CHAPTER VI

Proverbs suggested by Animals -- Animal Characteristics: Sagacity, Fidelity, Cunning, Greed, etc. -- The Horse -- The Dog -- The Cat: her Nine Lives; the Catspaw; falling on Feet; in Mittens -- The Ass -- Pearls before Swine -- A Pig in a Poke -- The Wrong Sow by the Ear -- The Sheep -- The Shorn Lamb -- The Bull -- The Goose -- The Hen -- Roasting Eggs -- The Bird and her Nest -- Birds of a Feather -- Catching with Chaff -- Roasted Larks -- The Fox -- The Wolf; in Sheep's Clothing -- The Bear -- The Mouse -- Belling the Cat -- Fish Proverbs -- The Laborious Ant -- The Worm that turns -- Similes: from the Animal Kingdom; from Household Surroundings; from various Callings; from divers Colours 161