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13-444/52.95U) Masterpiece Library ’S FABLES OPEEAD UNABRIDGED AND COMPLETE AESOP’SFABLES

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AESOP’S FABLES Special contents of this edition copyright © 1968 by Lancer Books, Inc. All rights reserved Printed in the U.SA. CONTENTS The Fox and the Crow 11 The Gardener and His Dog 13 The Milkmaid and Her Pail 14 The Ant and the Grasshopper 16 The Mice in Council 17 18 The Fox and the Goat 19 The Ass Carrying Salt 20 The Gnat and the Bull 22 The Hare with Many Friends 24 The Hare and the Hound 25 The House Dog and the Wolf 26 The Goose with the Golden Eggs 28 The Fox and the Hedgehog 29 The Horse and the Stag 31 The Lion and the Bulls 32 The Goatherd and the Goats 33 5 and the Lion 34 The Hare and the Tortoise 36 The Ant and the Dove 38 The One-Eyed Doe 39 40 The Lion and the Dolphin 42 The Ass’s Shadow 43 The Ass Eating Thistles 44 The Hawk and the Pigeons 45 The Belly and the Other Members 47 The Frogs Desiring a King 49 The Cat and the Mice 51 The Miller, His Son, and Their Donkey 53 The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion 55 The Hen and the Fox 57 The Lion and the Goat 58 59 60 The Boasting Traveler 61 The Eagle, the Wildcat, and the Sow 62 The Ass and the Grasshopper 64 The Heifer and the Ox 65 67 The Farmer and the Nightingale 69 The Ass and the Lap Dog 71 Jupiter and the Bee 73 The Horse and the Groom 75 The Mischievous Dog 76 The Blind Man and the Whelp 77 The Hares and the Frogs 78 The Eagle and the Fox 79 The Cock and the Fox 81 6 The Horse and the Laden Ass 83 The Miser 85 The Kid and the Wolf 87 The Porcupine and the Snakes 88 The Falconer and the Partridge 90 The Creaking Wheels 91 Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva, and Momus 92 The Lion in Love 94 The Arab and the Camel 96 The Fox without a Tail 97 The Raven and the Swan 99 Hercules and the Wagoner 100 The Man and the Satyr 101 The Lark and Her Young Ones 103 The Boy and the Filberts 106 The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox 107 109 The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox 111 The Cat and the Fox 112 The Ass in the Lion’s Skin 114 The Monkey and the Camel 115 The Hawk and the Farmer 117 The Lioness 118 Mercury and the Sculptor 119 The Farmer and His Sons 121 The Bundle of Sticks 122 The Eagle and the Crow 123 The Stag at the Pool 125 127 The Bull and the Goat 129 The Wind and the Sun 130 The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf 132 7 The Hen and the Cat 134 The Wolf and the Goat 135 The Farthing Rushlight 136 137 The Thief and His Mother 139 The Eagle and the Beetle 141 143 The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse 145 148 The Young Man and the Swallow 150 The Farmer and the Stork 151 152 The Lion and His Three Counselors 153 The Stag in the Ox Stall 156 The Fox and the Woodman 157 The Lion and Other Beasts Go Hunting 159 The Sick Lion 160 The Mule 162 The Nurse and the Wolf 163 The Travelers and the Bear 165 The Father and His Two Daughters 167 The Tortoise and the Eagle 168 The Dog Invited to Supper 170 The Mountebank and the Farmer 172 The Dog and the Shadow 174 The Mouse and the Frog 175 177 178 The Swallow’s Advice 179 The Old Woman and the Physician 180 The Eagle and the Arrow 182 The Thief and the Boy 183 8 The Fir Tree and the Bramble 185 The Vain Crow 186 The Two Crabs 187 The Mountain in Labor 188 The Fisherman Piping 189 The Man and His Two Wives 190 The Old Woman and Her Maids 191 The Monkey and the Dolphin 192 The Wild Boar and the Fox 194 The Trees and the Ax 195 The Mouse and the Weasel 196 The Lion and the Ass Go Hunting 197 The Fox and the Bramble 199 The Horse and the Lion 200 The Two Frogs 202 The Travelers and the Hatchet 203 The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle 204 The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat 205 The Farmer and the Snake 206 The Thief and the Dog 207 The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner 208 The Three Tradesmen 209 The Shepherd and the Sea 210 The Farmer and His Dogs 212 The Quack Frog 213 The Bald Knight 215 The Ass and His Driver 216 Venus and the Cat 217 The Wolf and the Shepherds 218 The Hedge and the Vineyard 219 The Widow and the Hen 220 The Stag and the Vine 221 The Boy Bathing 222 9