The Man and the Serpent A Countryman’s son by accident trod upon a Serpent’s tail, which turned and bit him so that he died. The father in a rage got
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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 in the meat stuck in his throat and he
The Lion’s Share The Lion went once a-hunting along with the Fox, the Jackal, and the Wolf. They hunted and they hunted till at last they surprised a Stag, and
The Dog and the Shadow It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now
The Wolf and the Lamb Once upon a time, a Wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside, when, looking up, what should he see but a Lamb just
The Cock and the Pearl A cock was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he espied something shinning amid the straw. “Ho! ho!” quoth
The Fisher A Fisher once took his bagpipes to the bank of a river, and played upon them with the hope of making the fish rise; but never a one
The Man and the Wooden God In the old days men used to worship stocks and stones and idols, and prayed to them to give them luck. It happened that
The Dog in the Manger A Dog looking out for its afternoon nap jumped into the Manger of an Ox and lay there cosily upon the straw. But soon the
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing A Wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs. But one day it found