The Tyrant of the Forest issued a proclamation commanding all his subjects to repair immediately to his royal den.  
Among the rest, the Bear made his appearance, but pretending to be offended with the odour which issued from the Monarch's apartments, be was imprudent enough to hold his nose in his Majesty's presence.
 
This insolence was so highly resented that the Lion in a rage laid him dead at his feet.
 
The Monkey, observing what had passed, trembled for his skin, and attempted to conciliate favour by the most abject flattery. He began with protesting that, for his part, he thought the apartments were perfumed with Arabian spices; and, exclaiming against the rudeness of the Bear, admir............