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Fables for the Fair
THE WOMAN WHO BRIBED HER NIECE
THERE was once a Woman who had Two Nieces. One Day she Called them Both to her and Spoke as follows:
"If you will Remove those Birds from your Hats," she said, "I will give Each of You a beautiful Live Bird in a Neat Cage. They will Carol and Twitter all Day, and you will Not have the Debasing Consciousness of having Destroyed the Life of a Living Creature. Moreover, by Trimming your Hats with Ribbon Loops you will Present a far more Attractive Appearance. If anything Disgusts a Man, it is the Cruelty of Women in this Regard."
"I shall be Glad to Do as you Suggest," said One Niece.
"And I shall do No Such Thing," said
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