# Fables (La Fontaine, tr. Wright)

OCLC:62772310 Link to source. The first edition of this translation appeared in Boston, U. S., in 1841. This edition was published in London, U.K., in 1881.

### Book I

* The Grasshopper and the Ant
* The Raven and the Fox
* The Frog that wished to be as big as the Ox
* The Two Mules
* The Wolf and the Dog
* The Heifer, the Goat, and the Sheep, in company with the Lion
* The Wallet
* The Swallow and the Little Birds
* The City Rat and the Country Rat
* The Wolf and the Lamb
* The Man and his image
* The Dragon with many heads and the Dragon with many tails
* The Thieves and the Ass
* Simonides preserved by the Gods
* Death and the Unfortunate
* Death and the Woodman
* The Man between two ages and two Mistresses
* The Fox and the Stork
* The Boy and the Schoolmaster
* The Cock and the Pearl
* The Hornets and the Bees
* The Oak and the Reed

### Book II

* Against the hard to suit
* The Council held by the Rats
* The Wolf accusing the Fox before the Monkey
* The Two Bulls and the Frog
* The Bat and the two Weasels
* The Bird wounded by an arrow
* The Bitch and her Friend
* The Eagle and the Beetle
* The Lion and the Gnat
* The Ass loaded with sponges, and the Ass loaded with salt
* The Lion and the Rat
* The Dove and the Ant
* The Astrologer who stumbled into a well
* The Hare and the Frogs
* The Cock and the Fox
* The Raven wishing to imitate the Eagle
* The Peacock complaining to Juno
* The Cat metamorphosed into a Woman
* The Lion and the Ass hunting
* The Will explained by Aesop

### Book III

* The Miller, his Son, and the Ass
* The Members and the Belly
* The Wolf turned Shepherd
* The Frogs asking a King
* The Fox and the Goat
* The Eagle, the Wild Sow, and the Cat
* The Drunkard and his Wife
* The Gout and the Spider
* The Wolf and the Stork
* The Lion beaten by the Man
* The Fox and the Grapes
* The Swan and the Cook
* The Wolves and the Sheep
* The Lion grown old
* Philomel and Progne
* The Woman drowned
* The Weasel in the Granary
* The Cat and the Old Rat

### Book IV

* The Lion in love
* The Shepherd and the Sea
* The Fly and the Ant
* The Gardener and his Lord
* The Ass and the Little Dog
* The Battle of the Rats and the Weasels
* The Monkey and the Dolphin
* The Man and the Wooden God
* The Jay in the Feathers of the Peacock
* The Camel and the Floating Sticks
* The Frog and the Rat
* The Animals sending tribute to Alexander
* The Horse wishing to be revenged upon the Stag
* The Fox and the Bust
* The Wolf, the Goat, and the Kid
* The World, the Mother, and her Child
* The Words of Socrates
* The Old Man and his Sons
* The Oracle and the Atheist
* The Miser who had lost his treasure
* The Eye of the Master
* The Lark and her young ones with the owner of a field

### Book V

* The Woodman and Mercury
* The Earthen Pot and the Iron Pot
* The Little Fish and the Fisher
* The Ears of the Hare
* The Fox with his tail cut off
* The Old Woman and her two servants
* The Satyr and the Traveller
* The Horse and the Wolf
* The Ploughman and his Sons
* The Mountain in Labour
* Fortune and the Boy
* The Doctors
* The Hen with the golden eggs
* The Ass carrying relics
* The Stag and the Vine
* The Serpent and the File
* The Hare and the Partridge
* The Eagle and the Owl
* The Lion going to war
* The Bear and the two Companions
* The Ass dressed in the lion's skin

### Book VI

* The Shepherd and the Lion
* The Lion and the Hunter
* Phoebus and Boreas
* Jupiter and the Farmer
* The Cockerel, the Cat, and the Yound Mouse
* The Fox, the Monkey, and the Animals
* The Mule boasting of his genealogy
* The Old Man and the Ass
* The Stag seeing himself in the Water
* The Hare and the Tortoise
* The Ass and his Masters
* The Sun and the Frogs
* The Countryman and the Serpent
* The Sick Lion and the Fox
* The Fowler, the Hawk, and the Lark
* The Horse and the Ass
* The Dog that dropped the substance for the shadow
* The Carter in the Mire
* The Charlatan
* Discord/
* The Young Widow
* Epilogue

