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Æ S O P’S FABLES ARRANGED FOR CHILDREN'BY NELLIE PERKINS DOBBS ILLUSTRATED BY LYDIA GRANT TOPEKA, KANSAS I CKANE A: COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 1904 Copyright 1904, By Crane & Company, Topeka, Kansas. CONTENTS. Preface ...................................................................................... P a g e7 Life of Æsop . ....................................................................... 9 The Cock and the Jewel............................................................ IB The Dove and the Ant............................................................. U The Frogs and the Boys.......................................................... 15 The Ants and the Grasshopper........i.................................... 16 The Hen and the F ox .............................................................. 17 The Old Woman and her Maids............................................ 19 The Ass Carrying an Idol........................................................ 20 The Fox and the Crow............... ............................................. 21 The Seaside Travelers..........................................................» • 2B The Dog and the Hare.............................................................. 24 The Hares and the Frogs in a Storm.................................... 25 The Country Mouse and the City Mouse................................ 27 The Fox and the Grapes.......................................................... BO The Goose and the Golden Egg.............................................. B1 The Miller, His Son, and their Ass....................................... B2 The Ass Carrying Salt............................................................. B5 The Ass Eating Thistles.......................................................... B6 The Frogs Desiring a King...................................................... B7 The Shepherd’s Boy and the W olf........................................ B9 The Fox Without a Tail......................................................... 40 The Two Frogs........................................................................... 42 4 CONTENTS. The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat........................................ 48 The Travelers and the Bear.................................................... 45 The Wolf and the Crane.......................................................... 47 The Man and the Lion............................................................ 49 The Dog in the Manger...................................,........................ 50 The Dog and the Shadow......................................................... 51 The Hare and the Hound........................................................ 52 Mercury and the Woodman.................................................... 58 The Wolf and the Shepherd.................................................... 55 The Oak and the Reeds............................................................ 56 The Monkey and the Cat......................................................... 57 The Bragging Traveler............................................:............... 58 The Mice in Council................................................................. 59 The Fox and the Leopard........................................................ 60 The Astronomer........................................................................ 61 The Man and the Satyr............................................................ 62 The Hare Afraid of his Ears.................................................... 68 The Lion and the Mouse......................................................... 64 The Farmer and the Cranes.................................................... 66 The Old Man and his Sons...................................................... 67 The Cat and the Mice............................................................... 69 The Ass, the Ape, and the Mole............................................ 71 The Ass in the Lion’s Skin...................................................... 72 The Ass and his Shadow.......................................................... 78 The Travelers and the Plane Tree.......................................... 75 The Partridge and the Cocks.................................................. 76 The Ass and his Purchaser...................................................... 77 The Ant and the Chrysalis...................................................... 78 The Travelers............................................................................. 80 CONTENTS. 5 The Shepherd Turned Merchant............................................ 81 The Cock and the Fox.............................................................. 83 The Thief and the Dog............................................................. 85 The Fox and the Goat.......................... 86 The Boy and the Filberts........................................................ 87 The Fox and the Ass................................................................. 88 The Cock, the Dog, and the Fox............................................ 89 The Mischievous Dog............................................................... 91 The Thrush and the Swallow.................................................. 92 The Ass and the Little Dog..................................................... 93 The Crow and the Pitcher........................................................ 95 The Lion and the Boar............................................................. 96 Jupiter and the Two Wallets.................................................. 97 The Bald Knight....................................................................... 98 A Cock and Horses................................................................... 99 The Hare and the Tortoise...................................................... 100 The Lion and the G nat............................................................ 102 The Mouse and the Boasting Rat.......................................... 103 The Miser Burying his Gold.................................................... 105 The Peacock and the Crane..................................................... 106 The North Wind and the Sun................................................ 107 The Jackdaw and the Sheep.................................................... 109 The Fox and the Stork............................................................. 110 The Piping Fisherman.............................................................. Ill The Porcupine and the Snakes................................................ 112 The Cat and the Fox............................................................... 113 The Two Pots............................................................................ 115 The Kid and the Wolf............................................................. 116 The Swallow and Other Birds.................................................. 117 6 CONTENTS. The Bear and the Gardener............. 119 The Horse and his Rider................. 121 The Goat and the Lion................... 123 The Fox and the Ape....................... 124 The Wolf and the Kid..................... 120 The Dog and the Wolf..................... 127 The Two Crabs.................................. 130 The Fox and the Cock..................... 131 The Two Goats................................. 134 The Woman and her Hen.............. 135 The Fox and the Boar..................... 136 The Tree and the Axe...................... 137 The Mole and her Dam................... 138 The Lark and her Young Ones....... 139 The Fisherman and the Little Fish 141.