A Doe had had the misfortune to lose one of her eyes, andcould not see any one approaching her on that side. So to avoidany danger she always used to ...
THE OLIVE-TREE ridiculed the Fig-Tree because, while she wasgreen all the year round, the Fig-Tree changed its leaves withthe seasons. A shower of sno...
A HEAVY WAGON was being dragged along a country lane by a team ofOxen. The Axle-trees groaned and creaked terribly; whereupon theOxen, turning round, ...
AN OX drinking at a pool trod on a brood of young frogs andcrushed one of them to death. The Mother coming up, and missingone of her sons, inquired of...
AN OWL, in her wisdom, counseled the Birds that when the acornfirst began to sprout, to pull it all up out of the ground andnot allow it to grow. She ...
THE OXEN once upon a time sought to destroy the Butchers, whopracticed a trade destructive to their race. They assembled on acertain day to carry out ...
A Peacock once placed a petition before Juno desiring to havethe voice of a nightingale in addition to his other attractions;but Juno refused his requ...
A FOWLER caught a Partridge and was about to kill it. ThePartridge earnestly begged him to spare his life, saying, "Pray,master, permit me to liv...
A PEASANT had in his garden an Apple-Tree which bore no fruit butonly served as a harbor for the sparrows and grasshoppers. Heresolved to cut it down,...
A PEACOCK spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passedby, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying, "I amrobed, like a king, ...