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Aesop's Fables: The Witch

by Aesop The Crow and the RavenThe Old Man and DeathThe Witch A Witch professed to be able to avert the anger of the gods by means of charms, of which she alone possessed the secret; and…

Aesop's Fables: The Old Man and Death

by Aesop The WitchThe MiserThe Old Man and Death An Old Man cut himself a bundle of faggots in a wood and started to carry them home. He had a long way to go, and was tired out before he…

Aesop's Fables: The Miser

by Aesop The Old Man and DeathThe Foxes and the RiverThe Miser A Miser sold everything he had, and melted down his hoard of gold into a single lump, which he buried secretly in a field.…

Aesop's Fables: The Foxes and the River

by Aesop The MiserThe Horse and the StagThe Foxes and the River A number of Foxes assembled on the bank of a river and wanted to drink; but the current was so strong and the water looked…

Aesop's Fables: The Horse and the Stag

by Aesop The Foxes and the RiverThe Fox and the BrambleThe Horse and the Stag There was once a Horse who used to graze in a meadow which he had all to himself. But one day a Stag came into…

Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Bramble

by Aesop The Horse and the StagThe Fox and the SnakeThe Fox and the Bramble In making his way through a hedge a Fox missed his footing and caught at a Bramble to save himself from falling…

Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Snake

by Aesop The Fox and the BrambleThe Lion, the Fox, and the StagThe Fox and the Snake A Snake, in crossing a river, was carried away by the current, but managed to wriggle on to a bundle of…

Aesop's Fables: The Lion, the Fox, and the Stag

by Aesop The Fox and the SnakeThe Man Who Lost His SpadeThe Lion, the Fox, and the Stag A Lion lay sick in his den, unable to provide himself with food. So he said to his friend the Fox,…

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…