Aesop's Fables

by Aesop; Vernon Jones, V. S.; Chesterton, G. K.

• ISBN13: 9780809587810
• ISBN10: 0809587815
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-07-30
• Publisher: Wildside Pr

Summary

Brief tales about animals illustrate moral principles and lessons of life, and include the stories of a crow who finds a clever way to get a drink of water and a disappointed fox who decides the grapes he couldn't reach were sour.

Table of Contents

Introduction	15	(4)
The Fox and the Grapes	19	(1)
The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs	19	(1)
The Cat and the Mice	20	(1)
The Mischievous Dog	21	(1)
The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller	21	(1)
The Mice in Council	22	(1)
The Bat and the Weasels	23	(1)
The Dog and the Sow	23	(1)
The Fox and the Crow	24	(1)
The Horse and the Groom	25	(1)
The Wolf and the Lamb	25	(1)
The Peacock and the Crane	26	(1)
The Cat and the Birds	26	(1)
The Spendthrift and the Swallow	27	(1)
The Old Woman and the Doctor	28	(1)
The Moon and Her Mother	29	(1)
Mercury and the Woodman	29	(1)
The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion	30	(1)
The Lion and the Mouse	31	(1)
The Crow and the Pitcher	32	(1)
The Boys and the Frogs	32	(1)
The North Wind and the Sun	33	(1)
The Mistress and Her Servants	34	(1)
The Goods and the Ills	34	(1)
The Hares and the Frogs	35	(1)
The Fox and the Stork	36	(1)
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing	37	(1)
The Stag in the Ox-Stall	37	(1)
The Milkmaid and Her Pail	38	(1)
The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat	39	(1)
The Fox and the Monkey	40	(1)
The Ass and the Lap Dog	40	(1)
The Fir Tree and the Bramble	41	(1)
The Frogs' Complaint Against the Sun	42	(1)
The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox	43	(1)
The Gnat and the Bull	44	(1)
The Bear and the Travelers	44	(1)
The Slave and the Lion	45	(1)
The Flea and the Man	46	(1)
The Bee and Jupiter	47	(1)
The Oak and the Reeds	47	(1)
The Blind Man and the Cub	48	(1)
The Boy and the Snails	49	(1)
The Apes and the Two Travelers	49	(1)
The Ass and His Burdens	50	(1)
The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf	51	(1)
The Fox and the Goat	52	(1)
The Fisherman and the Sprat	53	(1)
The Boasting Traveler	53	(1)
The Crab and His Mother	54	(1)
The Ass and His Shadow	54	(1)
The Farmer and His Sons	55	(1)
The Dog and the Cook	56	(1)
The Monkey as King	57	(1)
The Thieves and the Cock	57	(1)
The Farmer and Fortune	58	(1)
Jupiter and the Monkey	59	(1)
Father and Sons	59	(1)
The Lamp	60	(1)
The Owl and the Birds	60	(1)
The Ass in the Lion's Skin	61	(1)
The She-Goats and Their Beards	62	(1)
The Old Lion	62	(1)
The Boy Bathing	63	(1)
The Quack Frog	64	(1)
The Swollen Fox	64	(1)
The Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk	65	(1)
The Boy and the Nettles	66	(1)
The Peasant and the Apple Tree	66	(1)
The Jackdaw and the Pigeons	67	(1)
Jupiter and the Tortoise	68	(1)
The Dog in the Manger	68	(1)
The Two Bags	69	(1)
The Oxen and the Axletrees	69	(1)
The Boy and the Filberts	70	(1)
The Frogs Asking for a King	70	(1)
The Olive Tree and the Fig Tree	71	(1)
The Lion and the Boar	72	(1)
The Walnut Tree	72	(1)
The Man and the Lion	73	(1)
The Tortoise and the Eagle	74	(1)
The Kid on the Housetop	74	(1)
The Fox Without a Tail	75	(1)
The Vain Jackdaw	76	(1)
The Traveler and His Dog	77	(1)
