AESOP’S

Hemkunt ’s fables Retold by Vernon Thomas Illustrations by Reboti Bhushan

Hemkunt Press A-78 Naraina Indi. Area Phase I, New Delhi - 110 028 © Hemkunt Press 1979 Seventh Revised Edition 1991 Eighth Impression 1993 Reprinted 1995 ISBN 81-7010-082-8

Books in this Series

The Story of Ramayan Stories from The Story of Mahabharata More Stories from Panchatantra The Story of Krishna Aesop's Fables The Story of Guru Nanak Stories from the Arabian Nights Biography of Guru Nanak More Stories from the Arabian Nights Story of Guru Gobind Singh Legends from Northern India The Story of Buddha Fairy Tales from India The Story of Mohammad the prophet Folk Tales from India The Story of Jesus Christ More Folk Tales from India The Story of Baha'u’llah Tales from India Story of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Tales from Indian Mythology Tales of Birbal and Akbar Tales from Indian Classics The Story of Hanuman More Tales from Indian Classics Bedtime Stories from India The Prophets of God Sindbad the Sailor South Indian Folk Tales- Tales from Eastern India Folk Tales from Mauritius jatak Tales Aladdin and Alibaba Being a Sikh Stories of Birbal and Akbar

Printed at The Central Electric Press, A 12/1 Naraina Industrial Area, Phase I, New Delhi-110028 CONTENTS

1. The Ape King . 5 2. 8 3. The Mice and the Cat 11 4. The Mule and the Thieves 14 5. The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf 17 6. The Man, His son and their Ass 19 7. The Hare and Her Friends 22 8. The Dog in the Hay 26 9. The Old Woman and Her Maidservants 28 10. 30 11. The Stag and’the Vine 32 12 The Hen that Laid Golden Eggs 34 13. The Dog and The Bone - 36 14. The Kid and the Wolf 38 15. The Wolf and the Lamb 41 16. The Dog, the Cockbird and the Fox 43 17. The Bear and the Travellers 46 18. The Hen and Her Chicks 49 19. The Hawk, the Rooks and the Cat 51 20. The Fox without a Tail 55 21. The Fox and the Cockbird 58 22. The Stag, the Crow and the Wolf 61 23. The Dog that was Hanged 65 24. The Two Goats 68 25. The Fox and the Goat 70