Once upon a time there was a Miser who used to hide his goldat the foot of a tree in his garden; but every week he used to goand dig it up and gloat o...
A MOLE, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: "Iam sure than I can see, Mother!" In the desire to prove to himhis mistake, h...
THE BEASTS of the forest gave a splendid entertainment at whichthe Monkey stood up and danced. Having vastly delighted theassembly, he sat down amidst...
A SAILOR, bound on a long voyage, took with him a Monkey to amusehim while on shipboard. As he sailed off the coast of Greece, aviolent tempest arose ...
A HALF-FAMISHED JACKDAW seated himself on a fig-tree, which hadproduced some fruit entirely out of season, and waited in thehope that the figs would r...
A Jay venturing into a yard where Peacocks used to walk, foundthere a number of feathers which had fallen from the Peacocks whenthey were moulting. He...
JUPITER ISSUED a proclamation to all the beasts of the forest andpromised a royal reward to the one whose offspring should bedeemed the handsomest. Th...
ACCORDING to an ancient legend, the first man was made byJupiter, the first bull by Neptune, and the first house byMinerva. On the completion of their...
A KID, returning without protection from the pasture, was pursuedby a Wolf. Seeing he could not escape, he turned round, andsaid: "I know, friend...
A KING, whose only son was fond of martial exercises, had a dreamin which he was warned that his son would be killed by a lion. Afraid the dream shoul...