The Fables of Aesop Selected, Told Anew, and Their History Traced
Aesop
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Aesop · 78 chapters
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It is difficult to say what are and what are not the Fables of Æsop.
I have attempted to bring most of these into the following pages.
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- PREFACESample
- A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ÆSOPIC FABLE
- Aesop’s Fables
- 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 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 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 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 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 Miser and His Gold
- The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey
- 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 Lion in Love
- The Bundle of Sticks
- The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts
- The Ass’s Brains
- The Eagle and the Arrow
- The Cat-Maiden
- The Milkmaid and Her Pail
- The Horse and the Ass
- The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
- The Buffoon and the Countryman
- The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar