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Aesop's Fables: The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox

by Aesop The Quack DoctorHercules and PlutusThe Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox A Lion, infirm with age, lay sick in his den, and all the beasts of the forest came to inquire after his health…

Aesop's Fables: The Lion, the Fox, and the Stag

by Aesop The Fox and the SnakeThe Man Who Lost His SpadeThe Lion, the Fox, and the Stag A Lion lay sick in his den, unable to provide himself with food. So he said to his friend the Fox,…

Aesop's Fables: The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox

by Aesop The Frogs' Complaint Against the SunThe Gnat and the BullThe Dog, the Cock, and the Fox A Dog and a Cock became great friends, and agreed to travel together. At nightfall the Cock…

Aesop's Fables: The Fox without a Tail

by Aesop The Kid on the HousetopThe Vain JackdawThe Fox without a Tail A fox once fell into a trap, and after a struggle managed to get free, but with the loss of his brush. He was then…

Aesop's Fables: The Wild Boar and the Fox

by Aesop The Shipwrecked Man and the SeaMercury and the SculptorThe Wild Boar and the Fox A Wild Boar was engaged in whetting his tusks upon the trunk of a tree in the forest when a Fox…

The Celtic Twilight: Enchanted Woods

by W. B. Yeats "And Fair, Fierce Women"Miraculous CreaturesEnchanted Woods I Last summer, whenever I had finished my day's work, I used to go wandering in certain roomy woods, and there…

Bjørnøya

(Encyclopedia) BjørnøyaBjørnøyabyörnˈöyä [key], island, 69 sq mi (179 sq km), in the Barents Sea, c.275 mi (440 km) N of Norway; southernmost island of Svalbard. It rises to 1,759 ft (536 m). There…

Losey, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Losey, JosephLosey, Josephlōˈzē [key], 1909–84, American film director, b. La Crosse, Wis. Among his Hollywood works, many of which dealt with social issues, are The Boy With Green…

American foxhound

(Encyclopedia) American foxhound, breed of sturdy, medium-sized hound developed in America over 300 years ago. It stands about 23 in. (58 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 60 and 70 lb (27–…

John Paul VERREE, Congress, PA (1817-1889)

VERREE John Paul , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at ``Verree Mills,'' on Pennypack Creek, near what is now Fox Chase Station, Philadelphia, Pa., March 9, 1817; completed preparatory…