The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea	77	(1)
The Wild Boar and the Fox	78	(1)
Mercury and the Sculptor	78	(1)
The Fawn and His Mother	79	(1)
The Fox and the Lion	80	(1)
The Eagle and His Captor	80	(1)
The Blacksmith and His Dog	81	(1)
The Stag at the Pool	81	(1)
The Dog and the Shadow	82	(1)
Mercury and the Tradesmen	83	(1)
The Mice and the Weasels	83	(1)
The Peacock and Juno	84	(1)
The Bear and the Fox	85	(1)
The Ass and the Old Peasant	85	(1)
The Ox and the Frog	86	(1)
The Man and the Image	87	(1)
Hercules and the Waggoner	87	(1)
The Pomegranate, the Apple Tree, and the Bramble	88	(1)
The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox	89	(1)
The Blackamoor	89	(1)
The Two Soldiers and the Robber	90	(1)
The Lion and the Wild Ass	91	(1)
The Man and the Satyr	91	(1)
The Image-Seller	92	(1)
The Eagle and the Arrow	93	(1)
The Rich Man and the Tanner	93	(1)
The Wolf, the Mother, and Her Child	94	(1)
The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar	95	(1)
The Lioness and the Vixen	95	(1)
The Viper and the File	96	(1)
The Cat and the Cock	96	(1)
The Hare and the Tortoise	97	(1)
The Soldier and His Horse	98	(1)
The Oxen and the Butchers	99	(1)
The Wolf and the Lion	100	(1)
The Sheep, the Wolf, and the Stag	100	(1)
The Lion and the Three Bulls	101	(1)
The Horse and His Rider	101	(1)
The Goat and the Vine	102	(1)
The Two Pots	103	(1)
The Old Hound	103	(1)
The Clown and the Countryman	104	(1)
The Lark and the Farmer	105	(1)
The Lion and the Ass	106	(1)
The Prophet	106	(1)
The Hound and the Hare	107	(1)
The Lion, the Mouse, and the Fox	108	(1)
The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner	108	(1)
The Wolf and the Crane	109	(1)
The Eagle, the Cat, and the Wild Sow	110	(1)
The Wolf and the Sheep	111	(1)
The Tunny-Fish and the Dolphin	111	(1)
The Three Tradesmen	112	(1)
The Mouse and the Bull	113	(1)
The Hare and the Hound	113	(1)
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse	114	(1)
The Lion and the Bull	115	(1)
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Ape	116	(1)
The Eagle and the Cocks	116	(1)
The Escaped Jackdaw	117	(1)
The Farmer and the Fox	117	(1)
Venus and the Cat	118	(1)
The Crow and the Swan	119	(1)
The Stag with One Eye	119	(1)
The Fly and the Draught-Mule	120	(1)
The Cock and the Jewel	121	(1)
The Wolf and the Shepherd	121	(1)
The Farmer and the Stork	122	(1)
The Charger and the Miller	123	(1)
The Grasshopper and the Owl	123	(1)
The Grasshopper and the Ants	124	(1)
The Farmer and the Viper	125	(1)
The Two Frogs	125	(1)
The Cobbler Turned Doctor	126	(1)
The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion	127	(1)
The Belly and the Members	128	(1)
The Bald Man and the Fly	128	(1)
The Ass and the Wolf	129	(1)
The Monkey and the Camel	130	(1)
The Sick Man and the Doctor	130	(1)
The Travelers and the Plane Tree	131	(1)
The Flea and the Ox	132	(1)
The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat	132	(1)
The Man and His Two Sweethearts	133	(1)
The Eagle, the Jackdaw, and the Shepherd	134	(1)
The Wolf and the Boy	135	(1)
The Miller, His Son, and their Ass	136	(1)
The Stag and the Vine	137	(1)
The Lamb Chased by a Wolf	138	(1)
The Archer and the Lion	138	(1)
The Wolf and the Goat	139	(1)
The Sick Stag	139	(1)
The Ass and the Mule	140	(1)
Brother and Sister	141	(1)
The Heifer and the Ox	142	(1)
The Kingdom of the Lion	142	(1)
The Ass and His Driver	143	(1)
