FABLKS. 



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THE BEAR AND THE BEE-HIVES. 



A Bear, climbing' over the fence into a place 

 where Bees were kept, began to plunder the hives, 

 and rob them of their honey; but the Bees, to re- 

 venge the injury, attacked him in a whole swarm 

 together; and though they were not able to pierce 

 his rugged hide, yet with their little stings they so 

 annoyed his eyes and nostrils, that, unable to en- 

 dure the smarting pain, with impatience he tore 

 the skin over his ears, with his own claws, and suf- 

 fered ample punishment for the injury he had done 

 the Bees, in breaking open their waxen cells. 



APPLICATION. 



MANY' and great are the injuries of which men are 

 guilty towards each other, for the sake of gratifying 



