The Mother's Day Gift Edit

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A poor Fisherman, who lived on the fish he caught, had bad luck one day and caught nothing but a very small fry. The Fisherman was about to put it in his basket when the little Fish said:

“Please spare me, Mr. Fisherman! I am so small it is not worth while to carry me home. When I am bigger, I shall make you a much better meal.”

But the Fisherman quickly put the fish into his basket.

“How foolish I should be,” he said, “to throw you back. However small you may be, you are better than nothing at all.”

A little thing in hand is worth more than a great thing in prospect.

This kit is from The Fables range.

A Rat was traveling along the king’s highway. He was a very proud Rat, considering his small size and the bad reputation all Rats have. As Mr. Rat walked along he noticed a great commotion up the road, and soon a grand procession came in view. It was the King and his retinue.

The King rode on a huge Elephant adorned with the most gorgeous trappings. A great crowd of people followed the procession. They were so taken up with admiration of the Elephant, that the Rat was not noticed. His pride was hurt.

“What fools!” he cried. “Look at me, and you will soon forget that clumsy Elephant! Is it his great size that makes your eyes pop out? Why, I have eyes and ears and as many legs as he! I am of just as much importance, and- ”

But just then the royal Cat spied him, and the next instant, the Rat knew he was not quite so important as an Elephant.

A resemblance to the great in some things does not make us great.

This kit is from The Fables range.

A Lion fell in love with a beautiful maiden and proposed marriage. The maiden’s parents did not know what to say. They did not want to give their daughter to the Lion, yet they did not wish to enrage the King of Beasts.

At last the father said:

“We feel highly honored by your Majesty’s proposal, but our daughter is a tender young girl, and we fear that in the heat of love you might possibly do her injury. Might I venture to suggest that your Majesty should have your claws removed, and your teeth extracted; then we would consider your proposal again.”

The Lion was so much in love that he had his claws trimmed and his big teeth taken out.

But, when he again came to the parents of the young girl they simply laughed at him.

Love tames the wildest.

This kit is from The Fables range.

At one time the Horse has the plain entirely to himself. Then a Stag intruded on his domain and shared his pasture.

The Horse, desiring revenge, asked a man if he were willing to help. The man consented on the condition the Horse received a bit in his mouth and agree to carry him.

With the aid of the man, the Horse soon overcame the Stag. However, when the Horse asked the man to remove the bit in his mouth and the saddle, the man responded:

"Not so fast, friend. I have now got you under bit and spur. I prefer to keep you as you are"

Advantages may be dearly bought.

This kit is from The Fables range.

A Jay, tired of being alike to all other Jays, dreamed of being something different.

On finding a peacock feather, he imagined what he could be.

Strapping feathers to himself he strutted back to all the other Jays.

But they quickly discovered he was no peacock and just another Jay. Laughing at his silly behavior they advised him: "It is not only fine feathers needed to make a fine bird".

Fine feathers do not make fine birds.

This kit is from The Fables range.

There happen’d a controversie once betwixt a peach, and an apple, which was the fairer fruit of the two.

They were so loud in their discourse, disturbing all plants, flower and berries around them.

So frought did the discussion become, a blackberry from the next hedg, over-heard them.

Come (says the blackberry) we are all friends, and pray let’s have no jangling among our selves.

Every thing would be thought greater in the world then it is, and the root of it is this, that it first thinks it self so.

Everyone thinks themselves best.

This kit is from The Fables range.

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