H hOp v sIiN i entar H hyrbar, bt Az H obJekt on `ic HE lUkd waz Jrivan nIrar t SYr bF H wind, HE fQnd Ht i kUd At H mOst b a smYl bOt, n not a Sip. `en hQevar i rIcd H bIc, HE diskavard Ht i waz Onli a lyrJ bandl v stiks, n wan v Hem sed t hz kmpAnjanz, "w hAv wEtd f nO parpas, f Aftar Yl HEr z naTiN t sI bt a lOd v wUd."
-- Qr mIr AntisipESnz v lFf Qtran its rIAlitIz. --
a sartan mAn mEd a wUdan imiJ v markjari n ofard i f sEl. `en nO wan apIrd t bF i, in Yrdar t acrAkt parcasarz, h krFd Qt Ht h hAd H stAcjM t sel v a benafAktar hM bistOd welT n helpd t hIp ap ricz. wan v H bFstAndarz sed t hm, "mF gUd felO, `F d jM sel hm, bIiN sac a wan Az jM diskrFb, `en jM mE jYrself enJq H gUd TiNz h hAz t giv?" "`F," h riplFd, "F Am in nId v imIdiat help, n h z wont t giv hz gUd gifts vEri slOli."
a sarpant n an Igl war scraglN wiT Ic aHar in dedli konflikt. H sarpant hAd H AdvAntiJ, n waz abQt t scrANgl H bard. a kancrImn sY Hem, n ranN ap, lMsd H kql v H sarpant n let H Igl gO frI. H sarpant, iritEtd At H eskEp v hz prE, inJektd hz pqzan intM H JriNkN hYrn v H kancrImn. H mAn, ignarant v hz dEnJar, waz abQt t JriNk, `en H Igl scrak hz hAnd wiT hz wiN, n, sIzN H JriNkN hYrn in hz tAlanz, kErId i aloft.
-- wan gUd tarn dizarvz anaHar. --
a sarpant in H kYrs v its wondarNz kEm intM an yrmararz Sop. Az h glFdd Ovar H flYr h felt hz skin prikd bF a fFl lFiN HEr. in a rEJ h tarnd rQnd apon i n crFd t dyrt hz fANz intM i; bt h kUd d nO hyrm t hevi Fran n hAd sMn t giv Ovar hz rAT.
-- i z jMslis atAkN H insensabl. --
H h-gOts, displIzd Ht H S-gOts abtEnd a bIrd bF rikwest t JMpitar, mEd a kmplEnt Ht H fImElz Ikwald Hm in digniti. "alQ Hm," sed JMpitar, "t enJq an empti onar n t asMm H bAJ v jYr nOblar seks, sO loN Az HE r not jYr ekwalz in screNkT Yr kariJ."
-- i mAtarz litl if HOz hM r infIriar t as in mErit SUd b lFk as in QtsFd apIransz. --
a Separd penN hz SIp in H fOld f H nFt waz abQt t Sat ap a wUlf wiT Hm, `en hz dYg parsIvN H wUlf sed, "mAstar, hQ kn jM ekspekt H SIp t b sEf if jM Admit a wUlf intM H fOld?"
a Separd, kIpN woc Ovar hz SIp nIr H SYr, sY H sI vEri kYm n smMH, n loNd t mEk a vqiJ wiT a vjM t komars. h sOld Yl hz flok, investd i in a kyrgO v dEts, n set sEl. bt a vEri grEt tempist kEm on, n H Sip bIiN in dEnJar v siNkN, h TrM Yl hz marcandFs OvarbYrd, n bErli eskEpd wiT hz lFf in H empti Sip. not loN Aftarwdz `en samwan pAsd bF n abzarvd H anrafld kYm v H sI, h intaraptd hm n sed, "i z agen in wont v dEts, n HErfYr lUks kwFit."
a Separd JrFvN hz SIp t a fYrist, sY an Ok v anjMZMal sFz fUl v EkYrnz, n spredN hz klOk andar H brAncz, h klFmd ap intM H crI n SUk Hm dQn. H SIp ItN H EkYrnz inAdvartantli frEd n tYr H klOk. `en H Separd kEm dQn n sY `at waz dan, h sed, "O jM mOst angrEtfal krIcarz~ jM pravFd wUl t mEk gyrmants f Yl aHar men, bt jM discrq H klOz v hm hM fIdz jM."
