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Aesop’s Fables: A New Translation

by Aesop

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  1. 1Introduction
  2. 2The Fox and the Grapes
  3. 3The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
  4. 4The Cat and the Mice
  5. 5The Mischievous Dog
  6. 6The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller
  7. 7The Mice in Council
  8. 8The Bat and the Weasels
  9. 9The Dog and the Sow
  10. 10The Fox and the Crow
  11. 11The Horse and the Groom
  12. 12The Wolf and the Lamb
  13. 13The Peacock and the Crane
  14. 14The Cat and the Birds
  15. 15The Spendthrift and the Swallow
  16. 16The Old Woman and the Doctor
  17. 17The Moon and Her Mother
  18. 18Mercury and the Woodman
  19. 19The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion
  20. 20The Lion and the Mouse
  21. 21The Crow and the Pitcher
  22. 22The Boys and the Frogs
  23. 23The North Wind and the Sun
  24. 24The Mistress and Her Servants
  25. 25The Goods and the Ills
  26. 26The Hares and the Frogs
  27. 27The Fox and the Stork
  28. 28The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
  29. 29The Stag in the Ox-Stall
  30. 30The Milkmaid and Her Pail
  31. 31The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat
  32. 32The Fox and the Monkey
  33. 33The Ass and the Lap-Dog
  34. 34The Fir-Tree and the Bramble
  35. 35The Frogs’ Complaint Against the Sun
  36. 36The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox
  37. 37The Gnat and the Bull
  38. 38The Bear and the Travellers
  39. 39The Slave and the Lion
  40. 40The Flea and the Man
  41. 41The Bee and Jupiter
  42. 42The Oak and the Reeds
  43. 43The Blind Man and the Cub
  44. 44The Boy and the Snails
  45. 45The Apes and the Two Travellers
  46. 46The Ass and His Burdens
  47. 47The Shepherd’s Boy and the Wolf
  48. 48The Fox and the Goat
  49. 49The Fisherman and the Sprat
  50. 50The Boasting Traveller
  51. 51The Crab and His Mother
  52. 52The Ass and His Shadow
  53. 53The Farmer and His Sons
  54. 54The Dog and the Cook
  55. 55The Monkey as King
  56. 56The Thieves and the Cock
  57. 57The Farmer and Fortune
  58. 58Jupiter and the Monkey
  59. 59Father and Sons
  60. 60The Lamp
  61. 61The Owl and the Birds
  62. 62The Ass in the Lion’s Skin
  63. 63The She-Goats and Their Beards
  64. 64The Old Lion
  65. 65The Boy Bathing
  66. 66The Quack Frog
  67. 67The Swollen Fox
  68. 68The Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk
  69. 69The Boy and the Nettles
  70. 70The Peasant and the Apple-Tree
  71. 71The Jackdaw and the Pigeons
  72. 72Jupiter and the Tortoise
  73. 73The Dog in the Manger
  74. 74The Two Bags
  75. 75The Oxen and the Axletrees
  76. 76The Boy and the Filberts
  77. 77The Frogs Asking for a King
  78. 78The Olive-Tree and the Fig-Tree
  79. 79The Lion and the Boar
  80. 80The Walnut-Tree
  81. 81The Man and the Lion
  82. 82The Tortoise and the Eagle
  83. 83The Kid on the Housetop
  84. 84The Fox Without a Tail
  85. 85The Vain Jackdaw
  86. 86The Traveller and His Dog
  87. 87The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea
  88. 88The Wild Boar and the Fox
  89. 89Mercury and the Sculptor
  90. 90The Fawn and His Mother
  91. 91The Fox and the Lion
  92. 92The Eagle and His Captor
  93. 93The Blacksmith and His Dog
  94. 94The Stag at the Pool
  95. 95The Dog and the Shadow
  96. 96Mercury and the Tradesmen
  97. 97The Mice and the Weasels
  98. 98The Peacock and Juno
  99. 99The Bear and the Fox
  100. 100The Ass and the Old Peasant
  101. 101The Ox and the Frog
  102. 102The Man and the Image
  103. 103Hercules and the Waggoner
  104. 104The Pomegranate, the Apple-Tree, and the Bramble
  105. 105The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox
  106. 106The Blackamoor
  107. 107The Two Soldiers and the Robber
  108. 108The Lion and the Wild Ass
  109. 109The Man and the Satyr
  110. 110The Image-Seller
  111. 111The Eagle and the Arrow
  112. 112The Rich Man and the Tanner
  113. 113The Wolf, the Mother, and Her Child
  114. 114The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar
  115. 115The Lioness and the Vixen
  116. 116The Viper and the File
  117. 117The Cat and the Cock
  118. 118The Hare and the Tortoise
  119. 119The Soldier and His Horse
  120. 120The Oxen and the Butchers
  121. 121The Wolf and the Lion
  122. 122The Sheep, the Wolf, and the Stag
  123. 123The Lion and the Three Bulls
  124. 124The Horse and His Rider
  125. 125The Goat and the Vine
  126. 126The Two Pots
  127. 127The Old Hound
  128. 128The Clown and the Countryman
  129. 129The Lark and the Farmer
  130. 130The Lion and the Ass
  131. 131The Prophet
  132. 132The Hound and the Hare
  133. 133The Lion, the Mouse, and the Fox
  134. 134The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
  135. 135The Wolf and the Crane
  136. 136The Eagle, the Cat, and the Wild Sow
  137. 137The Wolf and the Sheep
  138. 138The Tunny-Fish and the Dolphin
  139. 139The Three Tradesmen
  140. 140The Mouse and the Bull
  141. 141The Hare and the Hound
  142. 142The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
