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THE FABLES OF ÆSOP

SELECTED, TOLD ANEW AND THEIR HISTORY TRACED By Joseph Jacobs

DONE INTO PICTURES ty "RJCHARD HEIGH WAV <§>

SCHOCKEN BOOKS NEW YORK First published in 1894

First schocken edition 1966 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 66-24908 Manufactured in the United States of America

Fourth Printing, 1976 1 o Prof.F.J.Child OF HARVARD PREFACE

jH|T is difficult to say what are and what are £ not the Fables of Æsop. Almost all the U] fables that have appeared in the Western world have been sheltered at one time or another under the shadow of that name. I could at any rate enumerate at least seven hundred which have appeared in English in various books entitled Æsop's Fables. L’Estrange’s collection alone contains over five hundred. In the struggle for existence among all these a certain number stand out as being the most effective and the most familiar. I have attempted to bring most of these into the following pages.

LIST OF FABLES

PAGE 1. The Cock and the Pearl . . . . 2 2. . . . . 4 3. The Dog and the Shadow . . . . 7 4. The Lion’s Share . . . . . 8 5. . . . . 1 0 6. The Man and the Serpent . . . . 1 2 7. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse . . 1 5 8. The Fox and the Crow . . . . 1 9 9. The Sick Lion . . . . .23 10. The Ass and the Lap-Dog . . . . 2 4 11. . . . . 2 6 12. The Swallow and the other Birds . . . 2 8 13. The Frogs desiring a King . . . . 3 1 14. The Mountains in Labour . . . . 3 6 15. The Hares and the Frogs . . . . 3 8 16. The Wolf and the Kid . . . . 4 0 17. The Woodman and the Serpent . . . 4 3 18. The Bald Man and the Fly . . . . 4 7 19. . . . . 5 0 20. . . . . 5 2 XXIV ÆSOP’S FABLES LIST OF FABLES XXV PAGE PAGE 2 1. The Jay and the Peacock . . . -55 52. The Four Oxen and the Lion . . .122 22. . . . -57 53. The Fisher and the LittleFish . . .124 23. Androcles . . . . . 6 0 54. Avaricious and Envious . . . .127 24. The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts . . . 6 2 55. . . . .129 25. The Hart and the Hunter . . . . 6 5 56. The Man and the Satyr . . . .131 26. The Serpent and the File . . . . 6 7 57. The Goose with the Golden Eggs . . .134 27. The Man and the Wood . . . . 6 8 58. The Labourer and the Nightingale . . .138 28. . . . 7 0 59. The Fox, the Cock, and the Dog . . .140 29. The Belly and the Members . . . 7 2 60. The Wind and the Sun . . . .142 30. The Hart in the Ox-Stall . . . . 7 4 61. Hercules and the Waggoner . . . .145 31. . . . . 7 6 62. .... 146 32. The Peacock and Juno . . . . 7 9 63. The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey . .149 33. The Horse, Hunter, and Stag . . . 8 0 64. The Fox and the Mosquitoes . . .152 34. . . . * 8 3 65. The Fox without a Tail . . . .154 35. The Lion and the Statue . . . .85 66. The One-Eyed Doe . . . . .156 36. The Ant and the Grasshopper . . . 8 6 67. . . . . .159 37. The Tree and the Reed . . . . 8 8 68. The Hare and the Tortoise . . . .162 38. The Fox and the Cat . . . . 9 1 69. . . . .164 39. The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing . . -93 70. The Hare with Many Friends . . .168 40. . . . . 9 7 71. The Lion in Love . . . . .170 41. The Man and the Wooden God . . . 9 8 72. The Bundle of Sticks . . . .173 42. The Fisher ...... 100 73. The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts . . .174 43. The Shepherd’s Boy . . . .102 74. The Ass’s Brains . . . . .177 44. The Young Thief and his Mother . . . 105 75. The Eagle and the Arrow . . . .179 45. The Man and his Two Wives . . .106 76. The Cat-Maiden . . . . .180 46. The Nurse and the Wolf . . . .109 77. The Milkmaid and her Pail . . . 183 47. The Tortoise and the Birds . . . .111 78. The Horse and the Ass . . . .185 48. The Two Crabs . . . . .114 79. The Trumpeter taken Prisoner . , ..187 49. The Ass in the Lion’s Skin . . . .116 80. The Buffoon and the Countryman . . .189 50. The Two Fellows and the Bear . . .118 81. The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar . . . 190 51. 120 82. The Fox and the Goat .... 193 Roman numbers refer to the order of notes, Arabic to pages of text. A few proverbial expressions derived from fables are given in italics, with reference to the fables from which they are derived (ire Notes). Cross references have been given for other titles of the fables.

