Fables

The Dog and the Shadow:

It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it
(it japend dad a dog jad gat a pis of mit end was carrin it jom in jis mauf tu it it)

in peace.
(in pys)

Now, on his way home he had to cross a  plank  lying across a running  brook.
(Nau, on jis wei jom ji jad tu cros a plank lain acros a ranin bruk)

As he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath.
(as je crosd, ji luk daun end sow jis oun shadou reflected in de warer binif)

Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat, he  made up his mind  to have that
(finkin it was anoder dog wif anoder pis of mit, ji meid ap jis main tu jaf dad

also. So he  made a snap  at the shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth the piece of
(olso. Sou ji meid a esnap at de shadou in de warer, bat as ji opend jis mauf de pis of

meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen more.
(mit fel aut, drop into de warer end was never sin mor)

Beware  lest  you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

(Biwer les yu lus de sustens bai graspin at de shadow)

The Fox and the Crow

A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch
of a
(A fox uans sou a crou flai of wif a pis of chis in its bik end serel on a branch of a)

tree.
(tri)

"Good-day, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking today. I feel sure your
(“gud dei, mistres crow”, ji craid. “Jau wel yu ar lukin tudei. Ai fil shur yur)

voice must surpass that of other birds; let me hear but one song from you that I may
greet
(vois mas surpras dad of oder birs; let mi jier bat uan son from you dad ai mei grit)

you as the Queen of Birds."

(yu as de kuin of birs.”)

The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened
her
(de crau lift ap jer jed end bigan tu cow jer bes, bat de momen shi opend jer)
mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox.
(mauf de pis of chis felt u de graun, onli tu be snap ap bai Master Fox)

"That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give
you a
(Dad wil du,” sed ji. “Dad was ol ai want. In exchein for yur chis ai wil gif yu a)

piece of advice for the future.

(pis od advais for de fiushor)

"Do not trust flatterers."

(Do not trust flaterers.)