A FARMER placed nets on his newly-sown plowlands and caught anumber of Cranes, which came to pick up his seed. With them hetrapped a Stork that had fr...
SOME CRANES made their feeding grounds on some plowlands newlysown with wheat. For a long time the Farmer, brandishing anempty sling, chased them away...
A FARMER, who bore a grudge against a Fox for robbing his poultryyard, caught him at last, and being determined to take an amplerevenge, tied some rop...
AN EAGLE made her nest at the top of a lofty oak; a Cat, havingfound a convenient hole, moved into the middle of the trunk; anda Wild Sow, with her yo...
A FATHER, being on the point of death, wished to be sure that hissons would give the same attention to his farm as he himself hadgiven it. He called t...
An Ant, going to a river to drink, fell in, and was carried along inthe stream. A Dove pitied her condition, and threw into the river asmall bough, by...
A DOVE shut up in a cage was boasting of the large number ofyoung ones which she had hatched. A Crow hearing her, said: "Mygood friend, cease fro...
An Eagle was soaring through the air when suddenly it heardthe whizz of an Arrow, and felt itself wounded to death. Slowlyit fluttered down to the ear...
AN EAGLE, flying down from his perch on a lofty rock, seized upona lamb and carried him aloft in his talons. A Jackdaw, whowitnessed the capture of th...
A DOE hard pressed by hunters sought refuge in a cave belongingto a Lion. The Lion concealed himself on seeing her approach,but when she was safe with...