FRENCH NURSERY RHYMES.
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THE TWO HEROES.
Two rabbits like a hundred Zouaves,
One day swore to be heroes.
They swore to strike a blow,
And to render dead the old wolf.
To his lady each of them swears
To bring back to them fur.
Each of them when leaving promises
The tail to his son for a hat-feather.
They arrive, drum on head,
To the thicket[1] of the great beast.
Just then the wolf was returning,
A tip of the tail was still visible.[2]
The two heroes, like a single hare,
Flee, and bring back... a fever.
THE QUESTIONERS.
The crow says to the frog:
