A LION, fatigued by the heat of a summer's day, fell fast asleepin his den. A Mouse ran over his mane and ears and woke him fromhis slumbers. He r...
A Man and a Lion were discussing the relative strength of menand lions in general. The Man contended that he and his fellowswere stronger than lions b...
The Lion went once a-hunting along with the Fox, the Jackal,and the Wolf. They hunted and they hunted till at last theysurprised a Stag, and soon took...
A LION, growing old, lay sick in his cave. All the beasts cameto visit their king, except the Fox. The Wolf therefore,thinking that he had a capital o...
A CONTROVERSY prevailed among the beasts of the field as to whichof the animals deserved the most credit for producing thegreatest number of whelps at...
THE MONKEY, it is said, has two young ones at each birth. TheMother fondles one and nurtures it with the greatest affectionand care, but hates and neg...
One day the Countrymen noticed that the Mountains were inlabour; smoke came out of their summits, the earth was quaking attheir feet, trees were crash...
A BULL was bitten by a Mouse and, angered by the wound, tried tocapture him. But the Mouse reached his hole in safety. Thoughthe Bull dug into the wal...
A MOUSE who always lived on the land, by an unlucky chance formedan intimate acquaintance with a Frog, who lived for the most partin the water. The Fr...
A FAMISHED WOLF was prowling about in the morning in search offood. As he passed the door of a cottage built in the forest, heheard a Mother say to he...