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Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Opossum of the Future
The Ashes of Madame Blavatsky The Life-Savers The Opossum of the Future ONE day an Opossum who had gone to sleep hanging from the highest branch of a tree by the tail, awoke and saw a…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Life-Savers
The Opossum of the Future The Australian Grasshopper The Life-Savers SEVENTY-FIVE Men presented themselves before the President of the Humane Society and demanded the great gold medal…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Australian Grasshopper
The Life-Savers The Pavior The Australian Grasshopper A DISTINGUISHED Naturalist was travelling in Australia, when he saw a Kangaroo in session and flung a stone at it. The Kangaroo…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Tried Assassin
The Pavior The Bumbo of Jiam The Tried Assassin AN Assassin being put upon trial in a New England court, his Counsel rose and said: "Your Honour, I move for a discharge on the ground…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Bumbo of Jiam
The Tried Assassin The Two Poets The Bumbo of Jiam THE Pahdour of Patagascar and the Gookul of Madagonia were disputing about an island which both claimed. Finally, at the…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Two Poets
The Bumbo of Jiam The Thistles upon the Grave The Two Poets Two Poets were quarrelling for the Apple of Discord and the Bone of Contention, for they were very hungry. "My sons,"…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: Two Kings
The Ingenious Patriot An Officer and a Thug Two Kings THE King of Madagao, being engaged in a dispute with the King of Bornegascar, wrote him as follows: "Before proceeding further…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Shadow of the Leader
The Thistles upon the Grave The Sagacious Rat The Shadow of the Leader A POLITICAL Leader was walking out one sunny day, when he observed his Shadow leaving him and walking…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Sagacious Rat
The Shadow of the Leader The Member and the Soap The Sagacious Rat A RAT that was about to emerge from his hole caught a glimpse of a Cat waiting for him, and descending to the…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Member and the Soap
The Sagacious Rat Alarm and Pride The Member and the Soap A MEMBER of the Kansas Legislature meeting a Cake of Soap was passing it by without recognition, but the Cake of Soap…