A HOUND started a Hare from his lair, but after a long run, gaveup the chase. A goat-herd seeing him stop, mocked him, saying"The little one is t...
SOME CRANES made their feeding grounds on some plowlands newlysown with wheat. For a long time the Farmer, brandishing anempty sling, chased them away...
A FARMER, who bore a grudge against a Fox for robbing his poultryyard, caught him at last, and being determined to take an amplerevenge, tied some rop...
ONE WINTER a Farmer found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. Hehad compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom. The Snake was quickly ...
A FARMER placed nets on his newly-sown plowlands and caught anumber of Cranes, which came to pick up his seed. With them hetrapped a Stork that had fr...
A MAN had two daughters, the one married to a gardener, and theother to a tile-maker. After a time he went to the daughter whohad married the gardener...
A FATHER had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelingamong themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by hisexhortations, he determined...
A YOUNG FAWN once said to his Mother, "You are larger than a dog,and swifter, and more used to running, and you have your horns asa defense; why,...
TWO GAME COCKS were fiercely fighting for the mastery of thefarmyard. One at last put the other to flight. The vanquishedCock skulked away and hid him...
A FIR-TREE said boastingly to the Bramble, "You are useful fornothing at all; while I am everywhere used for roofs and houses."The Bramble a...