  143. 143The Lion and the Bull
  144. 144The Wolf, the Fox, and the Ape
  145. 145The Eagle and the Cocks
  146. 146The Escaped Jackdaw
  147. 147The Farmer and the Fox
  148. 148Venus and the Cat
  149. 149The Crow and the Swan
  150. 150The Stag With One Eye
  151. 151The Fly and the Draught-Mule
  152. 152The Cock and the Jewel
  153. 153The Wolf and the Shepherd
  154. 154The Farmer and the Stork
  155. 155The Charger and the Miller
  156. 156The Grasshopper and the Owl
  157. 157The Grasshopper and the Ants
  158. 158The Farmer and the Viper
  159. 159The Two Frogs
  160. 160The Cobbler Turned Doctor
  161. 161The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion
  162. 162The Belly and the Members
  163. 163The Bald Man and the Fly
  164. 164The Ass and the Wolf
  165. 165The Monkey and the Camel
  166. 166The Sick Man and the Doctor
  167. 167The Travellers and the Plane-Tree
  168. 168The Flea and the Ox
  169. 169The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat
  170. 170The Man and His Two Sweethearts
  171. 171The Eagle, the Jackdaw, and the Shepherd
  172. 172The Wolf and the Boy
  173. 173The Miller, His Son, and Their Ass
  174. 174The Stag and the Vine
  175. 175The Lamb Chased by a Wolf
  176. 176The Archer and the Lion
  177. 177The Wolf and the Goat
  178. 178The Sick Stag
  179. 179The Ass and the Mule
  180. 180Brother and Sister
  181. 181The Heifer and the Ox
  182. 182The Kingdom of the Lion
  183. 183The Ass and His Driver
  184. 184The Lion and the Hare
  185. 185The Wolves and the Dogs
  186. 186The Bull and the Calf
  187. 187The Trees and the Axe
  188. 188The Astronomer
  189. 189The Labourer and the Snake
  190. 190The Cage-Bird and the Bat
  191. 191The Ass and His Purchaser
  192. 192The Kid and the Wolf
  193. 193The Debtor and His Sow
  194. 194The Bald Huntsman
  195. 195The Herdsman and the Lost Bull
  196. 196The Mule
  197. 197The Hound and the Fox
  198. 198The Father and His Daughters
  199. 199The Thief and the Innkeeper
  200. 200The Pack-Ass and the Wild Ass
  201. 201The Ass and His Masters
  202. 202The Pack-Ass, the Wild Ass, and the Lion
  203. 203The Ant
  204. 204The Frogs and the Well
  205. 205The Crab and the Fox
  206. 206The Fox and the Grasshopper
  207. 207The Farmer, His Boy, and the Rooks
  208. 208The Ass and the Dog
  209. 209The Ass Carrying the Image
  210. 210The Athenian and the Theban
  211. 211The Goatherd and the Goat
  212. 212The Sheep and the Dog
  213. 213The Shepherd and the Wolf
  214. 214The Lion, Jupiter, and the Elephant
  215. 215The Pig and the Sheep
  216. 216The Gardener and His Dog
  217. 217The Rivers and the Sea
  218. 218The Lion in Love
  219. 219The Bee-Keeper
  220. 220The Wolf and the Horse
  221. 221The Bat, the Bramble, and the Seagull
  222. 222The Dog and the Wolf
  223. 223The Wasp and the Snake
  224. 224The Eagle and the Beetle
  225. 225The Fowler and the Lark
  226. 226The Fisherman Piping
  227. 227The Weasel and the Man
  228. 228The Ploughman, the Ass, and the Ox
  229. 229Demades and His Fable
  230. 230The Monkey and the Dolphin
  231. 231The Crow and the Snake
  232. 232The Dogs and the Fox
  233. 233The Nightingale and the Hawk
  234. 234The Rose and the Amaranth
  235. 235The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog
  236. 236The Wolves, the Sheep, and the Ram
  237. 237The Swan
  238. 238The Snake and Jupiter
  239. 239The Wolf and His Shadow
  240. 240The Ploughman and the Wolf
  241. 241Mercury and the Man Bitten by an Ant
  242. 242The Wily Lion
  243. 243The Parrot and the Cat
  244. 244The Stag and the Lion
  245. 245The Impostor
  246. 246The Dogs and the Hides
  247. 247The Lion, the Fox, and the Ass
  248. 248The Fowler, the Partridge, and the Cock
  249. 249The Gnat and the Lion
  250. 250The Farmer and His Dogs
  251. 251The Eagle and the Fox
  252. 252The Butcher and His Customers
  253. 253Hercules and Minerva
  254. 254The Fox Who Served a Lion
  255. 255The Quack Doctor
  256. 256The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox
  257. 257Hercules and Plutus
  258. 258The Fox and the Leopard
  259. 259The Fox and the Hedgehog
  260. 260The Crow and the Raven
  261. 261The Witch
  262. 262The Old Man and Death
  263. 263The Miser
  264. 264The Foxes and the River
  265. 265The Horse and the Stag
  266. 266The Fox and the Bramble
  267. 267The Fox and the Snake
  268. 268The Lion, the Fox, and the Stag
  269. 269The Man Who Lost His Spade
  270. 270The Partridge and the Fowler
  271. 271The Runaway Slave
  272. 272The Hunter and the Woodman
  273. 273The Serpent and the Eagle
  274. 274The Rogue and the Oracle
  275. 275The Horse and the Ass
  276. 276The Dog Chasing a Wolf
  277. 277Grief and His Due
  278. 278The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons
  279. 279The Woman and the Farmer
  280. 280Prometheus and the Making of Man
  281. 281The Swallow and the Crow
  282. 282The Hunter and the Horseman
  283. 283The Goatherd and the Wild Goats
  284. 284The Nightingale and the Swallow
  285. 285The Traveller and Fortune

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