iESOP'S FABLES 



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" Pray do not apologise,'' said the Stork. 

 " I hope you will return this visit, and come 

 and dine with me soon. ,: So a day was 

 appointed when the Fox should visit the 

 Stork ; but when they were seated at table all 

 that was for their dinner was contained in 

 a very long-necked jar with a narrow 

 mouth, in which the Fox 

 could not insert his snout, 

 so all he could manage to 

 do was to lick the outside 

 of the jar. 



- I will not apologise for 

 the dinner " said the Stork : 



