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An Argosy of Fables (1921)
illustrated by Paul Bransom, edited by Frederic Taber Cooper
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alt=ARGOSY OF FABLES EDITED BY FREDERIC TABER COOPER ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL BRANSOM

AN ARGOSY OF
FABLES

"THE MOUSE BESOUGHT HIM TO SPARE ONE WHO HAD SO UNCONSCIOUSLY OFFENDED."

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AN ARGOSY
OF FABLES

A Representative Selection
From the Fable Literature
of Every Age and Land


Selected and Edited by
FREDERIC TABER COOPER

With Twenty-four Illustrations in Color
by PAUL BRANSOM


NEW YORK
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1921, by
Frederick A. Stokes Company


All rights reserved, including that of
translation into foreign languages

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The Publishers acknowledge the courtesy of Mr. Basil H. Blackwell, publisher of "The Masterpieces of La Fontaine" in permitting the use of Paul Hookham's translation of twelve fables by La Fontaine.

CONTENTS


BOOK ONE


CLASSICAL FABLES

PART I. ÆSOP   PAGE
The Fox and the Grapes Æsop 3
The Bowman and the Lion " 3
The Wolf and the Crane " 4
The Boy and the Scorpion " 4
The Fox and the Goat " 5
The Widow and the Hen " 5
The Kid and the Wolf " 6
The Two Wallets " 6
The Fisherman Piping " 6
The Man and the Satyr " 7
The Flies and the Honey-pot " 7
The Mouse and the Frog " 7
The Dog and the Shadow " 8
The Fox and the Lion " 9
The Wolf and the Lamb " 9
The Bear and the Fox " 10
The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse " 10
The Dog, the Cock and the Fox " 12
The Lion and the Mouse " 12
The Gull and the Kite " 13
The Pomegranate, the Apple and the Bramble " 13
The Tortoise and the Eagle " 14
The Hare and the Tortoise " 14
The Hen and the Cat " 15
The Shepherd-boy and the Wolf " 15
The Sick Stag " 16
The Moon and Her Mother " 16
The Ass and the Grasshoppers " 16
The Fox and the Woodman " 17
The Lamb and the Wolf " 17
Jupiter and the Camel " 18
The Crab and Her Mother " 18
The One-eyed Doe " 18
The Lion and the Fox " 19
The Travellers and the Bear " 19
The Collier and the Fuller " 20
The Lion, the Ass and the Fox Hunting " 20
The Ass and the Lap-dog " 21
The Wind and the Sun " 22
The Lion in Love " 22
The Dolphins and the Sprat " 23
The Wolves and the Sheep " 23
The Belly and the Members " 24
Hercules and the Waggoner " 25
The Fox without a Tail " 25
The Farthing Rushlight " 26
The Hares and the Frogs " 26
The Lioness " 27
The Angler and the Little Fish " 27
The Farmer and His Sons " 28
The Husbandman and the Stork " 28
The Old Woman and the Physician " 29
The Swallow and the Raven " 30
The Monkey and the Dolphin " 30
The Wolf and the Sheep " 31
The Bundle of Sticks " 31
The Widow and the Sheep " 32
The Man and the Lion " 32
The Man Bitten By a Dog " 33
The Horse and the Stag " 33
The Birdcatcher and the Lark " 34
The Mischievous Dog " 34
The Travellers and the Plane-tree " 35
Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva and Momus " 35
Mercury and the Woodman " 36
The Geese and the Cranes " 37
Jupiter and the Bee " 37
The Goatherd and the Goats " 38
The Marriage of the Sun " 38
The Gnat and the Bull " 39
The Eagle and the Arrow " 39
The Dog in the Manger " 40
The Lion, the Bear and the Fox " 40
The Goose with the Golden Eggs " 40
The Lion and the Dolphin " 41
The Fox and the Hedgehog " 41
The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner " 42
The Fir-tree and the Bramble " 42
The Fisherman " 43
The Ass and His Masters " 43
The Doctor and His Patient " 44
The Two Pots " 44
The Lion and the Goat " 45
The Wolf and the Shepherd " 45
The Travellers and the Hatchet " 46
The Ass, the Fox and the Lion " 46
The Lion and Ass Hunting " 47
The Ass and His Driver " 47
