A COUNTRYMAN’S son by accident trod upon a Serpent’s tail, which turned and bit ...
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The Wolf and the Crane
A WOLF had been gorging on an animal he had killed, when suddenly a small bone i...
The Lion’s Share
THE LION went once a-hunting along with the Fox, the Jackal, and the Wolf...
The Dog and the Shadow
IT happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his m...
The Wolf and the Lamb
ONCE upon a time a Wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside when, looking up, ...
The Cock and the Pearl
A COCK was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly ...
The Old Trout, the Young Trout, and the Salmon
A fisherman, in the month of May, stood angling on the bank of a river with an a...
The Two Rats
A cunning old rat discovered in his rounds a most tempting piece of cheese, whic...
The Sick Stag
A stag, whose joints had become stiff with old age, was at great pains to get to...
The Hunted Beaver
The stones of the beaver was once thought to be of use in medicine, and the anim...