# An argosy of fables

AN ARGOSY OF
FABLES
"THE MOUSE BESOUGHT HIM TO SPARE ONE WHO HAD SO UNCONSCIOUSLY OFFENDED."
—Page 12
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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