after midnight!



The Dog in the Manger

There was once a Dog who lay all day long in a manger where there was
plenty of hay. It happened one day that a Horse, a Cow, a Sheep, and a
Goat came one by one and wanted to eat the hay. The Dog growled at
them and would not let them have so much as a mouthful. Then an Ox
came and looked in, but the Dog growled at him also.

"You selfish fellow," said the Ox; "you cannot eat the hay. Why do you
want to keep it all to yourself?"



The Old Man and His Sons

An old Man had many Sons, who were always falling out with one another.
He had often exhorted them to live together in harmony, but without
result.

One day he called them around him and, producing a bundle of sticks,
bade them each in turn to break it across. Each put forth all his
strength, but the bundle still resisted their efforts.

Then, cutting the cord which bound the sticks together, he told his
Sons to break them separately. This was done with the greatest ease.