There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep atthe foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was rather lonelyfor him all day, so he thoug...
A SHEPHERD-BOY, who watched a flock of sheep near a village,brought out the villagers three or four times by crying out,"Wolf! Wolf!" and wh...
The shipwrecked Chimpanzee had been clinging for a long time to aslender spar, when a Dolphin came up and offered to carry himashore. This kind propos...
A STAG asked a Sheep to lend him a measure of wheat, and saidthat the Wolf would be his surety. The Sheep, fearing some fraudwas intended, excused her...
THE SWALLOW and the Crow had a contention about their plumage. The Crow put an end to the dispute by saying, "Your feathers areall very well in t...
It happened that a Countryman was sowing some hemp seeds in afield where a Swallow and some other birds were hopping aboutpicking up their food. "...
A SWALLOW, returning from abroad and especially fond of dwellingwith men, built herself a nest in the wall of a Court of Justiceand there hatched seve...
A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan. Hefed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of itssong. When the time came...
A VERY HUNGRY FOX, seeing some bread and meat left by shepherdsin the hollow of an oak, crept into the hole and made a heartymeal. When he finished, h...
A BOY stole a lesson-book from one of his schoolfellows and tookit home to his Mother. She not only abstained from beating him,but encouraged him. He ...