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AESOP’S FABLES

ILLUSTRATED BY HAROLD YATES

THE OLDEG N GALLEY SERIES OF JUNIOR CLASSICS AESOP’S FABLES

Retold, by ARTHUR B. ALLEN

Illustrated by Harold Yates

LONDON GOLDEN GALLEY PRESS LIMITED First Published in this Edition 1948

R.8022 PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN Text by Adelphi Associated Press, London, 17.1. Colour Plates by Perry Colourprint Ltd., London, S.17.15. CONTENTS

Introduction I. The Cock and the Jewel II. The Wolf and the Lamb III. The Frogs who wanted a King IV. The Vain Jackdaw V. The Dog and the Shadow VI. The Lion and the Other Beasts VII. The Wolf and the Crane VIII. The Stag and the Water IX. The Fox and the Crow X. The Two Bitches XL The Proud Frog XII. The Fox and the Stork XIII. The Eagle and the Fox XIV. The Boar and the Ass XV. The Frogs and the Fighting Bulls XVI. The Kite and the Pigeons XVII. The Lark and Her Young Ones XVIII. The Stag in the Ox-stall XIX. The Dog and the Wolf XX. The Lamb brought up by a Goat XXL The Peacock’s Complaint XXII. The Fox and the Grapes XXIII. The Viper and the File XXIV. The Fox and the Goat XXV. The Countryman and the Snake XXVI. The Mountains in Labour XXVII. The Ant and the Fly XXVIII. The Old Hound XXIX. The Sick Kite XXX. The Hares and the Frogs XXXI. The Lion and the Mouse XXXII. The Fatal Marriage XXXIII. The Wood and the Clown XXXIV. The Horse and the Stag XXXV. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse XXXVI. The Mouse and the Weasel XXXVII. The Stomach and the Rest of the Body XXXVIII. The Man and His Two Wives XXXIX. The Nurse and the Wolf XL. The Tortoise and the Eagle XLI. The Wind and the Sun XLII. The Ass in the Lion’s Skin XLIII. The Travellers and the Bear XLIV. The Bald Knight XLV. The Two Pots XLVI. The Peacock and the Crane XLVII. The Oak and the Reed XLVIII. The Lion and the Bulls XLIX. The Crow and the Pitcher L. The Satyr and the Traveller LI. Hercules and the Carter LIL The Man and His Goose LIII. The Partridge and the Cocks LIV. The Fox without a Tail LV. The Lion in Love LVI. The Boasting Traveller LVII. The Angler and the Little Fish LVIII. The Brother and Sister LIX. The Fox and the Visor Mask LX. The Two Frogs LXI. The Covetous Man LXII. The Eagle, the Cat and the Sow LXIII. The Fir-tree and the Bramble LXIV. The Goat and the Lion LXV. The Bull and the Goat LXVI. The Fowler and the Blackbird LXVII. The Cat and the Mouse LXVIII. The Fox and the Countryman LXIX. A Man Bitten by a Dog LXX. The Fox and the Boar LXXI. The Owl and the Grasshopper LXXII. iEsop at Play LXXIII. The Jackdaw and the Pigeons LXXIV. The Thief and the Dog LXXV. The Thief and the Boy LXXVI. Mercury and the Woodman LXXVII. The Judicious Lion LXXVIII. The Wolf and the Kid LXXIX. The Wolves and the Sick Ass LXXX. The Ant and the Grasshopper LXXXI. The Ass and the Little Dog LXXXII. The Bear and the Beehives LXXXIII. The Cock and the Fox LXXXIV. The Dog in the Manger LXXXV. The Hawk and the Farmer LXXXVI. The Dove and the Ant LXXXVII. The Eagle and the Crow LXXXVIIL The Fox and the Lion LXXXIX. The Husbandman and his Sons xc. The Fox and the Sick Lion XCI. The Mice in Council XCII. The Lion, the Ass and the Fox XCIII. The Old Woman and her Maids XCIV. The Old Man and his Sons xcv. The Porcupine and the Snakes XCVI. The Sow and the Wolf XCVII. The Shepherd Boy XCVIII. The Swallow and the Other Birds XCIX. The Hare and the Tortoise c. The Horse and the Lion