A BLIND MAN was accustomed to distinguishing different animals bytouching them with his hands. The whelp of a Wolf was broughthim, with a request that...
A BITCH, ready to whelp, earnestly begged a shepherd for a placewhere she might litter. When her request was granted, shebesought permission to rear h...
One fine day it occurred to the Members of the Body that theywere doing all the work and the Belly was having all the food. Sothey held a meeting, and...
Long ago, the mice had a general council to consider whatmeasures they could take to outwit their common enemy, the Cat.Some said this, and some said ...
A BEE from Mount Hymettus, the queen of the hive, ascended toOlympus to present Jupiter some honey fresh from her combs. Jupiter, delighted with the o...
TWO MEN were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them ontheir path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree andconcealed himself in the br...
A BEAR boasted very much of his philanthropy, saying that of allanimals he was the most tender in his regard for man, for he hadsuch respect for him t...
A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleadedto be spared his life. The Weasel refused, saying that he was bynature the enemy of a...
A great conflict was about to come off between the Birds andthe Beasts. When the two armies were collected together the Bathesitated which to join. Th...
There was once a Bald Man who sat down after work on a hotsummer's day. A Fly came up and kept buzzing about his bald pate,and stinging him from t...