The Mice and the Weasels " 48
The Hart and the Vine " 48
The Farmer and His Two Daughters " 49
The Horse and the Loaded Ass " 49
The Sick Lion " 50
The Eagle and the Jackdaw " 51
The Thirsty Pigeon " 51
The Heifer and the Ox " 52
The Bald Knight " 52
The Fox and the Stork " 52
The Falconer and the Partridge " 53
The Bull and the Goat " 53
The Husbandman and the Sea " 54
The Jackass in Office " 54
The Wolf and the Lion " 55
The Hound and the Hare " 55
The Kid and the Wolf " 55
The Quack Frog " 56
The Ant and the Dove " 56
The Ass in the Lion's Skin " 57
The Goat and the Goatherd " 57
The Boy Bathing " 58
The Farmer and the Dogs " 58
The Farmer and the Lion " 58
The Charger and the Ass " 59
The Brazier and His Dog " 59
Venus and the Cat " 60
The Great and the Little Fishes " 60
The Wolf and the Goat " 61
The Ass, the Cock and the Lion " 61
The Rivers and the Sea " 61
The Ass Carrying Salt " 62
The Blackamoor " 63
The Sea-side Travellers " 63
The Leopard and the Fox " 64
The Monkey and the Fisherman " 64
The Eagle and the Beetle " 64
The Man and His Two Wives " 66
The Vine and the Goat " 66
The Sick Kite " 67
The Ass's Shadow " 67
The Dogs and the Hides " 67
The Lion and the Bulls " 68
The Raven and the Swan " 68
The Shepherd and the Sea " 69
The Swallow in Chancery " 69
The Old Woman and Her Maids " 70
The Miser " 70
The Wild Boar and the Fox " 71
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing " 71
The Boasting Traveller " 71
The Wolf and the Horse " 72
The Hunter and the Woodman " 72
The Blind Man and the Whelp " 73
The Porker and the Sheep " 73
The Monkey and the Camel " 73
The Horse and the Groom " 74
The Fawn and His Mother " 74
The Cat and the Mice " 75
The Nurse and the Wolf " 75
The Mule " 76
The Wolf and the Shepherds " 76
Mercury and the Sculptor " 77
The Astronomer " 77
The Creaking Wheels " 78
The Countryman and the Snake " 78
The Viper and the File " 78
The Mole and Her Mother " 79
The Man, the Horse, the Ox and the Dog " 79
The War-horse and the Miller " 80
The Kites and the Swans " 80
The Fowler and the Viper " 81
The Horse and His Rider " 81
The Camel " 82
The Crab and the Fox " 82
The Walnut-tree " 82
The Thieves and the Cock " 83
The Thief and the Innkeeper " 83
The Jackdaw and the Doves " 84
The Crow and Mercury " 85
The Crow and the Serpent " 85
The Crow and the Raven " 86
The Swan and the Goose " 86
The Two Dogs " 87
The Dogs and the Fox " 87
The Dog's House " 87
The Dog and the Oyster " 88
The Gnat and the Lion " 88
The Hares and the Foxes " 89
The Fox and the Monkey " 89
The Monkey Who Would Be King " 89
The Manslayer " 90
The Frogs and the Well " 90
The Wise and Foolish Frogs " 91
The Labourer and the Snake " 91
The Peasant and the Apple-tree " 92
The Philosopher, the Ants and Mercury " 92
The Oaks and Jupiter " 93
The Oak and the Woodcutters " 93
The Olive-tree and the Fig-tree " 94
The Dancing Monkeys " 94
The Rich Man and the Tanner " 95
The Shepherd and the Wolf " 95
The Shepherd and the Sheep " 95
The Wasps, the Partridges and the Farmer " 96
The Peacock and the Crane " 96
The Flea and the Wrestler " 97
The Flea and the Man " 97
The Flea and the Ox " 97
The Hares and the Lions " 98
The Kingdom of the Lion " 98
The Lion and the Hare " 99
The Lion, the Wolf and the Fox " 99
The Lion, the Mouse and the Fox " 100
The Wild Ass and the Lion " 100
The Lion, Jupiter and the Elephant " 101
The Lion and the Bull " 101
The Wolves and the Sheep-dogs " 102
The Wolf and the Lion " 103
The Prophet " 103
The Spendthrift and the Swallow " 103
The Bat and the Weasels " 104
The Traveller and Fortune " 104
The Ass and His Purchaser " 105
The Ass and the Frogs " 105
The Ass and the Wolf " 106
The Hen and the Swallow " 106
The Swollen Fox " 107
The Fishermen " 107
The Fox and the Bramble " 108
The Game-cocks and the Partridge " 108
The Owl and the Birds " 109


