Image: Asellus et Liber

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M0217 - M0218 - M0219

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218. Asellus et Liber. Asellus quidam librum elegantem reperit; simul improbavit atque iocans discerpsit. Stupiditas criticum audaciorem facit.

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("The Wise Donkey" by Frank Ver Beck)

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M0218 (not in Perry). Source: Desbillons 7.14 (adapted into prose). This fable is not in Perry’s catalog; it appears original to Desbillons, as he cites no source. For a book that suffered a different fate, see #755.