A SWALLOW, returning from abroad and especially fond of dwellingwith men, built herself a nest in the wall of a Court of Justiceand there hatched seve...
It happened that a Countryman was sowing some hemp seeds in afield where a Swallow and some other birds were hopping aboutpicking up their food. "...
THE SWALLOW and the Crow had a contention about their plumage. The Crow put an end to the dispute by saying, "Your feathers areall very well in t...
A STAG asked a Sheep to lend him a measure of wheat, and saidthat the Wolf would be his surety. The Sheep, fearing some fraudwas intended, excused her...
The shipwrecked Chimpanzee had been clinging for a long time to aslender spar, when a Dolphin came up and offered to carry himashore. This kind propos...
A SHEPHERD-BOY, who watched a flock of sheep near a village,brought out the villagers three or four times by crying out,"Wolf! Wolf!" and wh...
There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep atthe foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was rather lonelyfor him all day, so he thoug...
A SHEPHERD driving his Sheep to a wood, saw an oak of unusualsize full of acorns, and spreading his cloak under the branches,he climbed up into the tr...
A SHEPHERD, keeping watch over his sheep near the shore, saw theSea very calm and smooth, and longed to make a voyage with a viewto commerce. He sold ...
A SHEPHERD penning his sheep in the fold for the night was aboutto shut up a wolf with them, when his Dog perceiving the wolfsaid, “Master, how can yo...