HEr waz wans a jaN Separd bq hM tendd hz SIp At H fUt v a mQntan nIr a dyrk fYrist. i waz rAHar lOnli f hm Yl dE, sO h TYt apon a plAn bF `ic h kUd get a litl kampani n sam eksFtmant. h raSd dQn tYrdz H viliJ kYlN Qt "wUlf, wUlf," n H viliJarz kEm Qt t mIt hm, n sam v Hm stopd wiT hm f a knsidarabl tFm. Hs plIzd H bq sO mac Ht a fjM dEz Aftarwdz h crFd H sEm crik, n agen H viliJarz kEm t hz help. bt SYrtli Aftar Hs a wUlf AkSMali did kam Qt fm H fYrist, n bigAn t wari H SIp, n H bq v kYrs krFd Qt "wUlf, wUlf," stil lQdar Hn bifYr. bt Hs tFm H viliJarz, hM hAd bin fMld twFs bifYr, TYt H bq waz agen disIvN Hem, n nObadi stard t kam t hz help. sO H wUlf mEd a gUd mIl of H bqz flok, n `en H bq kmplEnd, H wFz mAn v H viliJ sed:
-- a lFr wil not b bilIvd, Ivan `en h spIks H crMT. --
a Siprekd mAn, hAvN bin kAst apon a sartan SYr, slept Aftar hz bafitNz wi H dIp. Aftar a `Fl h awOk, n lUkN apon H sI, lOdd i wi riprOcz. h yrgjMd Ht i entFsd men wi H kYmnis v its lUks, bt `en i hAd indMsd Hem t plQ its wotarz, i grM raf n discrqd Hem. H sI, asMmN H fYrm v a waman, riplFd t hm: "blEm not m, mF gUd sar, bt H windz, f F Am bF mF On nEcar Az kYm n farm Ivan Az Hs arT; bt H windz sadanli fYlN on m krIEt HIz wEvz, n lAs m intM fjari."
a TIf, sik antM deT, sed t hz maHar: "O maHar! d not mYrn, bt At wans invOk H godz Ht mF lFf mE b prOloNd." S riplFd, "alAs! mF san, `ic v H godz d jM TiNk wil piti jM? z HEr wan hMm jM hAv not QtrEJd bF filcN fram HEr vEri Altarz a pyrt v H sAkrafFs ofard ap t Hm?"
-- w mast mEk frendz in prospEriti if w wUd hAv HEr help in Advarsiti. --
hAvN risIvd an Yrdar f twenti jyrdz v silk fram prinses lFanes, H silkwarm sAt dQn At har lMm n warkd awE wiT zIl. a spFdar sMn kEm arQnd n Askd t bild a web nIrbF. H silkwarm agrId, n H spFdar styrtd har tAsk n warkd sO rApidli Ht in a SYrt tFm H web waz finiSd. "Jast lUk At i," S sed, "n sI hQ grAnd n delikit i z. jM kn not bt AknoliJ Ht Fm a mc betar warkar Hn jM. sI hQ kwikli F parfYrm mF lEbarz." jes," Ansard H silkwarm, "bt haS ap, f jM boHar m. jYr lEbarz r dizFnd Onli Az bEs crAps, n r discrqd `enevar HE r sIn, n braSd awE Az jMslis dart; `Fl mFn r stYrd awE, Az Yrnamants v rqalti."
-- crM yrt z TYtfal, dilFts n endarz. --
a sik stAg lE dQn in a kwFit kYrnar v its pAscar-grQnd. hz kmpAnjanz kEm in grEt nambarz Aftar hz helT, n Ic wan helpd hmself t a SEr v H fUd `ic hAd bin plEsd f hz jMs; sO Ht h dFd, not fram hz siknis, bt fram H fEljar v H mInz v livN.
-- Ivl kmpAnjanz briN mYr hart Hn profit. --
a hEr, hM waz pQnsd apon bF an Igl, sobd vEri mac n atard krFz lFk a cFld. a spErO apbrEdd har n sed, "`Er nQ z HF rimyrkabl swiftnis v fUt? `F war jYr fIt sO slO?" `Fl H spErO waz Has spIkN, a hYk sadanli sIzd n kild hm. H hEr waz kmfartd in har deT, n ekspFrN sed, "y! jM hM sO lEtli, `en jM sapOzd jYrself sEf, ekzaltd Ovar mF kalAmiti, hAv nQ rIzan t diplYr a simalar misfYrcan."
a stAg, OverpQrd bF hIt, kEm t a spriN t JriNk. sIiN hz On SAdO riflektd in H wotar, h grEtli AdmFrd H sFz n varFiti v hz hYrnz, bt felt ANgri wi hmself f hAvN sac slendar n wIk fIt. `Fl h waz Has kontamplEtN hmself, a lFan apIrd At h pMl n krQcd t spriN apon hm. H stAg imIdiatli tUk flFt, n igzartN hz atmOst spId, Az loN Az H plEn waz smMH n Opan kept hmself Izili At a sEf distans fram H lFan. bt entarN a fYrist h bikEm entANgld bF hz hYrnz, n H lFan kwikli kEm ap t hm n kYt hm. `en tM lEt, h Has riprOcd hmself: "wO z m! hQ F hAv disIvd mFself! HIz fIt `ic wUd hAv sEvd m F dispFzd, n glYrifFd in HIz Antlarz `ic hAv prMvd mF discrakSn."
-- `at z mOst crMli vAljMbl z ofan andarrEtd. --
a jaN mAn, a kErlis spendar, hAd ran TrM Yl hz mani n hAd bt wan gUd klOk left. wan dE h hApand t sI a swolO, `ic hAd apIrd bifYr its sIzan, skimN aloN a pMl n twitarN gEili. h sapOzd Ht samar hAd kam, n went n sOld hz klOk. not meni dEz lEtar, wintar set in agen wi rinMd frost n kOld. `en h fQnd H anfYrcanit swolO lFflis on H grQnd, h sed, "anhApi bard! `at hAv jM dan? bF Has apIrN bifYr H spriNtFm jM hAv not Onli kild jYrself, bt jM hAv rYt mF discrakSn YlsO."