Æ S OP’S AB LES 'HE HOME LIBRARY ■f BURT COMPANY. N V CONTENTS. pm Editor’s Preface - - 3 Life of Æsop - • 9 The Fox And the Crow . • - 13 The Man and His Two Wives - 14 The Two Frogs - - - 16 The Stag Looking into the Pool - - 16 Jupiter and the Camel - - - 16 The Lion Hunting with other Beasts - 16 The Cock and the Jewel - - - 17 The Dog and his Shadow - 17 The Wolf and the Lamb - - - 18 The Peacock and Juno - - 18 The Ant and the Fly - - - 20 The Stag in the Ox-Stall - 21 The Cat and the Mice - - - 22 The Hawk and the Nightingale - 23 The Belly and the Members - - 23 The Bald Knight - - 24 The Kite and the Pigeons - - 24 The Mischievous Dog - - 25 The Frog who Wished to be as Big as an Ox - 25 The Fatal Courtship - - 27 The Bald Man and the Fly - - 27 The Frogs and the Fighting Bulls - - 28 The Man and the Lion - - - 28 The Brother and Sister - - 29 The Countryman and the Snake - - 30 The Wind and the Sun - - 31 iv CONTENTS. PAQE The Boasting Traveler • -•- 31 The Spendthrift and the Swallow ---- 32 The Leopard and the Fox - -- 32 The Jackdaw and the Pigeons - -• 33 The Sick Kite - 33 The Lion and the Monse - - 34 The Wolf and the Crane - - - • 35 The Lion in Love - - - 35 Caesar and the Slave - - 37 The Collier and the Fuller - - 37 The Hares and the Frogs - - • 38 The Wanton Calf - - 39 The Eagle, the Cat, and the Sow -- 40 The Sow and the Cat - 41 The Wolf, the Fox, and the Ape -- 41 The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox - 42 The Fox and the Sick Lion -- 43 The Young Thief and his Mother - 44 The Travelers and the Bear - - 45 The Thrush and the Swallow - - 47 The Lioness and the Fox . - 47 The Fox and the Goat - • 48 The Generous Lion - - - 49 The Ass and the Little Dog - - 49 The Sheep-Biter ...- • 50 The Earthern Pot and the Pot of Brass 51 The Fox Without a Tail - - - 52 The Tortoise and the Eagle - - 53 The Two Crabs - - • 54 The Harper - 55 The Viper and the File - « 55 The Fox and the Bramble - 55 Death and Cupid . - - 56 Fortune and the Boy • 57 The Peacock and the Crane . - 57 CONTENTS. V TÁOB The Bull and the Goat - - --- 57 The Goose With the Golden Eggs -- - - 58 A Man Bitten by a Dog --- 59 The Stag and the Fawn - ---59 The Ass, the Lion, and the Cock - 60 The River Fish and the Sea Fish - 60 The Fox and the Mask - 61 The Wood and the Clown 61 The Lion, the Tiger, and the Fox 62 The Yain Jackdaw ... 63 The Tunny and the Dolphin - 63 The Partridge and the Cocks 64 The Thief and the Boy - 64 The Dove and the Ant 65 The Fox and the Countryman 65 The Horse and the Stag 66 Æsop at Play - 67 The Ass, the Dog, and the Wolf 67 The Oak and the Reeds 68 The Hunted Beaver 69 The Fox and the Tiger - 69 The Fisher - 69 The One-Eyed Doe 70 The Fox and the Ape - 70 The Goatherd and the Goats 71 The Power of Fables 72 The Mice in Council 72 The Creaking Wheel 74 The Mouse and the Weasel - 74 The Old Woman and her Maids 75 The Cat and the Cock - 75 The Dog in the Manger - 76 The Geese and the Cranes - 76 The Old Man and his Sons - 76 The Horse and the Ass - - 78 vi CONTENTS. PÁSE Hercules and the Wagoner 78 The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat 80 The Mountains in Labor - 80 The Frogs Desiring a King - 81 The Husbandman and his Sons 82 The Two Rabbits - 82 The Eagle and the Fox - 83 The Boar and the Ass .... 84 The Envious Man and the Covetous - 84 The Porcupine and the Snakes 86 The Mule...................................... 86 The Mole and her Dam - 86 The Falconer and the Partridge 87 Jupiter and the Ass - 87 The Hawk and the Farmer 88 The Swallow and other Birds 88 The Lark and her Young Ones - 90 The Goatherd and the She-Goat 91 Mercury and the Woodman 92 The Peacock and the Magpie 93 The Oxen and the Butchers 94 The Fox and the Stork - 95 The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse 96 The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf - 97 The Lion and the Frog . 98 The Lion and the Asses and Hares 98 The Serpent and the Man - 99 The Sow and the Wolf - 100 The Sensible Ass - 100 The Fox and the Grapes - 101 The Fowler and the Ring-Dove 101 The Eagle and the Crow - 102 The Husbandman that lost his Mattock - 102 The Wolves and the Sheep - 103 The Young Man and his Cat - 103 TEE FABLES OF ÆSOP. 335 ing to be angry, and shaking his stick at him, said: “You wretched little sluggard ! what shall I do to you ? While I am hammering on the anvil, you sleep on the mat ; and when I begin to eat after my toil, you wake up, and wag your tail for food. Do you not know that labor is the source of every blessing, and that none but those who work are entitled to eat ?” the Eira .