The Fables of Aesop / Selected, Told Anew, and Their History Traced
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Contents
| PREFACE |
| A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ÆSOPIC FABLE |
| The Cock and the Pearl |
| The Wolf and the Lamb |
| The Dog and the Shadow |
| The Lion’s Share |
| The Wolf and the Crane |
| The Man and the Serpent |
| The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse |
| The Fox and the Crow |
| The Sick Lion |
| The Ass and the Lapdog |
| The Lion and the Mouse |
| The Swallow and the Other Birds |
| The Frogs Desiring a King |
| The Mountains in Labour |
| The Hares and the Frogs |
| The Wolf and the Kid |
| The Woodman and the Serpent |
| The Bald Man and the Fly |
| The Fox and the Stork |
| The Fox and the Mask |
| The Jay and the Peacock |
| The Frog and the Ox |
| Androcles |
| The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts |
| The Hart and the Hunter |
| The Serpent and the File |
| The Man and the Wood |
| The Dog and the Wolf |
| The Belly and the Members |
| The Hart in the Ox-Stall |
| The Fox and the Grapes |
| The Horse, Hunter, and Stag |
| The Peacock and Juno |
| The Fox and the Lion |
| The Lion and the Statue |
| The Ant and the Grasshopper |
| The Tree and the Reed |
| The Fox and the Cat |
| The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing |
| The Dog in the Manger |
| The Man and the Wooden God |
| The Fisher |
| The Shepherd’s Boy |
| The Young Thief and His Mother |
| The Man and His Two Wives |
| The Nurse and the Wolf |
| The Tortoise and the Birds |
| The Two Crabs |
| The Ass in the Lion’s Skin |
| The Two Fellows and the Bear |
| The Two Pots |
| The Four Oxen and the Lion |
| The Fisher and the Little Fish |
| Avaricious and Envious |
| The Crow and the Pitcher |
| The Man and the Satyr |
| The Goose With the Golden Eggs |
| The Labourer and the Nightingale |
| The Fox, the Cock, and the Dog |
| The Wind and the Sun |
| Hercules and the Waggoner |
| The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey |
| The Miser and His Gold |
| The Fox and the Mosquitoes |
| The Fox Without a Tail |
| The One-Eyed Doe |
| Belling the Cat |
| The Hare and the Tortoise |
| The Old Man and Death |
| The Hare With Many Friends |
| The Lion in Love |
| The Bundle of Sticks |
| The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts |
| The Ass’s Brains |
| The Eagle and the Arrow |
| The Milkmaid and Her Pail |
| The Cat-Maiden |
| The Horse and the Ass |
| The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner |
| The Buffoon and the Countryman |
| The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar |
| The Fox and the Goat |