THE DOLPHINS and Whales waged a fierce war with each other. Whenthe battle was at its height, a Sprat lifted its head out of thewaves and said that he...
SOME DOGS, finding the skin of a lion, began to tear it in pieceswith their teeth. A Fox, seeing them, said, "If this lion werealive, you would s...
SOME DOGS famished with hunger saw a number of cowhides steepingin a river. Not being able to reach them, they agreed to drinkup the river, but it hap...
A FOX entered the house of an actor and, rummaging through allhis properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of ahuman head. He placed his p...
A DOG and a Cock being great friends, agreed to travel together. At nightfall they took shelter in a thick wood. The Cock flyingup, perched himself on...
A FOX saw a Lion confined in a cage, and standing near him,bitterly reviled him. The Lion said to the Fox, "It is not thouwho revilest me; but th...
One hot summer's day a Fox was strolling through an orchardtill he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vine whichhad been trained over a ...
By an unlucky chance a Fox fell into a deep well from which hecould not get out. A Goat passed by shortly afterwards, and askedthe Fox what he was doi...
A FOX invited a Crane to supper and provided nothing for hisentertainment but some soup made of pulse, which was poured outinto a broad flat stone dis...
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in itsbeak and settle on a branch of a tree. "That's for me, as I am aFox," said Ma...