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T tuck filthily in the Camel's Stomach, that Bulls, Stags, Lions, Bears, and the like, hould be Armed with Horns, Teeth, and Claws, and that a Creature of his Size hould be left Naked and Defenceles. Upon This Thought he fell down upon his Mary-bones, and begg d of Jupiter to give him a pair of Horns, but the Requet was o Ridiculous, that Jupiter, intead of Horning him, Order'd him to be Cropt, and o Punih’d him with the los of his Ears which Nature had Allow’d him, for being o Unreaonable as to Ask for Horns, that Providence never intended him.

Fox and a Hare Preented a Petition to Jupiter. The Fox pray’d for the Hares Swiftnes of Foot, and the Hare for the 's Craft, and Wilynes of Addres. Jupiter told them, that ince every Creature had ome Advantage or Other Peculiar to it elf, it would not tand with Divine Jutice, that had provided o well for Every One in Particular, to Conferr All upon any One.

HE Peacock, they ay, lay'd it Extremely to Heart, that being 's Darling-Bird, he had not the ’s Voice uperadded to the Beauty of his own Plumes. Upon This Subject he Petition'd his Patrones, who gave him for Anwer, that Providence had Aign’d Every Bird its Proportion, and o bad him Content himelf with his Lot.