A Tortoise desired to change its place of residence, so heasked an Eagle to carry him to his new home, promising her a richreward for her trouble. The...
A THRUSH was feeding on a myrtle-tree and did not move from itbecause its berries were so delicious. A Fowler observed herstaying so long in one spot,...
A GREAT CITY was besieged, and its inhabitants were calledtogether to consider the best means of protecting it from theenemy. A Bricklayer earnestly r...
A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of waterpainted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture,she flew towards it with a...
SOME THIEVES broke into a house and found nothing but a Cock,whom they stole, and got off as fast as they could. Uponarriving at home they prepared to...
A THIEF hired a room in a tavern and stayed a while in the hopeof stealing something which should enable him to pay hisreckoning. When he had waited s...
A THIEF came in the night to break into a house. He brought withhim several slices of meat in order to pacify the Housedog, sothat he would not alarm ...
A BOY stole a lesson-book from one of his schoolfellows and tookit home to his Mother. She not only abstained from beating him,but encouraged him. He ...
A VERY HUNGRY FOX, seeing some bread and meat left by shepherdsin the hollow of an oak, crept into the hole and made a heartymeal. When he finished, h...
A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan. Hefed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of itssong. When the time came...