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Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Lion and the Rattlesnake
31 33 The Lion and the Rattlesnake A MAN having found a Lion in his path undertook to subdue him by the power of the human eye; and near by was a Rattlesnake engaged in fascinating a…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Man with No Enemies
32 34 The Man with No Enemies AN Inoffensive Person walking in a public place was assaulted by a Stranger with a Club, and severely beaten. When the Stranger with a Club was brought to trial,…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Alderman and the Raccoon
33 35 The Alderman and the Raccoon "I SEE quite a number of rings on your tail," said an Alderman to a Raccoon that he met in a zoological garden. "Yes," replied the Raccoon, "and I hear quite a…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Flying-Machine
34 36 The Flying-Machine AN Ingenious Man who had built a flying-machine invited a great concourse of people to see it go up. At the appointed moment, everything being ready, he boarded the car…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Angel's Tear
35 37 The Angel's Tear AN Unworthy Man who had laughed at the woes of a Woman whom he loved, was bewailing his indiscretion in sack-cloth-of-gold and ashes-of-roses, when the Angel of Compassion…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Party Over There
37 39 The Party Over There A MAN in a Hurry, whose watch was at his lawyer's, asked a Grave Person the time of day. "I heard you ask that Party Over There the same question," said the Grave…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Poetess of Reform
38 40 The Poetess of Reform ONE pleasant day in the latter part of eternity, as the Shades of all the great writers were reposing upon beds of asphodel and moly in the Elysian fields, each happy…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Ingenious Patriot
3 5 The Ingenious Patriot HAVING obtained an audience of the King an Ingenious Patriot pulled a paper from his pocket, saying: "May it please your Majesty, I have here a formula for constructing…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Unchanged Diplomatist
39 41 The Unchanged Diplomatist THE republic of Madagonia had been long and well represented at the court of the King of Patagascar by an officer called a Dazie, but one day the Madagonian…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Opossum of the Future
42 44 The Opossum of the Future ONE day an Opossum who had gone to sleep hanging from the highest branch of a tree by the tail, awoke and saw a large Snake wound about the limb, between him and…Trending
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