PART II. BABRIUS

The Frog and the Ox Babrius 113
The Arab and the Camel " 113
The Hare and the Hound " 114
The Farmer and the Crane " 114
The Hunter and the Fisherman " 114
The Beeves and the Butchers " 115
The Dog and His Master " 115
The Lark and Her Young Ones " 116
The Lion and the Eagle " 117
Jupiter and the Monkey " 117
The Playful Ass " 118
The Bird-catcher, the Partridge and the Cock " 118
The Mouse and the Bull " 119


PART III. A. PHÆDRUS

The Frogs asking for a King Phædrus 123
The Vain Jackdaw " 124
The Cow, the Goat, the Sheep and the Lion " 124
The Fox and the Mask " 125
The Hare and the Sparrow " 125
The Monkey Holding Court " 126
The Stag at the Pool " 126
The Cobbler Turned Doctor " 127
The Ass and the Old Shepherd " 127
The Stag and the Sheep " 128
The Puppies and Their Mother " 128
The Old Lion " 129
The Faithful Dog " 129
The Dog and the Crocodile " 130
The Frogs and the Fighting Bulls " 130
The Kite and the Pigeons " 131
The Eagle, the Cat and the Wild Sow " 131
The Mules and the Robbers " 132
The Stag in the Ox-stall " 133
The Old Hound " 134
The Old Woman and the Wine-jar " 134
The Panther and the Shepherds " 135
The Monkey's Face " 135
Æsop and the Young Rowdy " 136
The Fly and the Draught-mule " 136
The House-dog and the Wolf " 137
The Cripple and the Bully " 138
The Bees, the Drones and the Wasp " 138
Æsop at Play " 139
The Grasshopper and the Owl " 139
The Trees Under the Protection of the Gods " 140
The Peacock and Juno " 140
Æsop and the Impertinent Fellow " 141
The She-goats and Their Beards " 142
The Helmsman and the Sailors " 142
The Mountain in Labour " 142
The Two Soldiers and the Robber " 143
The Bald Man and the Fly " 143
The Mountebank and the Countryman " 144
The Bull and the Calf " 145

PART III. B. ATTRIBUTED TO PHÆDRUS  
The Trees and the Axe Phædrus 149
The Snail and the Monkey " 149
The Lion and the Shepherd " 150
The Horse and the Ass " 150
The Birds, the Beasts and the Bat " 151
The Apes and the Two Travellers " 151
The Stork, the Goose and the Hawk " 152
The Crow and the Sheep " 153
The Horse and the Ass " 153
The Flea and the Camel " 154
The Eagle and the Kite " 154
The Swallow and the Other Birds " 155
The Partridge and the Fox " 156
Æsop and the Runaway Slave " 156
The Cock and the Cats Who Bore His Litter " 157
The Famished Bear " 158
The Snake and the Lizard " 158


PART IV. AVIANUS, ABSTEMIUS, ETC.

The Boy and the Thief Avianus 161
The Crow and the Water Jar " 162
The Fly and the Chariot Abstemius 162
The Eel and the Snake " 162
The Fish That Leaped From the Frying-pan " 163
The Youth and the Old Man " 163
The Stream and Its Source " 164
The River Shark Who Would Be King of the Ocean " 164
The Bear and His Mate " 165
The Mice in Council " 166
The Abbot and the Flea Odo of Sherington 166
The Crane Who Quarreled With His Mate " 167
The Toad and the Frog " 167
The Cat and the Stork " 168
The Bird of Saint Martin " 168
The Cat's Beautiful Wife " 169
The Frog's Beautiful Son " 170
The Ass Pretending That He Was Ill " 170
The Wolf and the Hare " 171
Gold and Lead Nicholas Pergamenus 172
The Lock and the Key " 173
The Frog and the Crab " 174
The Miller, His Son and Their Ass Faernus 175


