A horse who had been used to carry his rider into battle felt himself growing ol...
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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...
The Ass and the Old Peasant
An old peasant was sitting in a meadow watching his ass, which was grazing close...
The Mice and the Weasels
There was war between the mice and the weasels, in which the mice always got the...
The Peasant and the Apple Tree
A peasant had an apple tree growing in his garden, which bore no fruit, but mere...
The Old Lion
A lion, enfeebled by age and no longer able to procure food for himself by force...
The Old Woman and the Doctor
An old woman became almost totally blind from a disease of the eyes, and, after ...
The Mice in Council
Once upon a time all the mice met together in council and discussed the best mea...