The Vicious Snake

Les Fables d'Esope Phrygien, mises en Ryme Francoise. Auec la vie dudit Esope extraite de plusieurs autheurs par M. Antoine du Moulin Masconnois. A Lyon, Par Iean de Tournes, & Guillaume Gazeau. 1547.

Fable 7.
Du Rustique & de la Couleuvre.

On her way to work one morning down the path along side the lake, A tender hearted woman saw a poor half frozen snake. His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew. “Poor thing,” she cried, “I’ll take you in and I’ll take care of you” “Take me in tender woman, Take […]

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