BOOK TWO

ORIENTAL FABLES

PART I. HINDOO FABLES

The Fowler and the Pigeons Hitopadeça 181
The Tiger and the Traveller " 182
The Jackal, the Deer and the Crow " 183
The Vulture, the Cat and the Birds " 187
Golden-skin, the Mouse " 188
The Death of the Greedy Jackal " 189
The Old Jackal and the Elephant " 190
The Monkey and the Wedge " 191
The Washerman's Jackass " 192
The Cat Who Served the Lion " 193
The Terrible Bell " 194
The Black Snake and the Golden Chain " 195
The Lion and the Old Hare " 196
The Weaver Birds and the Monkeys " 197
The Ass in a Tiger's Skin " 198
The Dyed Jackal " 198
The Herons and the Mongoose " 200
The Hermit and the Mouse " 200
The Crane and the Crab " 201
The Brahman and the Pans " 202
The Brahman and the Three Goats " 203
The Camel, the Lion and His Court " 204
The Frogs and the Old Serpent " 206
The Sparrow, the Woodpecker, the Fly, the Frog and the Elephant Panchatantra 207
The Mouse Metamorphosed into a Girl " 209
The Lion and the Jackal " 212
The Monkey and the Crocodile " 213
The Frog and the Serpent " 216
The Lioness, the Whelps and the Little Jackal " 220
The Two Fishes and the Frog " 222
The Bird With Two Beaks " 224
The Brahman Saved By a Crab " 225
The Story of the Mouse Merchant Katha-Sarit-Sagara 226
The Merchant's Son and the Iron Scales " 228
The Monkeys, the Firefly and the Bird " 229
The Servant Who Looked After a Door " 230
The Servants Who Kept the Rain Off the Trunks " 231
The Snake With Two Heads " 232
The Brahman and the Mongoose " 232
The Discontented Ox Munika Jataka 233
The Stupid Monkeys Aramadusaka Jataka 234
The Judas Tree Kimsukopami Jataka 235
The Otters and the Jackal Darbhapappha Jataka 237
The Seeds and the Wheat "Les Avadanes" 238


PART II. PERSIAN FABLES

The Camel and the Rat Jami, "The Baharistan" 241
The Camel and the Ass " 241
The Dog and the Loaf of Bread " 242
The Camel and the Shrub " 242
The Red Wasp and the Honey-bee " 243
The Peacock, the Crow and the Tortoise " 244
The Young Fox and His Mother " 245
The Firefly Sadi, "The Burstan" 245
The Young Camel and His Mother " 245
Abdul Aziz and the Pearl " 246
The Rain-drop Sadi, "The Burstan" 246
The Vulture and the Kite " 247
The Greedy Cat Anvar-i Suhaili 247
The Camel Driver and the Snake " 249
The Blind Man and the Snake " 252


PART III. CHINESE FABLES

The Bittern and the Mussel "China Review." 257
The Fox and the Tiger " 257
The Locust, the Beetle, the Goldfinch and the Hunter " 258
The King and the Horses That Turned the Mills M. S. Julien 259
The Crow and the Peacock "Contes et Lègendes de l'Annam" 260
The Crows and the Owls "Folk-lore of China" 262
The Folly of Avarice " 263


PART IV. ARMENIAN AND TURKISH FABLES

The Violet and the Iris Mkhithar Goch 267
The Sun's Waning Glory " 267
The Vain Cereals " 268
The Watermelon " 268
The Highwayman and the Priest " 269
The Big Fish and the Frogs " 269
The Plum, the Prune and the Apricot " 270
The Planter and the Pomegranate " 270
The Fig-tree and His Branches " 271
The Thorn and the Vine " 271
The Trees Choosing a King " 272
The Prince and the Flea Vartan 273
The Fox and the Icicle " 273
The Thirty-two Teeth " 273
The Two Kings At War "Fables Turques" 274

