Pushto Manual English 2003

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book(without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1880 Excerpt: ...the real danger of his case, replied, "Come down,my friend; the water is so good that I cannot drink enough of it,and so abundant that it cannot be exhausted." Upon this the goat,without any more ado, leaped into the well. Upon her arrival thefox, taking advantage of his friend's horns, and nimbly havingleaped, came out of the well, and coolly remarked to the poordeluded goat, "If you had half as much brains as you have beard,you would have looked before you leaped." 3. The Wolf and Crane. Awolf had got a bone stuck in his throat, and, in the greatestagony, ran up and down, beseeching every animal he met to relievehim of his pain, and hinted at a very handsome reward to thesuccessful operator. A crane, moved by his entreaties and promises,having ventured his long neck down the wolf's throat, drew out thebone from it. He then modestly asked for the promised reward. Onhearing this, the wolf, grinning and showing his teeth, replied,with seeming indignation, "Ungrateful creature! What other rewarddo you ask for than that having put your head into a wolf's jaws,you brought it safe out again!" Moral.--Those persons who arecharitable only in the hope of a return, must not be surprised if,in their dealings with evil men, in lieu of thanks they meet withboundless jeers. Ka-4. The vain Jackdaw. A jackdaw, as vain andconceited as a jackdaw could well be, having picked up the featherswhich some peacocks had shed, stuck them among her own, anddespising her old companions, introduced herself with the greatestassurance into a flock of those beautiful birds. They instantlydetecting the character of the intruder, stripped her of herborrowed plumes, andfalling upon her with their beaks, sent herabout her business. The ...