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                     THE WHALE AND THE GRASSHOPPER
                            And Other Fables

                                   By
                             SEUMAS O'BRIEN

                         With a frontispiece by
                             Robert McCaig



                                 Boston
                       Little, Brown, and Company
                                  1916






                                   To
                           Edward J. O'Brien






LIST OF FABLES


                                           Page

        The Whale and the Grasshopper        1
        The House in the Valley             14
        Peace and War                       26
        The Valley of the Dead              36
        The King of Montobewlo              51
        The Dilemma of Matty the Goat       67
        Ham and Eggs                       101
        The White Horse of Banba           117
        Rebellions                         136
        Kings and Commoners                143
        The Folly of Being Foolish         155
        The Lady of the Moon               163
        A Bargain of Bargains              177
        Shauno and the Shah                191
        The Mayor of Loughlaurna           212
        The Land of Peace and Plenty       230
        The Linnet with the Crown of Gold  242
        The Man with the Wooden Leg        258
        The Hermit of the Grove            278
        The King of Goulnaspurra           294






THE WHALE AND THE GRASSHOPPER


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