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Aesop's Fables eBook

620? BC-563? BC Aesop

Table of Contents
Section	Page

Start of eBook	1
The Mountain in Labor	1
The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion	1
The Tortoise and the Eagle	1
The Flies and the Honey-Pot	1
The Man and the Lion	1
The Farmer and the Cranes	2
The Dog in the Manger	2
The Fox and the Goat	2
The Bear and the Two Travelers	2
The Oxen and the Axle-Trees	3
The Thirsty Pigeon	3
The Raven and the Swan	3
The Goat and the Goatherd	3
The Miser	3
The Sick Lion	3
The Horse and Groom	4
The Ass and the Lapdog	4
The Lioness	4
The Boasting Traveler	5
The Cat and the Cock	5
The Piglet, the Sheep, and the Goat	5
The Boy and the Filberts	5
The Lion in Love	5
The Laborer and the Snake	6
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing	6
The Ass and the Mule	6
The Frogs Asking for a King	6
The Boys and the Frogs	7
The Sick Stag	7
The Salt Merchant and His Ass	7
The Oxen and the Butchers	7
The Lion, the Mouse, and the Fox	8
The Vain Jackdaw	8
The Goatherd and the Wild Goats	8
The Mischievous Dog	9
The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail	9
The Boy and the Nettles	9
The Man and His Two Sweethearts	9
The Astronomer	9
The Wolves and the Sheep	10
The Old Woman and the Physician	10
The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle	10
The Charger and the Miller	10
The Fox and the Monkey	11
The Horse and His Rider	11
The Belly and the Members	11
The Vine and the Goat	11
Jupiter and the Monkey	11
The Widow and Her Little Maidens	12
The Shepherd’s Boy and the Wolf	12
The Cat and the Birds	12
The Kid and the Wolf	12
The Ox and the Frog	12
The Shepherd and the Wolf	13
The Farmer and His Sons	13
The Crab and Its Mother	13
The Heifer and the Ox	13
The Swallow, the Serpent, and the Court of Justice	14
The Thief and His Mother	14
The Old Man and Death	14
The Fir-Tree and the Bramble	14
The Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk	15
The Man Bitten by a Dog	15
The Two Pots	15
The Wolf and the Sheep	15
The Aethiop	15
The Fisherman and His Nets	16
The Huntsman and the Fisherman	16
The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar	16
The Fox and the Crow	16
The Two Dogs	16
The Stag in the Ox-Stall	17
The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons	17
The Widow and the Sheep	17
The Wild Ass and the Lion	17
The Eagle and the Arrow	18
The Sick Kite	18
The Lion and the Dolphin	18
The Lion and the Boar	18
The One-Eyed Doe	19
The Shepherd and the Sea	19
The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion	19
The Mice and the Weasels	19
The Mice in Council	20
The Wolf and the Housedog	20
The Rivers and the Sea	20
The Playful Ass	20
The Three Tradesmen	20
The Master and His Dogs	20
The Wolf and the Shepherds	21
The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat	21
The Ass Carrying the Image	21
The Two Travelers and the Axe	21
The Old Lion	21
The Old Hound	21
The Bee and Jupiter	22
The Milk-Woman and Her Pail	22
The Seaside Travelers	22
The Brazier and His Dog	23
The Ass and His Shadow	23
The Ass and His Masters	23
The Oak and the Reeds	23
The Fisherman and the Little Fish	24
The Hunter and the Woodman	24
The Wild Boar and the Fox	24
The Lion in a Farmyard	24
Mercury and the Sculptor	24
The Swan and the Goose	25
The Swollen Fox	25
The Fox and the Woodcutter	25
The Birdcatcher, the Partridge, and the Cock	25
The Monkey and the Fishermen	26
The Flea and the Wrestler	26
The Two Frogs	26
The Cat and the Mice	26
The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox	26
The Doe and the Lion	27
The Farmer and the Fox	27
The Seagull and the Kite	27
The Philosopher, the Ants, and Mercury	27
The Mouse and the Bull	27
The Lion and the Hare	28
The Peasant and the Eagle	28
The Image of Mercury and the Carpenter	28
The Bull and the Goat	28
The Dancing Monkeys	28
The Monkeys and Their Mother	29
The Oaks and Jupiter	29
The Hare and the Hound	29
The Traveler and Fortune	29
The Bald Knight	29
The Shepherd and the Dog	30
The Lamp	30
The Lion, the Fox, and the Ass	30
The Bull, the Lioness, and the Wild-Boar Hunter	30
