Identifier: cu31924029932617 (find matches)
Title: Beasts and men
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Boschère, Jean de, 1878-1953
Subjects: Folklore
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead & Co.
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Agreed, said the knight, who was glad of any chanceto escape from the dragonscoils, so the creature re-leased him, and the twoset off together down theroad. They had not gone farbefore they met the dog. Stay a moment, mas-ter dog, said the knight. What do you understandby The Reward of theWorld? The dog replied, When I was young I wasa splendid watch-dog, andguarded my mastershouse against all comers.In those days everybodymade a fuss of me. I hadplenty of good food to eat,and my own particularplace before the fire. Now,alas! I am old. My sightis so weak and my powersso feeble that I can no longer work for my living, and in consequence everybodykicks me out of their way. I eat what I can get, which isnot much. Even the children throw stones at me, knowingthat my teeth are not sharp enough to bite, and whereverI go people say, There is that beastly hound again!Chase him away with a stick ! That is The Reward of theWorld. There was little comfort for the knight in this, nevertheless 149
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MY SIGHT IS SO WEAK AND MY POWERS SO feeble FOLK TALES OF BEASTS AND MEN he did not give up hope, but accosted the next creaturethey met, which happened to be a horse. What is The Reward of the World? the knight askedhim. Listen, said the horse bitterly, and I will tell you.All my life I have laboured diligently for one master. Dayin and day out I dragged his cart to market, working myselifto skin and bone in his service. Now I am grown old andmy strength begins to fail, so that I can no longer earn mykeep. To-day I heard him say that he was going to sendme to the knackers yard and sell my poor old carcass fora couple of crowns. That is The Reward of the World,young master, and may heaven preserve you from it! You see ! said the dragon, as the two went on, mywords are already justified. Come, be sensible and let meeat you without further ado ! No, said the knight, we have still one person toask. Here comes a fox. Let us see what he has to sayabout the matter. Reynard, what do you unde

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