Beasts & Men

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Book from Project Gutenberg: Beasts & Men Folk Tales Collected in Flanders and Illustrated by Jean de Bosschère Illustrated by the author. Ups and downs -- The three monkeys -- How the goldfinch got his colours -- The cock and the fox -- The most cunning animal -- Sponsken and the giant -- Why cats always wash after eating -- The choristers of St. Gudule -- The trial of Reynard the Fox -- The magic cap -- Sugar-candy house -- Poor Peter -- The peasant and his ass -- The king of the birds -- A drum full of bees -- The drunken rooks -- The battle of the birds and beasts -- The end of the world -- The reward of the world -- One bad turn begets another -- The peasant and the satyrs -- The two friends and the barrel of grease -- Why the bear has a stumpy tail -- The witch's cat.