Aesop's fables English and Latin : every one whereof is divided into its distinct periods, marked with figures : so that little children being used to write and translate them may not only more exactly understand all the rules of grammar but also learn to imitate the right composition of words and the proper forms of speech belonging to both languages / by Charles Hoole.

53. Of the Fox that was hungry.

1. A Fox being very hungry, when he saw a piece of flesh and bread laid in a cottage, he went into the cottage, and ate so much, that he made his belly swell mightily.

2. And when by reason of too much swelling of his belly, he could not get forth, he sighed as his swelled.

3. When another fox that was going by that way, heard his sighing, he came thither, and asked him what he sighed for; and after he under∣stood the cause why he sighed, he said wittily:

4. Thou must iurry there, till thou beest made as lean as thou wast, when thou wentest in.

5. For so thou wilt easily get out.

Mor. This fable signifieth, that nothing is so hard, but time can dis∣solve it.