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82197-6892.Pdf THE BOOK OF FABLES CONTAINING iESOP’S FABLES COMPLETE, WITH TEXT BASED UPON CROXALL, LA FONTAINE, AND L’ESTRANGE With Copious Additions from, other Modern Authors ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK c. THE F. M. LUPTON PUBLISHING COMPANY No. 65 D u a n e S t b e e t CONTENTS FAGB Editor’s Preface .. ........................................................................ 25 Life of .E sop.................................................................................... 29 The Two Frogs...................................................................... 33 The Stag Looking into the P ool..................................................... 33 Jupiter and the Camel .. ............................... ............................ 34 The Lion Hunting with other Beasts........................................... 34 The Cock and the Jewel................................................................ 35 The Dog and his Shadow....................... 35 The W olf and the Lamb................................................................ 35 The Peacock’s Complaint............................................................... 36 The Cat and the Mice ..................... 36 The Ant and the F l y ..............; .................................................... 37 The Stag in the Ox-Stall................... 38 The Frog who Wished to be as Big as an O x.............................. 38 The Hawk and the Nightingale................. 39 The Belly and the Members........................................................... 39 The Kite,and the Pigeons................... 40 The Frogs and the Fighting Bulls............................ 40 The Bald Knight............................................ 41 The Man and the Lion: ................... 41 The Mischievous - Dog .................................................................. 41 The Countryman and the Snake............... 42 The Fatal Courtship........................................................................ 42 The Lion and the Mouse .............................................................. 42 The Wind and the Sun.................................................................. 43 The Man and his Two W ives...................................................... 43 The Brother and Sister................... 44 The Boasting Traveler..................... 44 13 14 CONTENTS. PAGE The Spendthrift and the Swallow............................. ........... 45 The Leopard and the F ox.................................................. : . 45 The Wanton Calf........................................................................... 45 The Jackdaw and the Pigeons...................................................... 46 The Hares and the Frogs.............................................................. 46 The Sick Kite.... ................................. ...................................... 47 The Lion in Love............................................................................ 47 The W olf and the Crane.............................................................. 48 The Lion, the Ass, and the F o x .................................................. 48 The Collier and the Fuller............................................................ 49 The Fox and the Stork............................... '................................ 49 The Eagle, the Cat, and the Sow................................................ 49 The Sowt and the Cat...................................................................... 50 The Lioness and the F ox............................................................... 50 The Fox and the Goat.................................................................... 51 The Generous Lion.......................................................................... 51 The W olf, the Fox, and the A pe................................................ 52 Caesar and the Slave...................................................................... 52 The Travelers and the B e a r ........................................................ 53 The Boy and his Mother................................................................ 53 The Fox and the Sick Lion............................... .......................... 54 The Ass and the Little D og.......................................................... 55 The Slieep-Biter............................................................................... 55 The Earthen Pot and the Pot of Brass....................................... 56 The Fox Without a Tail....................... ........................................ 56 The Tortoise and the Eagle........................... ............................. 57 The Two Crabs.................................................. * ........................ 57 The Harper....................................................................................... 67 The Viper and the File.................................................................. 58 The Fox and the Bramble................. .......................................... 68 Death and Cupid.............................. ............................................. 58 Fortune and the B oy...................................................................... 59 The Man and his Goose................................................................. 59 The Peacock and the Crane ........................................................ 59 The Bull and the Goat ................................................................ 60 A Man Bitten by a D og................................................................. 60 The Stag and the Fawn................................................................. 60 The Ass, the Lion, and the Cock................................................ 61 The Fox and the Mask. ................................................................ 61 The W ood and the Clown................... ....................................... 61 CONTENTS. 15 PAGE The Lion, the Tiger, and the F o x . ............................. ................. 62 . The River Fish and the Sea Fish.................................................. 62 The Horse and the Stag.................................................................. 62 The Vain Jackdaw.......................................................................... 63 The Tunny and the Dolphin.................................... 63 The Partridge and the Cocks.................... 63 The Hunted Beaver........................................................................ 64 The Oak and the Reeds.................... 64 The Fox and the Tiger........................................................... 64 vEsop at Play..................................... ............................................. 65 The Fox and the Countryman....................................................... 65 The One-Eyed D oe.......................................................................... 66 The Thief and the Boy................................................................... 66 The Ass, the Dog, and the W o lf................................................... 6G T^j Fox and the A pe...................................... 67 The Goat-Herd and the Goats....................................................... 68 The Dove and the Ants............................. ................ ............'• 68 The Power of F a b les............................................................ 68 The Mice in Council........................................................................ 69 The Creaking Wheel.............................. 70 The Mouse and the Weasel............................................................ 70 The Old Man and his Sons........................................................ 70 The Old Woman and her Maids................................................... 71 The Mountain in Labor.................................................................. 71 The Cat and the C o c k .................................................................. 71 The Dog and the Manger............................................................... 72 rl|se Horse and the Ass. ............................................................... 72 ifercules and the Wagoner ........................................................... 72 The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat............................................... 73 The Geese and the Cranes...... .................................................... 73 The Frogs Desiring a King....................... 1................................... 73 The Husbandman and his Sons.................................................... 74 The Two Rabbits............................................................................ 74 The Envious Man and the Covetous........................................... 75 The Boar and the Ass.................................................................. 76 The Porcupine and the Snakes... ............................................. 76 The Mule........................................................................................... 76 The Mole and her Dam............................................................. 77 The Falconer and the Partridge.................................................. 77 The Eagle and the F ox............................. 77 THE FABLES OF ^ESOP. 255 THE SHIP AND THE SAILORS. S o m e Sailors, whose ship made but little progress toward the port whither she was bound, through want of wind, besought the captain to allow them to throw out the ballast which was on board, in the hope that when the ship was lightened she would move faster through the water. No sooner was this done than a breeze sprang up, which in a few hours became a furious gale of wind, and the ship, deprived of the ballast which would have kept her steady, heeled over, and all on board perished. THE END. I .
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