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"title": "The Cock and the Fox",
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"collection": "La Fontaine",
"published_date": "January 17, 2015",
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"Upon a tree there mounted guard A veteran cock, adroit and cunning; When to the roots a fox up running, Spoke thus, in tones of kind regard:— “Our quarrel, brother, ‘s at an end; Henceforth I hope to live your friend; For peace now reigns Throughout the animal domains. I bear the news:—come down, I pray, And give me the embrace fraternal; And please, my brother, don’t delay. So much the tidings do concern all, That I must spread them far to-day. Now you and yours can take your walks Without a fear or thought of hawks. And should you clash with them or others, In us you’ll find the best of brothers;— For which you may, this joyful night, Your merry bonfires light. But, first, let’s seal the bliss With one fraternal kiss.” “Good friend,” the cock replied, “upon my word, A better thing I never heard; And doubly I rejoice To hear it from your voice; And, really there must be something in it, For yonder come two greyhounds, which I flatter Myself are couriers on this very matter. They come so fast, they’ll be here in a minute. I’ll down, and all of us will seal the blessing With general kissing and caressing.” “Adieu,” said fox; “my errand’s pressing; I’ll hurry on my way, And we’ll rejoice some other day.” So off the fellow scamper’d, quick and light, To gain the fox-holes of a neighbouring height, Less happy in his stratagem than flight. The cock laugh’d sweetly in his sleeve;— ‘Tis doubly sweet deceiver to deceive."
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"body_text": "Upon a tree there mounted guard A veteran cock, adroit and cunning; When to the roots a fox up running, Spoke thus, in tones of kind regard:— “Our quarrel, brother, ‘s at an end; Henceforth I hope to live your friend; For peace now reigns Throughout the animal domains. I bear the news:—come down, I pray, And give me the embrace fraternal; And please, my brother, don’t delay. So much the tidings do concern all, That I must spread them far to-day. Now you and yours can take your walks Without a fear or thought of hawks. And should you clash with them or others, In us you’ll find the best of brothers;— For which you may, this joyful night, Your merry bonfires light. But, first, let’s seal the bliss With one fraternal kiss.” “Good friend,” the cock replied, “upon my word, A better thing I never heard; And doubly I rejoice To hear it from your voice; And, really there must be something in it, For yonder come two greyhounds, which I flatter Myself are couriers on this very matter. They come so fast, they’ll be here in a minute. I’ll down, and all of us will seal the blessing With general kissing and caressing.” “Adieu,” said fox; “my errand’s pressing; I’ll hurry on my way, And we’ll rejoice some other day.” So off the fellow scamper’d, quick and light, To gain the fox-holes of a neighbouring height, Less happy in his stratagem than flight. The cock laugh’d sweetly in his sleeve;— ‘Tis doubly sweet deceiver to deceive.",
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