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THE FABLES OF AESOP	1
The Wolf and the Lamb	1
Aesop and His Fellow Servants	1
The Kite and the Pigeons	2
The Ant and the Fly	2
The Frog Who Wished to Be as Big as an Ox	2
The Cat and the Mice	3
The Cock and the Jewel	3
The Man and the Lion	3
The Discontented Ass	3
The Boasting Traveller	4
The Lion and the Mouse	4
The Swallow and Other Birds	4
The Fox and the Crow	5
The Dog and His Shadow	5
The Ass and His Master	5
The Wolf and the Crane	5
The Hares and the Frogs	6
The Invalid Lion	6
The Travellers and the Bear	6
The Fox Without a Tail	7
The Crab and Its Mother	7
The Jackdaw with Borrowed Plumes	7
The Farmer and His Dog	7
The Fox and the Countryman	7
Belling the Cat	8
The Old Woman and Her Maids	8
The Dog in the Manger	8
The Old Man and His Sons	8
Hercules and the Wagoner	9
The Goose with the Golden Eggs	9
The Frogs Desiring a King	9
The Porcupine and the Snakes	10
The Lark and Her Young Ones	10
The Fox and the Stork	10
The Gnat and the Bull	11
The Deer and the Lion	11
The Fox and the Grapes	11
The Farmer and the Stork	12
The Hare and the Tortoise	12
The Old Woman and the Doctor	12
The Boy and the Wolf	13
The Blackamoor	13
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing	13
The Two Travellers	13
The Fox in the Well	13
The Hen and the Fox	14
The Ass and His Shadow	14
The Ass in the Lion’s Skin	14
The Wolf and the Sheep	14
Jupiter’s Two Wallets	14
The Satyr and the Traveller	15
The Two Travellers and the Oyster	15
The Young Mouse, the Cock, and the Cat	15
The Wolf and the Mastiff	16
The Tail of the Serpent	16
The Falcon and the Capon	17
The Crow and the Pitcher	17
The Eagle and the Owl	17
The Buffoon and the Countryman	17
The Old Man, His Son, and the Ass	18
The Lion, the Bear, the Monkey, and the Fox	18
The Wolf and the Lamb	19
The Chameleon	19
The Eagle, the Jackdaw, and the Magpie	20
The Boy and the Filberts	20
The Passenger and the Pilot	20
The Dog and the Crocodile	21
A Matter of Arbitration	21
The Crow and the Mussel	21
The Ass and His Purchaser	22
A Country Fellow and the River	22
The Playful Ass	22
The Boys and the Frogs	22
The Camel and His Master	22
The Flies and the Honey-pot	23
The Spectacles	23
The Bear and the Fowls	24
THE FABLES OF BIDPAI	24
The Snake and the Sparrows	24
The Geese and the Tortoise	25
The Sagacious Snake	26
The Old Woman’s Cat	27
The Young Tiger	29
The Fox and the Drum	31
The Sparrows and the Falcon	31
The Hermit, the Thief, and the Demon	33
The King and the Hawk	34
The Mouse and the Frog	35
The Crow and the Partridge	36
FABLES FROM THE HITOPADESA	37
FABLES FROM THE HITOPADESA	37
The Jackal and the Cat	38
The Greedy Jackal	39
The Elephant and the Jackal	40
The Lion, the Mouse, and the Cat	41
The Poor Woman and the Bell	41
The Lion and the Rabbit	42
The Birds and the Monkeys	42
The Rabbits and the Elephants	43
The Blue Jackal	44
The Mouse Who Became a Tiger	45
The Brahmin and the Goat	46
FABLES FROM INDIA	46
F. MAX MULLER	46
The Fox in the Well	47
The Fawn and the Little Tiger	48
The Fox and the Villagers	48
Tinsel and Lightning	48
The Glow-worm and the Daw	49
The Lion and the Gadfly	49
The Sunling	50
The Despot and the Wag	50
The Crane and the Fool	50
The Lion and the Goat	51
The Man and His Piece of Cloth	51
The Tiger, the Fox, and the Hunters	52
The Hare and the Pig	52
The Peacock and the Fox	53
The Tiger and the Giraffe	53
The Man of Luck and the Man of Pluck	54
The Fox and the Crabs	54
The Camel and the Pig	55
MALAYAN FABLES	55
MALAYAN FABLES	55
The Mouse-deer’s Shipwreck	56
The Tiger Gets His Deserts	57
The Tune That Makes the Tiger Drowsy	58
The Tiger and the Shadow	58
The King-crow and the Water-snail	58
The Elephant Has a Bet with the Tiger	59
MOORISH FABLES	61
The Wren	62
Mule, Jackal, and Lion	62
AFRICAN FABLES	63
The Stork and the Toad	65
The Rat and the Toad	66
The Lion and the Wild Dog	68
How Sense Was Distributed	70
What Employment Our Lord Gave to Insects	71
Man and Turtle	73
Nianga Dia Ngenga and Leopard	74
Leopard and the Other Animals	75
Elephant and Frog	75
Dog and the Kingship	75
The Builder of Ability and the Builder of Haste	76
FABLES FROM KRILOF	76
The Education of the Lion	76
The Pebble and the Diamond	77
The Pike and the Cat	78
Trishka’s Caftan	78
The Elephant as Governor	78
The Quartette	79
Demian’s Fish Soup	80
The Wolf and Its Cub	80
The Pike	81
The Cuckoo and the Eagle	81
The Peasant and the Sheep	81
The Elephant in Favour	82
The Sword-blade	82
The Cuckoo and the Turtle-dove	83
The Peasant and the Horse	83
The Wolf and the Cat	84
The Eagle and the Mole	84
The Spider and the Bee	85
The Cuckoo and the Cock	85
The Peasant and the Robber	86
FABLES FROM THE CHINESE	86
FABLES PROM THE CHINESE	86
The Proud Chicken	88
The Hen and the Chinese Mountain Turtle	89
The Proud Fox and the Crab	91
The Mule and the Lion	92
The Lion and the Mosquitoes	93
FABLES OF LA FONTAINE*	95
FABLES FROM THE SPANISH	120
THE END	134
INDEX OF TITLES	134

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