Josephine Dodge Daskam, Fables for the Fair — 22. The Woman Who Bribed her Niece (1902)
“ One Day she Called them Both to her and Spoke as follows: "If you will Remove those Birds from your Hats," she said, "I will give Each of You a beautiful Live Bird in a Neat Cage. They will Carol and Twitter all Day, and you will Not have the Debasing Consciousness of having Destroyed the Life of a Living Creature. Moreover, by Trimming your Hats with Ribbon Loops you will Present a far more Attractive Appearance. If anything Disgusts a Man, it is the Cruelty of Women in this Regard." ”
