Kingless Folk, and Other Addresses on Bible Animals

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Book from Project Gutenberg: Kingless Folk, and Other Addresses on Bible Animals Kingless folk: the ant -- Hooks of steel: the bear -- The sacred bird: the dove -- Little, but wise: the coney -- Crowned with honour: the ass's colt -- The redbreast -- A born mathematician: the bee -- The bird of freedom: the swallow -- A house of gossamer: the spider -- Little follies: the fly -- Pearls, not peas: the pearl-oyster -- Some other shells -- Calves of the stall: the calf -- Fur or feather? the bat -- Onward and upward: the eagle -- The victor vanquished: the lion -- The bird of the dawn: the cock-crowing -- Peace.