The Fables of Æsop (Jacobs)

by Aesop

 

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

COPYRIGHT

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

FERRIS
PRINTING COMPANY
NEW YORK CITY

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

		PAGE
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