A THIEF came in the night to break into a house. He brought withhim several slices of meat in order to pacify the Housedog, sothat he would not alarm ...
A THIEF hired a room in a tavern and stayed a while in the hopeof stealing something which should enable him to pay hisreckoning. When he had waited s...
SOME THIEVES broke into a house and found nothing but a Cock,whom they stole, and got off as fast as they could. Uponarriving at home they prepared to...
A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of waterpainted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture,she flew towards it with a...
A GREAT CITY was besieged, and its inhabitants were calledtogether to consider the best means of protecting it from theenemy. A Bricklayer earnestly r...
A THRUSH was feeding on a myrtle-tree and did not move from itbecause its berries were so delicious. A Fowler observed herstaying so long in one spot,...
A Tortoise desired to change its place of residence, so heasked an Eagle to carry him to his new home, promising her a richreward for her trouble. The...
A TORTOISE, lazily basking in the sun, complained to thesea-birds of her hard fate, that no one would teach her to fly. An Eagle, hovering near, heard...
Now you must know that a Town Mouse once upon a time went on avisit to his cousin in the country. He was rough and ready, thiscousin, but he loved his...
A TRAVELER wearied from a long journey lay down, overcome withfatigue, on the very brink of a deep well. Just as he was aboutto fall into the water, D...