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 PEACOCK spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passedby, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying, "I amrobed, like a king, ...
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 PEASANT found an Eagle captured in a trap, and much admiringthe bird, set him free. The Eagle did not prove ungrateful tohis deliverer, for seeing t...
A PHILOSOPHER witnessed from the shore the shipwreck of a vessel,of which the crew and passengers were all drowned. He inveighedagainst the injustice ...
A YOUNG PIG was shut up in a fold-yard with a Goat and a Sheep. On one occasion when the shepherd laid hold of him, he gruntedand squeaked and resiste...
THE POMEGRANATE and Apple-Tree disputed as to which was the mostbeautiful. When their strife was at its height, a Bramble fromthe neighboring hedge li...
A WIZARD, sitting in the marketplace, was telling the fortunes ofthe passers-by when a person ran up in great haste, andannounced to him that the door...
A FROG once upon a time came forth from his home in the marsh andproclaimed to all the beasts that he was a learned physician,skilled in the use of dr...
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the samebeautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid whitecolor arose from his washi...