Talking Thrush,
The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India
作者：Crooke, William, 1848-1923; Rouse, W. H. D. (William Henry Denham), 1863-1950; Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath), 1872-1944 [Illustrator]
体例：题 章数：175
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章节目录
共 175 题- The Talking Thrush
- And Other Tales from India
- The Talking Thrush
- PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN
- Preface
- Contents
- PAGE
- THE TALKING THRUSH 1
- THE RABBIT AND THE MONKEY 8
- THE SPARROW'S REVENGE 16
- THE JUDGMENT OF THE JACKAL 21
- HOW THE MOUSE GOT INTO HIS HOLE 25
- KING SOLOMON AND THE OWL 30
- THE CAMEL'S NECK 33
- THE QUAIL AND THE FOWLER 36
- THE KING OF THE KITES 39
- THE JACKAL AND THE CAMEL 43
- THE WISE OLD SHEPHERD 47
- BEWARE OF BAD COMPANY 53
- THE FOOLISH WOLF 55
- REFLECTED GLORY 58
- THE CAT AND THE SPARROWS 61
- THE FOOLISH FISH 65
- THE CLEVER GOAT 72
- A CROW IS A CROW FOR EVER 76
- THE GRATEFUL GOAT 81
- THE CUNNING JACKAL; OR, THE BITER BIT 85
- THE FARMER'S ASS 89
- THE PARROT JUDGE 93
- THE FROG AND THE SNAKE 97
- LITTLE MISS MOUSE AND HER FRIENDS 101
- THE JACKAL THAT LOST HIS TAIL 105
- THE WILY TORTOISE 110
- THE KING OF THE MICE 112
- THE VALIANT BLACKBIRD 117
- THE GOAT AND THE HOG 123
- THE PARROT AND THE PARSON 127
- THE LION AND THE HARE 130
- THE MONKEY'S BARGAINS 132
- THE MONKEY'S REBUKE 139
- THE BULL AND THE BULLFINCH 145
- THE SWAN AND THE CROW 150
- PRIDE SHALL HAVE A FALL 156
- THE KID AND THE TIGER 160
- THE STAG, THE CROW, AND THE JACKAL 166
- THE MONKEY AND THE CROWS 170
- THE SWAN AND THE PADDY-BIRD 173
- WHAT IS A MAN? 176
- THE WOUND AND THE SCAR 182
- THE CAT AND THE PARROT 186
- NOTES 195
- List of Illustrations
- PAGE
- TITLE-PAGE v
- PREFACE: Headpiece vii
- FINIS 218
- The Talking Thrush
- The Rabbit and the Monkey
- The Sparrow's Revenge
- On the road they met a Scorpion. Said the Scorpion--
- Then Mrs. Hen Sparrow flew in at the door and twittered--
- The Judgment of the Jackal
- How the Mouse got into his Hole
- King Solomon and the Owl
- Said the Owl--
- Said the Owl--
- Answered the Owl--
- Said the Owl--
- The Camel's Neck
- The Quail and the Fowler
- A FOWLER once caught a Quail. Said the Quail to the Fowler--
- The King of the Kites
- The Jackal and the Camel
- So he said, "I did not promise you my tongue."
- Then he asked the Tiger, but the Tiger said--
- The Jackal pulled his head out again, and said to the Wolf--
- The Wise Old Shepherd
- Beware of Bad Company
- The Foolish Wolf
- Reflected Glory
- The Cat and the Sparrows
- The Foolish Fish
- The Clever Goat
- The Goat opened her mouth, and uttered a loud "Baa-baa-baa!"
- A Crow is a Crow for Ever
- The Grateful Goat
- The Cunning Jackal
- Or, The Biter Bit
- The Farmer's Ass
- The Parrot Judge
- Said the Parrot, "Of course."
- Said the Parrot, "Certainly."
- Said the Parrot, "Certainly."
- Said the Parrot, "Of course."
- The Frog and the Snake
- Little Miss Mouse and her Friends
- The Jackal that Lost his Tail
- Said she, "To my husband, and this is his dinner."
- Said the Jackal, "Give me some, or I will bite you."
- The Wily Tortoise
- The Fowler took the ruby, but he was very greedy, so he said--
- The King of the Mice
- The Valiant Blackbird
- Quoth the Blackbird, "To fight against the King."
- At midnight, when all the world was asleep, Blackbird said--
- Next morning the King said--
- The Goat and the Hog
- The Parrot and the Parson
- The Lion and the Hare
- The Monkey's Bargains
- The Monkey replied, capering about all the while--
- Then the Monkey began to sing, as he capered about--
- The Monkey began his ditty:--
- The Monkey's Rebuke
- The Bull and the Bullfinch
- The Swan and the Crow
- Time went on, and one day Mr. Swan said to Mrs. Swan--
- Pride shall have a Fall
- The Ox opened a big mouth, and in a very hoarse voice he sang--
- The Kid and the Tiger
- The Stag, the Crow, and the Jackal
- The Crow perched on a neighbouring tree, and said--
- The Monkey and the Crows
- The Swan and the Paddy-Bird
- The Man answered, "Reason."
- The Wound and the Scar
- The Cat and the Parrot
- Notes
- Notes
- 1.--The Talking Thrush
- 2.--The Rabbit and the Monkey
- 3.--The Sparrow's Revenge
- 4.--The Judgment of the Jackal
- 5.--How the Mouse got into his Hole
- 6.--King Solomon and the Owl
- 7.--The Camel's Neck
- 8.--The Quail and the Fowler
- 9.--The King of the Kites
- 10.--The Jackal and the Camel
- 11.--The Wise Old Shepherd
- 12.--Beware of Bad Company
- 13.--The Foolish Wolf
- 14.--Reflected Glory
- 15.--The Cat and the Sparrows
- 16.--The Foolish Fish
- 17.--The Clever Goat
- 18.--A Crow is a Crow for Ever
- The verse is:--
- 19.--The Grateful Goat
- 20.--The Cunning Jackal
- 21.--The Farmer's Ass
- 22.--The Parrot Judge
- 23.--The Frog and the Snake
- 24.--Little Miss Mouse
- 25.--The Jackal that Lost his Tail
- This is connected with the Æsopian fable of "The Fox who Lost his Tail."
- 26.--The Wily Tortoise
- 27.--The King of the Mice
- 28.--The Valiant Blackbird
- 29.--The Goat and the Hog
- 30.--The Parrot and the Parson
- 31.--The Lion and the Hare
- No change. The verse is:--
- 32.--The Monkey's Bargains
- The others are not given, except the last lines:--
- 33.--The Monkey's Rebuke
- 34.--The Bull and the Bullfinch
- 35.--The Swan and the Crow
- 36.--Pride shall have a Fall
- 37.--The Kid and the Tiger
- 38.--The Stag, the Crow, and the Jackal
- 39.--The Monkey and the Crows
- 40.--The Swan and the Paddy-bird
- 42.--The Wound and the Scar
- 43.--The Cat and the Parrot