Of what use is a dress suit in the Desert of Sahara?
[Illustration: The Horse and the Oyster.]
The Monkey and the Ass.
An ass, having seen a monkey doing tricks on a roof, to the edification of
the villagers, became envious, and essayed to emulate his more agile rival.
The roof broke under his greater weight, and he fell through on his master,
squashing him flatter than a pan-cake. Thenceforward, having no one to say
him nay, he lived a life of peace and plenty, coming and going at his own
sweet will, while the monkey was captured by an organ grinder and works
eighteen hours a day.