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(Encyclopedia) Alice, city (2020 pop. 17,891), seat of Jim Wells co., S Tex.; inc. 1910. Long a cow town at a railroad junction, Alice remains a cattle-shipping center. Oil and natural…Bella Savitzky ABZUG, Congress, NY (1920-1998)
ABZUG Bella Savitzky , a Representative from New York; born Bella Savitzky in New York City, July 24, 1920; attended the local public schools; A.B., Hunter College, New York City, 1942; LL.B.,…Jim RYUN, Congress, KS (1947)
RYUN Jim , a Representative from Kansas; born in Wichita, Sedgewick County, Kans., April 29, 1947; graduated from Wichita East High School, Wichita, Kans., 1965; B.A., University of Kansas,…Aesop's Fables: The Crow and the Swan
by Aesop Venus and the CatThe Stag with One EyeThe Crow and the Swan A Crow was filled with envy on seeing the beautiful white plumage of a Swan, and thought it was due to the water in…Aesop's Fables: The Crow and the Pitcher
by Aesop The Lion and the MouseThe Boys and the FrogsThe Crow and the Pitcher A thirsty Crow found a Pitcher with some water in it, but so little was there that, try as she might, she…Aesop's Fables: The Crow and the Snake
by Aesop The Monkey and the DolphinThe Dogs and the FoxThe Crow and the Snake A hungry Crow spied a Snake lying asleep in a sunny spot, and, picking it up in his claws, he was carrying it…Aesop's Fables: The Crow and the Raven
by Aesop The Fox and the HedgehogThe WitchThe Crow and the Raven A Crow became very jealous of a Raven, because the latter was regarded by men as a bird of omen which foretold the future,…Aesop's Fables: The Swallow and the Crow
by Aesop Prometheus and the Making of ManThe Hunter and the HorsemanThe Swallow and the Crow A Swallow was once boasting to a Crow about her birth. "I was once a princess," said she, "the…Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Crow
by Aesop The Dog and the SowThe Horse and the GroomThe Fox and the Crow A Crow was sitting on a branch of a tree with a piece of cheese in her beak when a Fox observed her and set his…Brewer's: Crow over One
(To), is to exult over a vanquished or abased person. The allusion is to cocks, who always crow when they have vanquished an adversary. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Trending
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