- 1. How Much Fortunatus Could Do With A Cap
Fortunatus, a fisherman Dane,
Set out on a sudden for Spain,
Because, runs the story,
He'd met with a hoary
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- 2. How A Princess Was Wooed From Habitual Sadness
In days of old the King of Saxe
Had singular opinions,
For with a weighty battle-axe
He brutalized his minions,
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- 3. The Persevering Tortoise And The Pretentious Hare
Once a turtle, finding plenty
In seclusion to bewitch,
Lived a dolce far niente
Kind of life within a ditch;
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- 4. The Impecunious Cricket And The Frugal Ant
There was an ant, a spinster ant,
Whose virtues were so many
That she became intolerant
Of those who hadn't any:
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- 5. How The Babes In The Wood Showed They Couldn't Be Beaten
A man of kind and noble mind
Was H. Gustavus Hyde.
'Twould be amiss to add to this
At present, for he died,
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- 6. How Beauty Contrived To Get Square With The Beast
Miss Guinevere Platt
Was so beautiful that
She couldn't remember the day
When one of her swains
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- 7. How A Fisherman Corked Up His Foe In A Jar
A fisherman lived on the shore,
(It's a habit that fishers affect,)
And his life was a hideous bore:
He had nothing to do but collect
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