A MULE, frolicsome from lack of work and from too much corn,galloped about in a very extravagant manner, and said to himself:"My father surely wa...
"Be quiet now," said an old Nurse to a child sitting on herlap. "If you make that noise again I will throw you to the Wolf." Now i...
THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the mostpowerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor whocould first strip a wayfarin...
THE WOODCUTTER cut down a Mountain Oak and split it in pieces,making wedges of its own branches for dividing the trunk. TheOak said with a sigh, "...
A VERY LARGE OAK was uprooted by the wind and thrown across astream. It fell among some Reeds, which it thus addressed: "Iwonder how you, who are...
A little boy wearied with a long journey, lay down overcome withfatigue on the very brink of a deep well. Being within an inch offalling into the wate...
A MAN and a Lion traveled together through the forest. They soonbegan to boast of their respective superiority to each other instrength and prowess. A...
A Countryman's son by accident trod upon a Serpent's tail,which turned and bit him so that he died. The father in a ragegot his axe, and pursu...
A Man and his son were once going with their Donkey to market.As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed themand said: "You fools...
In the old days men used to worship stocks and stones andidols, and prayed to them to give them luck. It happened that aMan had often prayed to a wood...