The Fables of La Fontaine Jean de La Fontaine The Fables of La Fontaine Table of Contents The Fables of La Fontaine........................................................................................................................................1 Jean de La Fontaine........................................................................................................................................2 Translated From The French By Elizur Wright..........................................................................................................8 PREFACE......................................................................................................................................................9 THE DOG AND CAT..................................................................................................................................11 THE GOLDEN PITCHER...........................................................................................................................12 PARTY STRIFE..........................................................................................................................................14 THE CAT AND THE THRUSH.................................................................................................................15 BOOK I.....................................................................................................................................................................30 I.—THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT.[1].........................................................................................31 II.—THE RAVEN AND THE FOX.[2]......................................................................................................32 III.—THE FROG THAT WISHED TO BE AS BIG AS THE OX.[3].......................................................33 IV.—THE TWO MULES............................................................................................................................34 V.—THE WOLF AND THE DOG.[5]........................................................................................................35 VI.—THE HEIFER, THE GOAT, AND THE SHEEP, IN COMPANY WITH THE LION.[6]...............37 VII.—THE WALLET.[7]............................................................................................................................38 VIII.—THE SWALLOW AND THE LITTLE BIRDS.[8].........................................................................39 IX.—THE CITY RAT AND THE COUNTRY RAT.[10]..........................................................................41 X.—THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.[11]...................................................................................................42 XI.—THE MAN AND HIS IMAGE.[12]...................................................................................................43 XII.—THE DRAGON WITH MANY HEADS, AND THE DRAGON WITH MANY TAILS.[14]........45 XIII.—THE THIEVES AND THE ASS.[16]..............................................................................................46 XIV.—SIMONIDES PRESERVED BY THE GODS.[17].........................................................................47 XV.—DEATH AND THE UNFORTUNATE.[19].....................................................................................49 XVI.—DEATH AND THE WOODMAN.[21]...........................................................................................50 XVII.—THE MAN BETWEEN TWO AGES, AND HIS TWO MISTRESSES.[22]................................51 XVIII.—THE FOX AND THE STORK.[23]..............................................................................................52 XIX.—THE BOY AND THE SCHOOLMASTER.[24].............................................................................53 XX.—THE COCK AND THE PEARL.[25]...............................................................................................54 XXI.—THE HORNETS AND THE BEES.[26].........................................................................................55 XXII.—THE OAK AND THE REED.[28].................................................................................................56 BOOK II....................................................................................................................................................................58 I.—AGAINST THE HARD TO SUIT.[1]...................................................................................................59 II.—THE COUNCIL HELD BY THE RATS [4]........................................................................................61 III.—THE WOLF ACCUSING THE FOX BEFORE THE MONKEY.[6]................................................63 IV.—THE TWO BULLS AND THE FROG.[9].........................................................................................64 V.—THE BAT AND THE TWO WEASELS.[10].....................................................................................65 VI.—THE BIRD WOUNDED BY AN ARROW.[12]................................................................................67 VII.—THE BITCH AND HER FRIEND.[13].............................................................................................68 VIII.—THE EAGLE AND THE BEETLE.[14]..........................................................................................69 IX.—THE LION AND THE GNAT.[15]....................................................................................................71 X.—THE ASS LOADED WITH SPONGES, AND THE ASS LOADED WITH SALT.[16]...................72 XI.—THE LION AND THE RAT.[17].......................................................................................................73 XII.—THE DOVE AND THE ANT.[18]....................................................................................................74 XIII.—THE ASTROLOGER WHO STUMBLED INTO A WELL.[19]...................................................75 XIV.—THE HARE AND THE FROGS.[20]..............................................................................................77 XV.—THE COCK AND THE FOX.[21]....................................................................................................78 XVI.—THE RAVEN WISHING TO IMITATE THE EAGLE.[22]..........................................................79 i The Fables of La Fontaine Table of Contents The Fables of La Fontaine XVII.—THE PEACOCK COMPLAINING TO JUNO.[24].......................................................................80 XVIII.—THE CAT METAMORPHOSED INTO A WOMAN.[26]..........................................................81 XIX.—THE LION AND THE ASS HUNTING.[28]..................................................................................82 XX.—THE WILL EXPLAINED BY AESOP.[29].....................................................................................83 BOOK III..................................................................................................................................................................86 I.—THE MILLER, HIS SON, AND THE ASS [1].....................................................................................87 II.—THE MEMBERS AND THE BELLY.[5]............................................................................................90 III.—THE WOLF TURNED SHEPHERD.[9]............................................................................................92 IV.—THE FROGS ASKING A KING.[10]................................................................................................93 V.—THE FOX AND THE GOAT.[11].......................................................................................................94 VI.—THE EAGLE, THE WILD SOW, AND THE CAT.[12]...................................................................95 VII.—THE DRUNKARD AND HIS WIFE.[14]........................................................................................97 VIII.—THE GOUT AND THE SPIDER.[15].............................................................................................98 IX.—THE WOLF AND THE STORK.[16]..............................................................................................100 X.—THE LION BEATEN BY THE MAN.[17].......................................................................................101 XI.—THE FOX AND THE GRAPES.[18]...............................................................................................102 XII.—THE SWAN AND THE COOK.[19]..............................................................................................103 XIII.—THE WOLVES AND THE SHEEP.[20].......................................................................................104 XIV.—THE LION GROWN OLD.[21]....................................................................................................105 XV.—PHILOMEL AND PROGNE.[22]..................................................................................................106 XVI.—THE WOMAN DROWNED.[24]..................................................................................................107 XVII.—THE WEASEL IN THE GRANARY.[25]...................................................................................108 XVIII.—THE CAT AND THE OLD RAT.[27]........................................................................................109 BOOK IV................................................................................................................................................................111 I.—THE LION IN LOVE.[1]....................................................................................................................112