THE PIGEONS, terrified by the appearance of a Kite, called uponthe Hawk to defend them. He at once consented. When they hadadmitted him into the cote,...
A HEIFER saw an Ox hard at work harnessed to a plow, andtormented him with reflections on his unhappy fate in beingcompelled to labor. Shortly afterwa...
A NIGHTINGALE, sitting aloft upon an oak and singing according tohis wont, was seen by a Hawk who, being in need of food, swoopeddown and seized him. ...
A Hart hotly pursued by the hounds fled for refuge into anox-stall, and buried itself in a truss of hay, leaving nothing tobe seen but the tips of his...
The Hart was once drinking from a pool and admiring the noblefigure he made there. "Ah," said he, "where can you see suchnoble horns as...
A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the largeleaves of a Vine. The huntsmen, in their haste, overshot theplace of his concealment. ...
A Hare was very popular with the other beasts who all claimedto be her friends. But one day she heard the hounds approachingand hoped to escape them b...
THE HARES waged war with the Eagles, and called upon the Foxes tohelp them. They replied, "We would willingly have helped you, ifwe had not known...
THE HARES harangued the assembly, and argued that all should beequal. The Lions made this reply: "Your words, O Hares! aregood; but they lack bot...
The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts, they did notknow where to go. As soon as they saw a single animal approachthem, off they used to run...