Page:The fables of Aesop, as first printed by William Caxton in 1484, with those of Avian, Alfonso and Poggio. Vol 2.djvu/314

  happed thenne that emonge other was one brought to hym / whiche he putte in to the ayd water vnto the thyes / And whan he had be by the pace of xv dayes within the ayd water / he beganne to be peayble and gate his wytte ageyne / And for to haue take omme diporte and conolacion he prayd to hym whiche had the kepynge of hym that he wold take hym oute of the water / and promyed to hym that he hold not departe fro the gardyn / And thenne the kepar that kepte hym vnbounde hym fro the take / and had hym oute of the water / And whanne he had be many dayes oute of the pytte / he wente wel vnto the yate of the gardyn / but he durt not go oute / lee that he hold be put ageyne within the ayd pytte / And on a tyme he went aboue vpon the yate / and as he loked al aboute / he awe a fayr yong man on a horbak / whiche bare a perehawk on his fyte / and had with hym two fayre paynels / whereof the ayd fole was al abahed / And in dede as by caas of nouelte / he callyd the ayd yong man / and after he ayd to hym benyngly / My frend I praye the that thou wilt telle me what is that wherupon thow arte ette / And thenne the yonge one ayd to hym / that it was a hors whiche prouffited to hym to the chace / and bare hym where he wold / And after the fole demaunded of hym / And what is that