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by the flattery and chuckling as she imagined how she would surprise the fox with her caw, she opened her mouth—and out dropped the cheese, which the fox promptly snapped up. Then, right before he departed, he cried out to the crow, “You may indeed have a voice, but I wonder where your brains are.”

Whoever listens to the music of flatterers must expect to pay the piper.

Table of Contents

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Contents

AESOP’S FABLES

I: The Fox and the Grapes

II: The Wolf and the Crane

III: The Archer and the Lion

IV: The Woman and the Fat Hen

V: The Kid and the Wolf

VI: The Hawk and the Pigeons

VII: The Eagle and the Fox

VIII: The Boy and the Scorpion

IX: The Fox and the Goat

X: The Old Hound

XI: The Ants and the Grasshopper

XII: The Fawn and Her Mother

XIII: The Horse and the Groom

XIV: The Mountain in Labor

XV: The Flies and the Honey Jar

XVI: The Two Bags

XVII: The Vain Crow

XVIII: The Wolf and the Lamb

XIX: The Bear and the Fox

XX: The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox

XXI: The Cock and the Jewel

XXII: The Sea Gull and the Hawk

XXIII: The Fox and the Lion

XXIV: The Creaking Wheels

XXV: The Frog and the Ox

XXVI: The Farmer and the Snake

XXVII: The Lion and the Fox

XXVIII: The Fisherman and His Music

XXIX: The Domesticated Dog and the Wolf

XXX: The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse

XXXI: The Dog and the Shadow

XXXII: The Moon and Her Mother

XXXIII: The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle

XXXIV: The Man and the Satyr

XXXV: The Tortoise and the Eagle

XXXVI: The Mule

XXXVII: The Hen and the Cat

XXXVIII: The Old Woman and the Wine Bottle

XXXIX: The Hare and the Tortoise

XL: The Ass and the Grasshopper

XLI: The Lamb and the Wolf

XLII: The Crab and Its Mother

XLIII: Jupiter and the Camel

XLIV: The Mouse and the Frog

XLV: The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf

XLVI: The Peach, the Apple, and the Blackberry

XLVII: The Hare and the Hound

XLVIII: The Stag in the Ox Stall

XLIX: The Crow and the Pitcher

L: The Lion and the Mouse

LI: The One-Eyed Doe

LII: The Trees and the Ax

LIII: The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox Who Went Hunting

LIV: The Travelers and the Bear

LV: The Belly and the Members

LVI: The Dolphins and the Sprat

LVII: The Blind Man and the Whelp

LVIII: The Sick Stag

LIX: Hercules and the Wagoner

LX: The Fox and the Woodcutter

LXI: The Monkey and the Camel

LXII: The Dove and the Crow

LXIII: The Ass and the Lap Dog

LXIV: The Hares and the Frogs

LXV: The Fisherman and the Little Fish

LXVI: The Wind and the Sun

LXVII: The Farmer and the Stork

LXVIII: The Lioness

LXIX: The Brash Candlelight

LXX: The Old Woman and the Physician

LXXI: The Charcoal-Burner and the Cloth-Fuller

LXXII: The Wolf and the Sheep

LXXIII: The Farmer and His Sons

LXXIV: The Wolves and the Sheep

LXXV: The Mole and Her Mother

LXXVI: The Swallow and the Crow

LXXVII: The Man Bitten by a Dog

LXXVIII: The Man and the Lion

LXXVIX: The Monkey and the Dolphin

LXXX: The Dog and His Master

LXXXI: The Viper and the File

LXXXII: The Bundle of Sticks

LXXXIII: Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva, and Momus

LXXXIV: The Lion in Love

LXXXV: The Nurse and the Wolf

LXXXVI: The Birdcatcher and the Lark

LXXXVII: Jupiter and the Bee

LXXXVIII: The Travelers and the Plane Tree

LXXXIX: The Fox Without a Tail

XC: The Horse and the Stag

XCI: The Mischievous Dog

XCII: The Geese and the Cranes

XCIII: The Quack Frog

XCIV: Mercury and the Woodcutter

XCV: The Oxen and the Butchers

XCVI: The Goatherd and the Goats

XCVII: The Widow and the Sheep

XCVIII: The Marriage of the Sun

XCIX: The Thief and His Mother

C: The Gnat and the Bull

CI: The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox

CII: The Oak and the Reed

CIII: The Dog in the Manger

CIV: The Goose with the Golden Eggs

CV: The Lion and the Dolphin

CVI: The Comedian and the Farmer

CVII: The Dog Invited to Supper

CVIII: The Ass Loaded with Salt

CIX: The