A FRENCH-MAN IN ENGLAND

            A French-man was once traveling in England. He could speak English very well, but his vocabulary was not large. Once, for example, he was dining in a country hotel and wanted to order some eggs. But he did not remember the word "egg". Just then he saw a cock out of the window.

            "What do you call that bird?" he asked the waiter.

            "I can it a cock," answered the waiter.

            "What do you call the cock's wife?" he asked.

            "I call it a hen." The waiter answered.

            "What do you call the hen's children?" he asked.

            "I call them chickens," the waiter told him.

            "What do you call the chickens before they are born?" the French-man asked the waiter again.

            "I can them eggs," said the waiter.

            "Fine!" said the French-man. "Please bring me two boiled eggs."

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THE MOTHER OF THREE SOLDIERS

            A mother had three sons who were all brave soldiers. The mother loved them dearly.

            It happened that there was war. The three sons were all sent to the battle-field. A year was over. The eldest son was killed. When the news reached the mother, she smiled happily and proudly.

            The second year was over. The second son was killed. When the news came to her, she smiled more happily and more proudly.

            The third year was over. The youngest son was killed. When she heard the news, she wept bitterly. She said, "I have no more sons to offer to my country."

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AN OLD MAN AND HIS SONS

            An old man had three sons who could not live at peace among themselves. The old man had tried every way to make them love one another, but all was in vain. At last he thought out a plan.

            He showed them a bundle of arrows which were tied together. "Try to break the bundle!" said the old man. All of them tried one after another, but no one could break it.

            Then the old man untied the bundle. He gave his sons each an arrow was easily broken one by one.

            "My sons," said the old man. "You have learned a good lesson from these arrows. If you can not live at peace, you are very weak like a single arrow. But if you love one another, you are very strong like the bundle of arrows."

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