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The Contents of Aesop's Fables

Public Domain Translation of Aesop's Fables Selections

From George Fyler Townsend, for About.com


The Aethiop
Androcles and the Lion
The Ant and the Dove
The Ants and the Grasshopper
The Apes and the Two Travelers
The Ass and the Charger
The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion
The Ass and His Driver
The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion
The Ass and the Grasshopper
The Ass and the Horse
The Ass and the Lapdog
The Ass and His Masters
The Ass and the Mule
The Ass and His Purchaser
The Ass and His Shadow
The Ass and the Wolf
The Ass Carrying the Image
The Ass in the Lion's Skin
The Astronomer
Avaricious and Envious

The Bald Man and the Fly
The Bat, Birds and Beasts
The Bat and the Weasels
The Bear and the Fox
The Bear and the Two Travelers
The Bee and Jupiter
Belling the Cat
The Belly and the Members

Biography

The Birdcatcher, the Partridge, and the Cock
The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat
The Bitch and Her Whelps
The Blind Man and the Whelp
The Boasting Traveler
The Boy Bathing
The Boy and the Filberts
The Boy Hunting Locusts
The Boy and the Nettles
The Boys and the Frogs
The Brazier and His Dog
The Brother and the Sister
The Buffoon and the Countryman
The Bundle of Sticks

The Camel and the Arab
The Camel and Jupiter
The Cat and the Birds
The Cat and the Cock
The Cat and Venus
The Cat-Maiden
The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller
The Charger and the Miller
The Cobbler Turned Doctor
The Cock and the Jewel
The Cock and the Pearl
The Crab and Its Mother
The Crow and Mercury
The Crow and the Pitcher
The Crow and the Serpent
The Crow and the Sheep

The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox
The Dog and the Cook
The Dogs and the Hides
The Dog in the Manger
The Dog and the Oyster
The Dog and the Shadow
The Dog and the Wolf
The Dogs and the Fox
The Dog's House
The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat
The Dove and the Crow

The Eagle and the Arrow
The Eagle and His Captor
The Eagle and the Fox
The Eagle and the Jackdaw
The Eagle and the Kite
The Farmer and the Cranes
The Farmer and the Snake
The Farmer and His Sons
The Farmer and the Stork
The Father and His Sons
The Father and His Two Daughters
The Fawn and His Mother
The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle
The Fir-Tree and the Bramble
The Fisherman and the Little Fish
The Fisherman and His Nets
The Fisherman Piping
The Fishermen
The Flea and the Man
The Flea and the Ox
The Flea and the Wrestler
The Flies and the Honey-Pot
The Fly and the Draught-Mule

Footnotes

The Four Oxen and the Lion
The Fowler and the Viper
The Fox and the Bramble
The Fox and the Cat
The Fox and the Crane
The Fox and the Crow
The Fox and the Goat
The Fox and the Grapes (Sour Grapes)
The Fox and the Lion
The Fox and the Mask
The Fox and the Monkey
The Fox and the Mosquitoes
The Fox and the Stork
The Fox, the Cock, and the Dog
The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail
The Fox and the Woodcutter
The Frogs' Complaint Against the Sun
The Frogs Asking for a King


The Gamecocks and the Partridge
The Geese and the Cranes
The Gnat and the Bull
The Goat and the Ass
The Goat and the Goatherd
The Goatherd and the Wild Goats
The Goods and the Ills
The Goose With the Golden Eggs
The Grasshopper and the Owl

The Hare and the Tortoise
The Hares and the Frogs
The Hares and the Lions
The Hares With Many Friends
The Hart and the Hunter
The Hart and the Ox-Stall
The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons
The Hawk and the Nightingale
The Heifer and the Ox
The Hen and the Swallow
Hercules and the Wagoner
The Herdsman and the Lost Bull
The Horse and the Ass
The Horse and Groom
The Horse and His Rider
The Horse and the Stag
The Hunter and the Horseman
The Hunter and the Woodman
The Huntsman and the Fisherman

The Jackdaw and the Doves
The Jackdaw and the Fox
The Jay and the Peacock
Jupiter and the Monkey
Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva, and Momus

The Kid and the Wolf
The Kingdom of the Lion
The King's Son and the Painted Lion

The Laborer and the Nightingale
The Laborer and the Snake
The Lamb and the Wolf
The Lark Burying Her Father
The Lark and Her Young Ones

Life of Aesop

The Lion in a Farmyard
The Lion and the Boar
The Lion and the Bull
The Lion and the Dolphin
The Lion and the Eagle
The Lion in a Farmyard
The Lion and the Fox
The Lion, Jupiter, and the Elephant
The Lion in Love
The Lion and the Mouse
The Lion, the Mouse, and the Fox
The Lion and the Shepherd
The Lion and the Statue
The Lion and the Three Bulls
The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts
The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox
The Lion's Share
The Lioness

The Man Bitten by a Dog
The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey
The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog
The Man and His Two Sweethearts
The Man and His Wife
The Man and His Two Wives
The Man and the Lion
The Man and the Satyr
The Man and the Serpent
Continued

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