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Here was a Hunting-Match agreed upon betwixt a Lyon; an As, and a Fox, and they were to go Equal Shares in the Booty. They ran down a Brave Stag, and the As was to Divide the Prey; which he did very Honetly and Innocently into Three Equal Parts, and left the Lyon to take his Choice: Who never Minded the Dividend; but in a Rage Worry'd the As, and then bad the Fox Divide; who had the Wit to make Only One Share of the Whole, aving a Mierable Pittance that he Reerv'd for Himelf. The Lyon highly approv’d of his Way of Ditribution; but Prethee Reynard, ays he, who taught thee to Carve? Why truly ays the Fox, I had an As to my Mater; and it was His Folly made me Wie.

S a Wolfe was paing by a Poor Country Cottage, a Kid py’d him through a Peeping-Hole in the Door; and ent a Hundred Cures along with him. Sirrah (ays the Wolfe) if had ye out of your Catle, I'd make ye give Better Language.