BOOK THREE

MODERN FABLES

PART I. ENGLISH FABLES  
Verbatim from Boileau Alexander Pope 281
The Lost Camel Oliver Goldsmith 281
The Spectacles " 283
The Young Lady and the Looking-glass T. Moore 283
The Man and the Flea John Gay 285
The Hare and Many Friends " 286
The Turkey and the Ant " 289
The Boy and the Rainbow " 290
The Farmer's Wife and the Raven " 291
The Quarrelsome Cats Robert Dodsley 292
The Boys and the Frogs " 293
Echo and the Owl " 294
The Fly in St. Paul's Cupola " 294
The Spider and the Silkworm " 295
The Two Lizards " 296
The Boy and the Filberts " 296
The Boy and the Nettle " 297
The Stars and the Sky-rocket " 297
The Kingfisher and the Sparrow " 298
The Humming-bird and the Traveller Dr. Aikin 298
The Chameleon James Merrick 299
The Bears and the Bees " 302
The Nightingale and the Glow-worm William Cowper 303
The Lily and the Rose " 304
The Butterfly and the Bee William Lisle Bowles 305
The Mountain and the Squirrel Ralph Waldo Emerson 306
Six Men Of Indostan John Godfrey Saxe 306
Three Bugs Alice Cary 309
The Chicken's Mistake Phoebe Cary 310
The Crow's Children " 312
The Envious Wren " 314
They Didn't Think " 316

PART II. FRENCH FABLES  
Death and the Woodman La Fontaine 321
The Fox and the Stork " 321
The Cock and the Pearl " 323
The Oak and the Reed " 323
The Council Held by the Rats " 325
The Bat and the Two Weasels " 326
The Fox and the Raven " 328
The Saying of Socrates " 329
The Hare's Ears " 329
The Cock, the Cat and the Young Mouse " 330
The Mule Who Boasted of His Family " 332
The Hare and the Tortoise " 333
The Sick Lion and the Fox " 334
The Animals Sick With the Plague " 335
The Milk-woman and Her Pail " 338
The Cobbler and the Financier " 339
The Rat and the Elephant " 341
The Monkey and the Cat " 342
The Kite and the Nightingale " 344
The Old Man and the Three Young Men " 345
The Cat and the Two Sparrows " 346
Cupid and Folly " 348
The Elephant and the Ape of Jupiter " 349
Madam Sage and Madam Tea Antoine François le Bailly 351
The Clock and the Sun-dial Houdard de La Motte 352
Honour, Fire and Water Etienne Pavilion 353
The Snake and the Hedgehog Henri Richer 354
The Ass and the Horse Antoine François le Bailly 355
The Apes and the Leopard Florian 355
The Rhinoceros and the Dromedary " 357
The Peacock, the Geese and the Diver " 358
The Confident Parrot " 358
The Critical Parrot " 360
The Two Bald Men " 361
The Flying-fish " 361
The Silkworm " 362
The Cat and the Looking-glass Florian 362
The Elephants and Their Masters Nivernois 363
The Birds of Passage " 365
The Butterfly and the Bee " 366


PART III. SPANISH FABLES

The Ass and the Flute Iriarte 369
The Bear and the Monkey " 370
The Cathedral Bell and the Hermitage Bell " 371
The Ivy and the Thyme " 373
The Sword and the Spit " 374
The Goose and the Goldfinch " 375
The Ant and the Flea " 377
The Mouse and the Cat " 378
The Swan and the Linnet " 379
The Silkworm and the Spider " 381
The Two Rabbits " 381
The Frog and the Frogling " 383
The Owl " 384
The Goat and the Horse " 386
The Duck and the Serpent " 387
The Jeweller and the Lace-maker " 388
The Frog and the Hen " 389
The Two Thrushes " 389
The Scrupulous Cats Samaniego 391
The Caterpillar and the Butterfly Moreno 392
The Spider's Web " 392
The Eagle and the Serpent " 393
The Three Companions Cayetano 393


PART IV. RUSSIAN FABLES

The Leaves and the Roots Krilov 397
The Sheep's Petition " 398
The Cask " 399
The Two Flies and the Bee " 400
The Rain Cloud " 401
The Squirrel and the Thrush Krilov 402
The Pebble and the Diamond " 402
The Pike and the Cat " 403
The Ass and the Nightingale " 404
Trishka's Caftan " 405
The Inquisitive Man " 406
The Education of the Young Lion " 406
The Farmer's Horse and His Dog " 408
The Elephant and the Pug Dog " 408
The Boastful Geese " 409
The Cuckoo and the Eagle " 410
The Elephant In Favor " 410
The Eagle and the Spider " 411
The Monkey and the Spectacles " 412
The Kite and the Butterfly " 413
The Comb " 413
The Eagle and the Worm Anonymous 414


