A lion had come to the end of his days and lay sick unto death at the mouth of h...
The Old Man and Death
An old man cut himself a bundle of sticks in a wood and started to carry them ho...
The Swan
The swan is said to sing but once in its life — when it knows that it is about t...
The Wolves, the Sheep, and the Ram
The wolves sent a deputation to the sheep with proposals for a lasting peace bet...
The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog
One winter’s day during a severe storm a horse, an ox, and a dog came and begged...
The Man and His Two Mistresses
A man of middle age, whose hair was turning grey, had two mistresses, an old wom...
The Charger and the Miller
A horse who had been used to carry his rider into battle felt himself growing ol...
The Old Hound
A hound who had served his master well for years, and had run down many a quarry...
The Oxen and the Butchers
Once upon a time the oxen determined to be revenged upon the butchers for the ha...
The Old Woman and the Wine Jar
An old woman picked up an empty wine jar which had once contained a rare and cos...