The Oak and the Woodcutters	30
The Hen and the Golden Eggs	30
The Ass and the Frogs	31
The Crow and the Raven	31
The Trees and the Axe	31
The Crab and the Fox	31
The Woman and Her Hen	31
The Ass and the Old Shepherd	31
The Kites and the Swans	32
The Wolves and the Sheepdogs	32
The Hares and the Foxes	32
The Bowman and Lion	32
The Camel	32
The Wasp and the Snake	33
The Dog and the Hare	33
The Bull and the Calf	33
The Stag, the Wolf, and the Sheep	33
The Peacock and the Crane	33
The Fox and the Hedgehog	33
The Eagle, the Cat, and the Wild Sow	34
The Thief and the Innkeeper	34
The Mule	35
The Hart and the Vine	35
The Serpent and the Eagle	35
The Crow and the Pitcher	35
The Two Frogs	36
The Wolf and the Fox	36
The Walnut-Tree	36
The Gnat and the Lion	36
The Monkey and the Dolphin	36
The Jackdaw and the Doves	37
The Horse and the Stag	37
The Kid and the Wolf	37
The Prophet	38
The Fox and the Monkey	38
The Thief and the Housedog	38
The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog	38
The Apes and the Two Travelers	39
The Wolf and the Shepherd	39
The Hares and the Lions	39
The Lark and Her Young Ones	39
The Fox and the Lion	40
The Weasel and the Mice	40
The Boy Bathing	40
The Ass and the Wolf	40
The Seller of Images	41
The Fox and the Grapes	41
The Man and His Wife	41
The Peacock and Juno	41
The Hawk and the Nightingale	42
The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox	42
The Wolf and the Goat	42
The Lion and the Bull	42
The Goat and the Ass	43
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse	43
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Ape	44
The Fly and the Draught-Mule	44
The Fishermen	44
The Lion and the Three Bulls	44
The Fowler and the Viper	44
The Horse and the Ass	44
The Fox and the Mask	45
The Geese and the Cranes	45
The Blind Man and the Whelp	45
The Dogs and the Fox	45
The Cobbler Turned Doctor	45
The Wolf and the Horse	46
The Brother and the Sister	46
The Wasps, the Partridges, and the Farmer	46
The Crow and Mercury	46
The North Wind and the Sun	46
The Two Men Who Were Enemies	47
The Gamecocks and the Partridge	47
The Quack Frog	47
The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox	47
The Dog’s House	48
The Wolf and the Lion	48
The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat	48
The Spendthrift and the Swallow	48
The Fox and the Lion	49
The Owl and the Birds	49
The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner	49
The Ass in the Lion’s Skin	49
The Sparrow and the Hare	49
The Flea and the Ox	50
The Goods and the Ills	50
The Dove and the Crow	50
Mercury and the Workmen	50
The Eagle and the Jackdaw	51
The Fox and the Crane	51
Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva, and Momus	51
The Eagle and the Fox	52
The Man and the Satyr	52
The Ass and His Purchaser	52
The Two Bags	53
The Stag at the Pool	53
The Jackdaw and the Fox	53
The Lark Burying Her Father	53
The Gnat and the Bull	53
The Bitch and Her Whelps	53
The Dogs and the Hides	54
The Shepherd and the Sheep	54
The Grasshopper and the Owl	54
The Monkey and the Camel	54
The Peasant and the Apple-Tree	54
The Two Soldiers and the Robber	55
The Trees Under the Protection of the Gods	55
The Mother and the Wolf	55
The Ass and the Horse	56
Truth and the Traveler	56
The Cat and Venus	58
The She-Goats and Their Beards	58
The Miller, His Son, and Their Ass	58
The Hares and the Frogs	61
The Lion, Jupiter, and the Elephant	61
The Rich Man and the Tanner	62
The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea	62
The Mules and the Robbers	62
The Viper and the File	63
The Lion and the Shepherd	63
The Camel and Jupiter	63
The Panther and the Shepherds	63
The Ass and the Charger	64
The Eagle and His Captor	64
The Bald Man and the Fly	64
The Olive-Tree and the Fig-Tree	64
The Eagle and the Kite	65
The Ass and His Driver	65
The Thrush and the Fowler	65
The Rose and the Amaranth	65
The Frogs’ Complaint Against the Sun	65
LIFE OF AESOP	66
GEORGE FYLER TOWNSEND	75
FOOTNOTES	75

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Aesop's Fables from Project Gutenberg. Public domain.