A RUSSIAN FABLE.
A peasant was driving some geese to town, to Bell them. He had a lpng stiok* &n£ drove them pretty faßt. But the geese old not like to be hurried, and ,' happening to meet a traveller, they poured rift then; cojnplainte against the peasant, who was driving them " Whore cVn you find geef c more unhappy than we ? fjee lrtw tljfe peasant is hurrying on, thlß way and that,, driving us just as though we were only cummoh getae. Ignorant fellow ! He never tfil&ks hawKfe is Botand to respect us,' for tfs are the'das&lqdants of the _\ery gecee, that saveu Rome So many years ago." '• But for what do you Mtject to be famous yourselves ?" asked the traveller. * '.' Because our ancestors*—" . " Yob, I know. I hafS read all about it. B\it what I want to fetidfr is whatg&od have you youreelves done ?" - "-Why, our ancestors saved Rome." > - . " X? 8 ' we &i *»ilt what have you done ?" , " Qf what gOOd are you, -then'? . Dp laave your and&tsft at peace 1 They were hopoured for their deeds; Lot fou are only fit f« roaatitMs* I *."' "-'--.- ..." -'-", f V '■ .- ---V
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Mataura Ensign, Issue 828, 13 December 1900, Page 4
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189A RUSSIAN FABLE. Mataura Ensign, Issue 828, 13 December 1900, Page 4
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