A ndrocles, xxiii., 60 Eagle and Tortoise, see Tortoise and Ant and Grasshopper, xxxvi., 86 Birds Ass and Lapdog, x., 24 Ass in Lion’s skin, xlix., 116 F isher, xlii., 100 Ass’s Brains, lxxiv., 177 Fisher and Little Fish, liii., 124 Avaricious and Envious, liv., 127 Four Oxen and Lion, lii., 122 Fox and Cat, xxxviii., 91 B a l d M a n a n d F l y , xviii., 47 Fox and Crow, viii., 19 Bat, Birds, and Beasts, xxiv., 62 Fox and Goat, lxxxii., 193 Belling the Cat, lxvii., 159 Fox and Grapes, xxxi., 76 Belly and Members, xxix., 72 Fox and Lion, xxxiv., 83 Blow hot and cold, see Man and Satyr Fox and Mask, xx., 52 Borrowed plumes, see Jay and Peacock Fox and Mosquitoes, lxiv., 152 Brass Pot and Earthenware Pot, see Fox and Stork, xix., 50 Two Pots Fox, Cock, and Dog, lix., 140 Buffoon and Countryman, lxxx., 189 Fox without a Tail, lxv., 154 Bull and Frog, see Frog and Ox Frog and Ox, xxii., 57 Bundle of Sticks, Ixxii., 173 Frogs and Hares, see Hares and Frogs Frogs desiring a King, xiii., 31 C a t -M a id e n , lxxvi., 180 Cock and Pearl, i., 2 G oose w it h t h e G olden E ggs, Ivii., Countryman and Serpent, see Woodman 134 and Serpent Grapes are sour, see Fox and Grapes Crabs, see Two Crabs Crow and Pitcher, lv., 129 H ar e a n d T orto ise, lx viii., 162 Hare with many Friends, lxx., 168 D a w a n d P e aco ck s, see Jay and Pea­ Hares and Frogs, xv., 38 cocks Hart and Hunter, xxv., 65 Death and Old Man, see Old Man and Hart in Ox-stall, xxx., 74 Death Hercules and Waggoner, lxi., 145 Dog and Shadow, iii., 7 Horse and Ass, lxxviii., 185 Dog and Wolf, xxviii., 70 Horse, Hunter, and Stag, xxxiii., 80 Dog in Manger, xl., 97 a y a n d P e aco ck, xxi., 55 Eag le a n d A rrow, lx x v., 179 uno and Peacock, see Peacock and Juno ÆSOP’S FABLES

K id a n d W o lf, see W olf a n d K id Pitcher and Crow, see Crow and King Log and King Stork, see Frogs Pitcher desiring a King Put your shoulder to the ;wheel,, see Hercules and Waggoner L abourer a n d N ig h t in g a l e , lviii., 138 Lapdog and Ass, see Ass and Lapdog Sa t y r a n d M a n , see M a n a n d Sa t y r Lion and Mouse, xi., 26 Serpent and File, xxvi., 67 Lion and Statue, xxxv., 85 Shepherd Boy, xliii., 102 Lion, Fox, and Beasts, lxxiii., 174 Sick Lion, ix., 23 Lion in Love, lxxi., 170 Sun and Wind, see Wind and Sun Lion Sick, see Sick Lion Swallow and other Birds, xii., 28 Lion’s Share, iv., 8

T h ief a n d M oth er, see Y oung T hief M a n a n d Se r p e n t , vi., 12 Man and Satyr, lvi., 131 a n d M other Man and Two Wives, xlv., 106 To blow hot and cold, see Man and Satyr Man and Wood, xxvii., 68 To cry “ TVolf" see Shepherd Boy Man and Wooden God (statue), xli., To warm a serpent in your bosom, see Man and Serpent 98 Man, Axe, and Wood, see Man and Tortoise and Birds, xlvii., 111 Town Mouse and Country Mouse, vii., Wood Man, Boy, and Donkey, lxiii., 149 J5 Travellers and Bear, see Two Fellows Man, Lion, and Statue, see Lion and Statue and Bear Tree and Reed, xxxvii., 88 Master's Eye, see Hart in Ox-stall Trumpeter taken Prisoner, lxxix., 187 Mice in Council, see Belling the Cat Milkmaid and Pail, lxxvii., 183 Two Crabs, xlviii., 114 Two Fellows and Bear, 1., 118 Miser and Gold, lxii., 146 Mountains in Labour, xiv., 36 Two Pots, li., 120 Mouse and Lion, see Lion and Mouse W aggoner a n d H ercules, rce H ercules Nulla Vestigia retrorsum, see Lion, Fox, a n d W aggoner and Beasts Wind and Sun, lx., 142 Nurse and Wolf, xlvi., 109 “ Wolf ! ” see Shepherd Boy Wolf and Crane, v., 10 O a k a n d R eed, see T ree a n d R eed W olf and Dog, see Dog and W olf Old Man and Death, lxix., 164 Wolf and Kid, xvi., 40 Old Woman and Wine-jar, lxxxi., 190 W olf and Lamb, ii., 4 One-eyed Doe, lxvi., 156 W olf and Nurse, see Nurse and W olf Oxen and Lion, see Four Oxen and W olf in Sheep’s Clothing, xxxix., 93 Lion Woodman and Serpent, xvii., 43

P e aco ck a n d J uno, xxxii., 79 Y oung T h ief a n d M o th er , xliv., 105 Juvenile

The Fables of Aesop Selected, Told Anew, and Their History Traced by Joseph Jacobs

Done into Pictures by Richard Heighway

This famous old edition of A esop, with its ever-charming illus­ trations that light up the pointed morals, is still the most readable one. Here is the essential A esop, to be transmitted across the generations, from parent to child. For these F ables are meant to be read aloud, with a child close beside to look at pictures and print. The old magic cannot help but work: we learn again, through imperishably naive and clever stories, of the shifting but always discernible difference between what is right and what is wrong. Joseph Jacobs was an accomplished folklorist of the turn of the century. In his modest way, without troubling the reader with scholarly baggage (which he carried lightly), he gives us the vital old stuff as it was meant to be given—with wit and sparkle. The pictures by Richard Heighway are classics in the art of illustration. They convey the spirit of the text to the unlettered: the grotesque grace, the simple humor, the cruder vices, the subtle innocence.

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