touched with compassion; "Don't cry
out so against me. After all, I shall not want to milk your cow; so
I'll give you back your milk-pail."

FABLES FROM THE CHINESE

"Why have some more power than others? Only one knows. Why have some
longer life than others? Only one knows. Why do some try and not
succeed; while others do not try and yet they do succeed? Only one
knows."

FABLES PROM THE CHINESE

The Animals' Peace Party

The ancient books say that the pig is a very unclean animal and of no
great use to the world or man, and one of them contains this story:

Once upon a time the Horses and Cattle gave a party. Although the Pigs
were very greedy, the Horses said: "Let us invite them, and it may be
we can settle our quarrels in this way and become better friends. We
will call this a Peace Party.

"Generations and generations of pigs have broken through our fences,
taken our food, drunk our water, and rooted up our clean green grass;
but it is also true that the cattle children have hurt many young pigs.

"All this trouble and fighting is not right, and we know the Master
wishes we should live at peace with one another. Do you not think it a
good plan to give a Peace Party and settle this trouble?"

The Cattle said: "Who will be the leader of our party and do the
inviting? We should have a leader, both gentle and kind, to go to the
Pig's home and invite them."

The next day a small and very gentle Cow was sent to invite the Pigs.
As she went across to the pigs' yard, all the young ones jumped up and
grunted, "What are you coming here for? Do you want to fight?"

"No, I do not want to fight," said the Cow. "I was sent here to invite
you to our party. I should like to know if you will come, so that I
may tell our leader."

The young Pigs and the old ones talked together and the old ones said:
"The New Year feast will soon be here. Maybe they will have some good
things for us to eat at the party. I think we should go."

Then the old Pigs found the best talker in all the family, and sent
word by him that they would attend the party.

The day came, and the Pigs all went to the party. There were about
three hundred all together.

When they arrived they saw that the leader of the cows was the most
beautiful of all the herd and very kind and gentle to her guests.

After a while the leader spoke to them in a gentle voice and said to
the oldest Pigs: "We think it would be a good and plea