The Lion and the Hare	144	(1)
The Wolves and the Dogs	144	(1)
The Bull and the Calf	145	(1)
The Trees and the Axe	146	(1)
The Astronomer	146	(1)
The Laborer and the Snake	147	(1)
The Cage-Bird and the Bat	148	(1)
The Ass and His Purchaser	148	(1)
The Kid and the Wolf	149	(1)
The Debtor and His Sow	150	(1)
The Bald Huntsman	151	(1)
The Herdsman and the Lost Bull	151	(1)
The Mule	152	(1)
The Hound and the Fox	153	(1)
The Father and His Daughters	153	(1)
The Thief and the Innkeeper	154	(1)
The Pack-Ass and the Wild Ass	155	(1)
The Ass and His Masters	156	(1)
The Pack-Ass, the Wild Ass, and the Lion	157	(1)
The Ant	158	(1)
The Frogs and the Well	158	(1)
The Crab and the Fox	159	(1)
The Fox and the Grasshopper	160	(1)
The Farmer, His Boy, and the Rooks	160	(1)
The Ass and the Dog	161	(1)
The Ass Carrying the Image	162	(1)
The Athenian and the Theban	163	(1)
The Goatherd and the Goat	164	(1)
The Sheep and the Dog	164	(1)
The Shepherd and the Wolf	165	(1)
The Lion, Jupiter, and the Elephant	166	(1)
The Pig and the Sheep	167	(1)
The Gardener and His Dog	167	(1)
The Rivers and the Sea	168	(1)
The Lion in Love	168	(1)
The Bee-Keeper	169	(1)
The Wolf and the Horse	170	(1)
The Bat, the Bramble, and the Seagull	170	(1)
The Dog and the Wolf	171	(1)
The Wasp and the Snake	172	(1)
The Eagle and the Beetle	172	(1)
The Fowler and the Lark	173	(1)
The Fisherman Piping	174	(1)
The Weasel and the Man	174	(1)
The Ploughman, the Ass, and the Ox	175	(1)
Demades and His Fable	176	(1)
The Monkey and the Dolphin	176	(1)
The Crow and the Snake	177	(1)
The Dogs and the Fox	178	(1)
The Nightingale and the Hawk	178	(1)
The Rose and the Amaranth	179	(1)
The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog	179	(1)
The Wolves, the Sheep, and the Ram	180	(1)
The Swan	181	(1)
The Snake and Jupiter	181	(1)
The Wolf and His Shadow	182	(1)
The Ploughman and the Wolf	183	(1)
Mercury and the Man Bitten by an Ant	183	(1)
The Wily Lion	184	(1)
The Parrot and the Cat	185	(1)
The Stag and the Lion	185	(1)
The Impostor	186	(1)
The Dogs and the Hides	187	(1)
The Lion, the Fox, and the Ass	187	(1)
The Fowler, the Partridge, and the Cock	188	(1)
The Gnat and the Lion	189	(1)
The Farmer and His Dogs	190	(1)
The Eagle and the Fox	190	(1)
The Butcher and His Customers	191	(1)
Hercules and Minerva	192	(1)
The Fox Who Served a Lion	193	(1)
The Quack Doctor	193	(1)
The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox	194	(1)
Hercules and Plutus	195	(1)
The Fox and the Leopard	196	(1)
The Fox and the Hedgehog	196	(1)
The Crow and the Raven	197	(1)
The Witch	198	(1)
The Old Man and Death	198	(1)
The Miser	199	(1)
The Foxes and the River	200	(1)
The Horse and the Stag	200	(1)
The Fox and the Bramble	201	(1)
The Fox and the Snake	202	(1)
The Lion, the Fox, and the Stag	202	(2)
The Man Who Lost His Spade	204	(1)
The Partridge and the Fowler	205	(1)
The Runaway Slave	205	(1)
The Hunter and the Woodman	206	(1)
The Serpent and the Eagle	206	(1)
The Rogue and the Oracle	207	(1)
The Horse and the Ass	208	(1)
The Dog Chasing a Wolf	208	(1)
Grief and His Due	209	(1)
The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons	210	(1)
The Woman and the Farmer	210	(1)
Prometheus and the Making of Man	211	(1)
The Swallow and the Crow	212	(1)
The Hunter and the Horseman	212	(1)
The Goatherd and the Wild Goats	213	(1)
The Nightingale and the Swallow	214	(1)
The Traveler and Fortune	214