### Book VII

* To Madame De Montespan
* The Animals sick of the plague
* The Ill-Married
* The Rat retired from the World
* The Heron
* The Maid
* The Wishes
* The Lion's court
* The Vultures and the Pigeons
* The Coach and the Fly
* The Dairywoman and the pot of milk
* The Curate and the Corpse
* The Man who ran after fortune, and the Man who waited for her in his bed
* The Two Cocks
* The Ingratitude and Injustice of Men towards Fortune
* The Fortune-Tellers
* The Cat, the Weasel, and the Young Rabbit
* The Head and the Tail of the Serpent
* An Animal in the Moon

### Book VIII

* Death and the Dying
* The Cobbler and The Financier
* The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox
* The Power of Fables
* The Man and the Flea
* The Women and the Secret
* The Dog that carried his master's dinner
* The Joker and the Fishes
* The Rat and the Oyster
* The Bear and the Amateur Gardener
* The Two Friends
* The Hog, the Goat, and the Sheep
* Thyrsis and Amaranth
* The Funeral of The Lioness
* The Rat and the Elephant
* The Horoscope
* The Ass and the Dog
* The Pashaw and the Merchant
* The Use of Knowledge
* Jupiter and the Thunderbolts
* The Falcon and the Capon
* The Cat and the Rat
* The Torrent and the River
* Education
* The Two Dogs and the Dead Ass
* Democritus and the People of Abdera
* The Wolf and the Hunter

### Book IX

* The Faithless Depositary
* The Two Doves
* The Monkey and the Leopard
* The Acorn and the Pumpkin
* The Schoolboy, the Pedant, and the Owner of a Garden
* The Sculptor and the Statue of Jupiter
* The Mouse Metamorphosed into a Maid
* The Fool Who Sold Wisdom
* The Oyster and the Litigants
* The Wolf and the Lean Dog
* Nothing Too Much
* The Wax-Candle
* Jupiter and the Passenger
* The Cat and the Fox
* The Husband, the Wife, and the Thief
* The Treasure and the Two Men
* The Monkey and the Cat
* The Kite and the Nightingale
* The Shepherd and His Flock

### Book X

* The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg
* The Man and the Adder
* The Tortoise and the Two Ducks
* The Fishes and the Cormorant
* The Burier and His Comrade
* The Wolf and the Shepherds
* The Spider and the Swallow
* The Partridge and the Cocks
* The Dog Whose Ears Were Cropped
* The Shepherd and the King
* The Fishes and the Shepherd Who Played the Flute
* The Two Parrots, the King, and His Son
* The Lioness and the Bear
* The Two Adventurers and the Talisman
* The Rabbits
* The Merchant, the Noble, the Shepherd, and the King's Son

### Book XI

* The Lion
* The Gods Wishing to Instruct a Son of Jupiter
* The Farmer, the Dog, and the Fox
* The Mogul's Dream
* The Lion, the Monkey, and the Two Asses
* The Wolf and the Fox
* The Peasant of the Danube
* The Old Man and the Three Young Ones
* The Mice and the Owl
* Epilogue/

### Book XII

* The Companions of Ulysses
* The Cat and the Two Sparrows
* The Miser and the Monkey
* The Two Goats
* The Old Cat and the Young Mouse
* The Sick Stag
* The Bat, the Bush, and the Duck
* The Quarrel of the Dogs and Cats, and That of the Cats and Mice
* The Wolf and the Fox
* The Lobster and Her Daughter
* The Eagle and the Magpie
* The King, the Kite, and the Falconer
* The Fox, the Flies, and the Hedgehog
* Love and Folly
* The Raven, the Gazelle, the Tortoise, and the Rat
* The Woods and the Woodman
* The Fox, the Wolf, and the Horse
* The Fox and the Turkeys
* The Ape
* The Scythian Philosopher
* The Elephant and the Ape of Jupiter
* The Fool and the Sage
* The English Fox
* The Sun and the Frogs
* The League of the Rats
* Daphnis and Alcimadure
* The Arbiter, the Almoner, and the Hermit
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