Fables in Slang
by George Ade
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Contents
- The Fable of the Visitor Who Got a Lot for Three Dollars
- The Fable of the Slim Girl Who Tried to Keep a Date That Was Never Made
- The Fable of the New York Person Who Gave the Stage Fright to Fostoria, Ohio
- The Fable of the Kid Who Shifted His Ideal
- The Fable of the Base Ball Fan Who Took the Only Known Cure
- The Fable of the Good Fairy with the Lorgnette, and Why She Got It Good
- The Fable of the Unintentional Heroes of Centreville
- The Fable of the Parents Who Tinkered with the Offspring
- The Fable of How He Never Touched George
- The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, but Not Because He Wished to Do So
- The Fable of Handsome Jethro, Who Was Simply Cut Out to Be a Merchant
- The Fable of Paducah's Favorite Comedians and the Mildewed Stunt
- The Fable of Flora and Adolph and a Home Gone Wrong
- The Fable of the Copper and the Jovial Undergrads
- The Fable of the Professor Who Wanted to Be Alone
- The Fable of a Statesman Who Couldn't Make Good
- The Fable of the Brash Drummer and the Peach Who Learned That There Were Others
- The Fable of Sister Mae, Who Did as Well as Could Be Expected
- The Fable of How the Fool-Killer Backed Out of a Contract
- The Fable of the Caddy Who Hurt His Head While Thinking
- The Fable of the Martyr Who Liked the Job
- The Fable of the Bohemian Who Had Hard Luck
- The Fable of the Coming Champion Who Was Delayed
- The Fable of the Lawyer Who Brought in a Minority Report
- The Fable of the Two Mandolin Players and the Willing Performer
- The Fable of the Man Who Didn't Care for Storybooks