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Aesop's Fables: The Man Who Lost His Spade

by Aesop The Lion, the Fox, and the StagThe Partridge and the FowlerThe Man Who Lost His Spade A Man was engaged in digging over his vineyard, and one day on coming to work he missed his…

Aesop's Fables: The Partridge and the Fowler

by Aesop The Man Who Lost His SpadeThe Runaway SlaveThe Partridge and the Fowler A Fowler caught a Partridge in his nets, and was just about to wring its neck when it made a piteous appeal…

Aesop's Fables: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

by Aesop The Fox and the Stork The Stag in the Ox-Stall The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing A Wolf resolved to disguise himself in order that he might prey upon a flock of sheep without fear of…

Aesop's Fables: The Runaway Slave

by Aesop The Partridge and the FowlerThe Hunter and the WoodmanThe Runaway Slave A Slave, being discontented with his lot, ran away from his master. He was soon missed by the latter, who…

Aesop's Fables: The Hunter and the Woodman

by Aesop The Runaway SlaveThe Serpent and the EagleThe Hunter and the Woodman A Hunter was searching in the forest for the tracks of a lion, and, catching sight presently of a Woodman…

Aesop's Fables: The Serpent and the Eagle

by Aesop The Hunter and the WoodmanThe Rogue and the OracleThe Serpent and the Eagle An Eagle swooped down upon a Serpent and seized it in his talons with the intention of carrying it off…

Aesop's Fables: The Rogue and the Oracle

by Aesop The Serpent and the EagleThe Horse and the AssThe Rogue and the Oracle A Rogue laid a wager that he would prove the Oracle at Delphi to be untrustworthy by procuring from it a…

Aesop's Fables: The Horse and the Ass

by Aesop The Rogue and the OracleThe Dog Chasing a WolfThe Horse and the Ass A Horse, proud of his fine harness, met an Ass on the high-road. As the Ass with his heavy burden moved…

Aesop's Fables: The Dog Chasing a Wolf

by Aesop The Horse and the AssGrief and His DueThe Dog Chasing a Wolf A Dog was chasing a Wolf, and as he ran he thought what a fine fellow he was, and what strong legs he had, and how…

Aesop's Fables: Grief and His Due

by Aesop The Dog Chasing a WolfThe Hawk, the Kite, and the PigeonsGrief and His Due When Jupiter was assigning the various gods their privileges, it so happened that Grief was not present…