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Countryman and the SnakeTHE COUNTRYMAN AND THE SNAKE A charitable man finds a frozen serpent and warms it in front of the fire, but the snake bites him: a wretched creature cannot be raised up
Fable / Lion, Wolf & FoxTHE LION, THE WOLF AND THE FOX: An old lion, wishing to find a cure, summons his animals. The wolf slanders the fox, but finds he comes off worst in the end
Miser who Lost FortuneTHE MISER WHO LOST HIS FORTUNE: A miser finds that the gold he had buried in a hole in the ground has been taken
The Cobbler & FinancierTHE COBBLER AND THE RICH MAN A rich financier gives a frugal cobbler a large sum of money; previously happy, the cobbler now finds he can t sleep for fear of thieves Date: circa 1870
Fable / Horse & the StagTHE HORSE AND THE STAG A horse, who finds a stag has intruded into his domain, seeks help from a man; the man obliges, and the horse then finds he has been enslaved
Rubber : ColumbusColumbus, during his second voyage, finds the natives of Haiti playing games with rubber balls
Police Search TeamA Metropolitan Police search team finds a missing body
Pilgrims Progress 28Mr Brisk finds Mercy yet again sewing clothes for the poor - What, always at it ?
Finds from HissarlikSome of the finds from Heinrich Schliemanns excavations at the site of Ancient Troy at Hissarlik. These include hair-pins and an ivory arrowhead
Wizard of Oz / Lion and OzWhen the Cowardly Lion enters the Throne Room to see the Great and Terrible Oz, he finds that the Wizard has taken the form of a ball of fire
Snow Queen (Carse)Gerda (well wrapped up in a fine winter coat !) finds Kay at last among the icebergs
Godwin / Caleb WilliamsCaleb Williams finds himself in varying predicaments
Child at Play 1922A young child finds an ingenious use for a collection of books from the shelf. They make wonderful bridges and roads for toys to travel along!
Facing the Music 1923A burly drummer with a bad temper finds that someone has tampered with his drum. He has words with a small drummer. Someone has to face the music
Maxim Gun - StanleyTHE MAXIM GUN The explorer H M Stanley finds it useful during the Emin Pasha relief expedition in central Africa
Tregeagles GhostThe ghost of Tregeagle, an evil-doing Cornishman, seeks nightly to escape his prison, Dozmary Pool; but every night he finds the Hounds of Hell awaiting him
African Servant 1An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 1 of 15
African Servants 6An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 6 of 15
African Servants 4An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 4 of 15
African Servants 7An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 7 of 15
African Servants 3An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 3 of 15
African Servants 15An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 15 of 15
African Servants 11An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 11 of 15
African Servants 5An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 5 of 15
African Servants 9An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 9 of 15
African Servants 2An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 2 of 15
African Servants 8An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 8 of 15 Date: 1885
African Servants 12An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 12 of 15
African Servants 14An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 14 of 15
African Servants 13An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 13 of 15
African Servants 10An Englishwoman in Cape Colony, South Africa, finds that the servant problem is even more acute here than home in England ! 10 of 15
Alice Falls down WellAlice finds herself falling down what seems to be a very deep well
Robin & Maid MarianRobin finds Maid Marian, disguised as a boy
Visitor in TroubleA visitor to a country cottage finds himself in snow up to the waist within sight of his destination
Asklepios Finds BetonyASKLEPIOS, Greek demi-god of medicine, adopted by the Romans as AESCULAPIUS, depicted discovering the magical plant Betony
Heliodorus and AngelsEmperor Seleucis II sends Heliodorus to plunder the Temple of Jerusalem, but he finds it under the protection of angelic security guards who drive him out with canes
The Battersea ShieldOriginally used for ceremonial purposes, this shield was found in the River Thames in 1857. The horned bronze helmet (found near Waterloo) has similar red enamel bosses
Horse Cab in SnowSo thick is the snow, this French cab finds it impossible to make any progress, so papa has to get out and push while the passers-by watch with interest
Myth / Japan / IganosukeIganosuke dives for the pipe and finds the idol
Sodom, Gomorrah / MartinThe Cities of the Plain are destroyed because God finds their lifestyle unacceptable
LA Fete Du RoiLA FETE DU ROI A boy finds the silver coin in his gateau which means he is the king - his mother prepares to crown him
John Bull has a RivalJohn Bull makes a pass at Japan, but finds that he has a Russian rival who is interested in Port Arthur which has just been ceded to Japan by China
Burke & Wills / KingRobert O Hara Burke and W. J. Wills were the first men to cross Australia from south to north. King finds the bodies of his expedition chief
Girl in Dark WoodsA small girl finds herself among the pines, while the day grows dark and the pixies, hobgoblins and brownies hide in the shadows
Hephaistos, Mars, AphrodHe finds his wife Aphrodite in bed with Mars, and throws a metal net over the guilty pair
Faust - Liebig - 5FAUST Mephistopheles finds Marguerite, now pregnant, in church, trying to repent in prayer; he prevents her and predicts her damnation
Bulgaria and GermanyBulgaria enters the war on the side of Germany; but when she is faced with reality, she finds she is a tortoise, not an eagle (cartoon based on old fable of eagle and tortoise)
12th Night / Viola DuelViola, disguised as a youth, finds herself called upon to fight a duel with sir Andrew Aguecheek - very much against her will