oe.

THE LION AND THE ASS. *13&

showing off the dignity of his pedigree, or
the respectability of his connections.” Then,
giving the ass a somewhat contemptuous
push, the man passed on.

The Lion and the Ass.

An ass was one day travelling with a lion,
who wanted the assistance of his bray in
frightening the animals he was hunting. The
ass felt very proud of his company, and did
not like to speak to his old acquaintances.

As they were travelling along in this man-
ner, the ass met an old friend, of his own
race, who very civilly bade him a good morn-
ing. The ass started back with a stare, and
said, “really; you are very impudent; I do
not know you !”

“Why not ?” replied his friend: “ because
you are in company with a lion, are you
any better than I am,—anything more than
an ass ?”

Those narrow-minded people, who, in
prosperity, forget the friends of their hum-
bler days, are about as wise as the ass in
the fable. |