PART V. GERMAN FABLES

The Fir-tree and the Palm Heinrich Heine 419
The Cock and the Raven Rabner 419
The Green Donkey Gellert 420
The Cuckoo " 421
The Colt " 422
The Wolf On His Death-bed Lessing 422
The Ox and the Calf " 423
The Blind Hen " 423
The Donkeys " 424
The Wild Apple-tree " 424
The Bramble " 425
The Archer and His Bow " 425
Solomon's Ghost " 426
The Sheep and the Swallow " 426
The Bear and the Elephant " 427
The Ostrich " 427
The Benefactors " 428
The Old Stag and the Young Stag Lessing 428
The Peacock and the Rooster " 429
The Lion and the Hare " 429
Jupiter and the Horse " 429
The Nightingale and the Peacock " 431
The Wolf and the Shepherd " 431
The Wolf, a Hero " 432
The Goose " 432
The Oak and the Pig " 433
The Sparrows " 433
The Ox and the Stag " 434
Æsop and the Ass " 434


PART VI. POLISH FABLES

The Waggoner and the Butterfly Ignace Krasicki 437
The Bird-call " 438
The Man and His Coat " 440
The Ass and the Lamb " 442
The Brook and the Fountain " 443
Wine and Water " 445


BOOK FOUR

KRAAL AND WIGWAM FABLES

PART I. AFRICAN FABLES

The Hedgehog and the Dog Senegal Folk-Tale 451
The Wren and the Camel Kabyle Fable 452
The Clever Ape and the Foolish Wolf Senegambian Fable 453
The Boar and the Chameleon Madagascar Fable'' 455
The Guinea-hen and the Crocodile " 456
The Guinea-fowl and the Hen " 458
The Cat and the Rat " 459
The Frog's Saddle Horse "Folk Tales of Angola" 460
The Man and the Crocodile Senegal Fable 461
The Rat and the Toad Bornu Fable 463

PART II. AMERICAN INDIAN FABLES  
The Three Cranberries Chippewa Fable 467
The Bear and the Rabbit "Myths of the Cherokee" 467
The Owl and the Lemming Eskimo Fable 468
The Owl and the Two Rabbits "The Eskimo in Baffin Land" 469
Why the Bears Have Short Tails "Myths of the Cherokee" 469
The Measure-worm Rock Meewock Legend 470
The Catfish and the Moose Menomeni Fable 471
The Pigeon-hawk and the Tortoise "Indian Tales and Researches" 472
The Wind and the Duck Indian Fable 473
The Lynx and the Hare " 474
The Wildcat and the Rabbit "Myths of the Cherokee" 475
How the Rabbit Escaped From the Wolves " 475
How the Terrapin Escaped From the Wolves " 476
How the Redbird Got His Color " 478
The Humming-bird and the Crane " 479
How the Deer Got His Horns " 480
How the Wildcat Got Its Spots " 481
The Rabbit and the Possum after A Wife " 482
The Mink, the Pike and the Pickerel Menomeni Folklore 483
The Linnet and the Eagle Ojibway Fable 485

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"The Mouse besought him to spare one who had so unconsciously offended" Frontispiece
  FACING PAGE
"'How dare you muddle the water that I am drinking?'" 10
"A Dolphin, taking him for a man, went to his assistance." 30
"The Stork was as hungry at the end of the dinner as when she began." 52
"'Now then!' cried the Eagle." 70
"The Frog took a sudden plunge to the bottom." 88
"'It is one thing to be running for your dinner, and another for your life.'" 114
"'Alas, what deadly danger threatens us!'" 130
"He exercised his prerogative by devouring a pigeon a day." 140
"Exasperation sharpened her wits." 162
"The covetous traveller made up his mind to trust the Tiger." 182
"They amused themselves by ringing it all the time." 194
"'You simpleton!' said the Camel, 'what have you done?'" 242
"'If you do not open your shell . . . there will be a dead Mussel.'" 258
"The Peacock insisted on being painted first." 262
"'There is a sound of a bone in my ears, and the feel of a bone between my teeth.'" 272
"'If the ducks can swim there, why can't I?'" 310
"'Of him, at least, I'll make short work.'" 348
"Splash, dash, he had reached the opposite side." 394
"'How ever did you reach this height?' asked the Eagle." 412
"'Certainly, my grandson,' said the Elephant." 460
"'The more it hurts, the more fish you will have.'" 470
"'Let's have a dance over him.'" 474
"She did not know that the Crane could fly at night." 480


This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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