![]() Then he would put some money on the bar and say, 'See what the bears in the back room will have,' and he would go home. He would go into a bar where they sold mead, a fermented drink made of honey, and he would have just two drinks. "In the woods of the Far West there once lived a brown bear who could take it or let it alone."The Bear Who Let It Alone": A Fable by James Thurber ![]() 'Nonsense, nothing but nonsense the ridiculous stuff of birds and beasts speaking! As if any one could believe such stuff.' "'I do-firmly-for one,' said Murphy." (Samuel Lover, Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish Life, 1907) "'All nonsense!' said the diminutive contradictor. "'Yes,' said Murphy, 'a capital story.' "'Oh, them fables is so good!' said Wiggins. ' "'Yes, yes,' said Murphy, who, fond of absurdity as he was, could not stand the fox and the grapes by way of something new. Did you ever hear, sir, the story of the fox and the grapes? The fox one day was. 'It is the old story of the fox and the grapes. "'Exactly,' said one of the party they called Wiggins."MORAL: This fable teaches us that an intelligent discretion and some botanical knowledge are of the greatest importance in grape culture." (Bret Harte, "The Fox and the Grapes." The Improved Aesop for Intelligent Modern Children) Not any for me thank you.' With these words he coughed slightly, and withdrew. ![]() Thanks to my knowledge of vine culture, however, I at once observe that the great height and extent of the vine, the drain upon the sap through the increased number of tendrils and leaves must, of necessity, impoverish the grape, and render it unworthy the consideration of an intelligent animal. In the twelfth century an ordinary fox of average culture would have wasted his energy and strength in the vain attempt to reach yonder sour grapes. "'Ah,' said the fox, with a supercilious smile, 'I've heard of this before.
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