The Lilac Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
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page 52 of 386 (13%)
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'"Oh, it is you, is it?" she exclaimed. "Come and have a chat. What news have you got?" '"I mustn't stay," answered the hare; "but I promised the lion to beg you to pay him a visit, as he is not well enough to call on you." '"Well, I don't know," replied the donkey gloomily, "the last time we went he scratched me very badly, and really I was quite afraid." '"He was only trying to kiss you," said the hare, "and you bit him, and of course that made him cross." '"If I were sure of that," hesitated the donkey. '"Oh, you may be quite sure," laughed the hare. "I have a large acquaintance among lions. But let us be quick," and rather unwillingly the donkey set out. 'The lion saw them coming and hid himself behind a large tree. As the donkey went past, followed by the hare, he sprang out, and with one blow of his paw stretched the poor foolish creature dead before him. '"Take this meat and skin it and roast it," he said to the hare; "but my appetite is not so good as it was, and the only part I want for myself is the heart. The rest you can either eat yourself or give away to your friends." |
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