alt=THE FABLES OF ÆSOP SELECTED, TOLD ANEW AND THEIR HISTORY TRACED By JOSEPH JACOBS DONE INTO PICTURES by RICHARD HEIGHWAY MACMIILLAN & CO, Ltd. ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON 1922.

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First Edition 1894
Reprinted 1901, 1902, 1906, 1908, 1910 1912, 1914. 1915, 1917.


FERRIS
PRINTING COMPANY
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TO PROF.F.J. CHILD OF HARVARD

The Fables of Æsop Contents


A Short History of the Æsopic Fable xv
List of Fables xxiii
Æsop's Fables 1
Notes 195
Index of Fables 221


Note.—The Illustrations are reproduced by Messrs. Waterlow and Sons' photo-engraving process.



LIST OF FABLES


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1. The Cock and the Pearl 2
2. The Wolf and the Lamb 4
3. The Dog and the Shadow 7
4. The Lion's Share 8
5. The Wolf and the Crane 10
6. The Man and the Serpent 12
7. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse 15
8. The Fox and the Crow 19
9. The Sick Lion 23
10. The Ass and the Lap-Dog 24
11. The Lion and the Mouse 26
12. The Swallow and the other Birds 28
13. The Frogs desiring a King 31
14. The Mountains in Labour 36
15. The Hares and the Frogs 38
16. The Wolf and the Kid 40
17. The Woodman and the Serpent 43
18. The Bald Man and the Fly 47
19. The Fox and the Stork 50
20. The Fox and the Mask 52
21. The Jay and the Peacock 55
22. The Frog and the Ox 57
23. Androcles 60
24. The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts 62
25. The Hart and the Hunter 65
26. The Serpent and the File 67
27. The Man and the Wood 68
28. The Dog and the Wolf 70
29. The Belly and the Members 72
30. The Hart in the Ox-Stall 74
31. The Fox and the Grapes 76
32. The Peacock and Juno 79
33. The Horse, Hunter, and Stag 80
34. The Fox and the Lion 83
35. The Lion and the Statue 85
36. The Ant and the Grasshopper 86
37. The Tree and the Reed 88
38. The Fox and the Cat 91
39. The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing 93
40. The Dog in the Manger 97
41. The Man and the Wooden God 98
42. The Fisher 100
43. The Shepherd's Boy 102
44. The Young Thief and his Mother 105
45. The Man and his Two Wives 106
46. The Nurse and the Wolf 109
47. The Tortoise and the Birds 111
48. The Two Crabs 114
49. The Ass in the Lion's Skin 116
50. The Two Fellows and the Bear 118
51. The Two Pots 120
52. The Four Oxen and the Lion 122
53. The Fisher and the Little Fish 124
54. Avaricious and Envious 127
55. The Crow and the Pitcher 129
56. The Man and the Satyr 131
57. The Goose with the Golden Eggs 134
58. The Labourer and the Nightingale 138
59. The Fox, the Cock, and the Dog 140
60. The Wind and the Sun 142
61. Hercules and the Waggoner 145
62. The Miser and his Gold 146
63. The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey 149
64. The Fox and the Mosquitoes 152
65. The Fox without a Tail 154
66. The One-Eyed Doe 156
67. Belling the Cat 159
68. The Hare and the Tortoise 162
69. The Old Man and Death 164
70. The Hare with Many Friends 168
71. The Lion in Love 170
72. The Bundle of Sticks 173
73. The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts 174
74. The Ass's Brains 177
75. The Eagle and the Arrow 179
76. The Cat-Maiden 180
77. The Milkmaid and her Pail 183
78. The Horse and the Ass 185
79. The Trumpeter taken Prisoner 187
80. The Buffoon and the Countryman 189
81. The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar 190
82. The Fox and the Goat 193

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