Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists

Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists  (1692)  by Roger L'Estrange

Contents

• The Preface
• An Alphabetical Table, Referring to the Number of the Respective Fables

The Life of Æsop

• Chapter I: Of Æsop’s Countrey, Condition, and Person.

• Chapter II: Æsop and his Fellow-slaves Upon their Journey to Ephesus.

• Chapter III: The Sale of Æsop to Xanthus.

• Chapter IV: Xanthus Presents Æsop to his Wife.

• Chapter V: Æsop’s Answer to a Gard’ner.

• Chapter VI: Æsop’s Invetion to bring his Mistress back to her Husband, after she had Left him.

• Chapter VII: An Entertainment of Neates Tongues.

• Chapter VIII: A Second Treat of Tongues.

• Chapter IX: Æsop bring his Master a Guest That had no sort of Curiosity in him.

• Chapter X: Æsop’s Answer to a Magistrate.

• Chapter XI: Xanthus undertakes to Drink the Sea dry.

• Chapter XII: Æsop Baffles the Superstition of Augury.

• Chapter XIII: Æsop finds hidden Treasure.

• Chapter XIV: Æsop Expounds upon an Augury, and is made Free.

• Chapter XV: Æsop Presents himselfe before the King of Lydia.

• Chapter XVI: Æsop Adopts Ennus. Ennus’s Ingratitude and Falseness, and Æsop’s Good Nature.

• Chapter XVII: Æsop’s Letters of Morality to his Son Ennus.

• Chapter XVIII: Æsop’s Voyage to Delphos; his Barbarous Usage There, and his Death.

The Fables of Æsop, &c.

• Fable I: A Cock and a Diamond

• Fable II: A Cat and a Cock

• Fable III: A Wolf and a Lamb

• Fable IV: A Frog and a Mouse

• Fable V: A Lion and a Bear

• Fable VI: A Dog and a Shadow

• Fable VII: A Lion, an Ass, &c. a Hunting

• Fable VIII: A Wolf and a Crane

• Fable IX: A Countryman and a Snake

• Fable X: A Lion and an Asse

• Fable XI: A City Mouse and a Country Mouse

• Fable XII: A Crow and a Muscle

• Fable XIII: A Fox and a Raven

• Fable XIV: An Old Lion

• Fable XV: An Asse and a Whelp

• Fable XVI: A Lion and a Mouse

• Fable XVII: A Sick Kite and her Mother

• Fable XVIII: A Swallow and other Birds

• Fable XIX: The Frogs chuse a King

• Fable XX: The Kite, Hawk, and Pigeons

• Fable XXI: A Dog and a Thief

• Fable XXII: A Wolf and a Sow

• Fable XXIII: A Mountain in Labour

• Fable XXIV: An Asse and an Ungrateful Master

• Fable XXV: An Old Dog and his Master

• Fable XXVI: An Asse, an Ape and a Mole

• Fable XXVII: The Hares and the Frogs

• Fable XXVIII: A Wolf, Kid, and Goat

• Fable XXVIX: A Dog, a Sheep, and a Wolf

• Fable XXX: A Countryman and a Snake

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The Fables of Barlandus, &c.

• Fable CCII: A Lyon and a Frog

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The Fables of Anianus, &c.

• Fable CCXV: An Oak and a Willow
• Fable CCCXXXIV: A Peacock and a Crane

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The Fables of Abstemius, &c.

• Fable CCLIII: Demades the Orator

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The Fables of Poggius

• Fable CCCLII: Industry and Sloth

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Miscellany Fables

• Fable CCCLXXIV: A Fox and a Cat

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This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.