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Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala

Creator: Anonymous, Dutt, Toru, 1856-1877, Kalidasa, Valmiki
Translator: Arnold, Edwin, Sir, 1832-1904, Griffiths, R. T. H., Monier-Williams, Monier, Sir, 1819-1899
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who was a Tortoise, and he was known as 'Shelly-neck,' It chanced one evening that the Tortoise overheard some fishermen talking by the water. 'We will stop here to-night,' they said, 'and in the morning we will catch the fish, the tortoises, and such like.' Extremely alarmed at this, the Tortoise repaired to his friends the Geese, and reported the conversation. 'What ever am I to do, Gossips?' he asked. 'The first thing is to be assured of the danger,' said the Geese. 'I am assured,' exclaimed the Tortoise; 'the first thing is to avoid it: don't you know?-- 'Time-not-come' and 'Quick-at-peril,' these two fishes 'scaped the net; 'What-will-be-will-be,' he perished, by the fishermen beset.' 'No,' said the Geese,' how was it?' Shelly-neck related:-- THE STORY OF FATE AND THE THREE FISHES "It was just such a pool as this, and on the arrival at it of just such men as these fishermen, that three fishes, who had heard their designs, held consultation as to what should be done.
How Sammy Went to Coral-Land

HOW SAMMY WENT TO CORAL-LAND BY EMILY PARET ATWATER Author of "Tommy's Adventures," etc. _TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE "GREEN SHELL"_ _For much of the Natural History part of this little volume the author is indebted to M. C. Cooke's "Toilers of the Sea," and Dr. G. Hartwig's "Denizens of the Deep." She has thought it desirable to mingle some fiction with the facts, but trusts that the "Gentle Reader" will easily distinguish the one from the other._ CONTENTS HOW SAMMY WENT TO CORAL-LAND
'I shall go to another water,' said "Time-not-come," and away he went. 'Why should we leave unless obliged?' asked "Quick-at-peril." 'When the thing befalls I shall do the best I can-- 'Who deals with bad dilemmas well, is wise. The merchant's wife, with womanly device, Kissed--and denied the kiss--under his eyes.' 'How was that?' asked the other fish. Quick-at-peril related:-- THE STORY OF THE UNABASHED WIFE "There was a trader in Vikrama-poora, who had a very beautiful wife, and her name was Jewel-bright. The lady was as unfaithful as she was fair, and had chosen for her last lover one of the household servants. Ah! womankind!-- 'Sex, that tires of being true, Base and new is brave to you! Like the jungle-cows ye range, Changing food for sake of change.' Now it befell one day that as Jewel-bright was bestowing a kiss on the