ules and the Waggoner._

16. _The Lazy Housemaids._

17. _The Snake and the File._--_The Fox and the Crow._

18. _The Dog in the Manger._--_The Frog and the Bull._

19. _The Fox and the Crane._

20. _Horse and Man._--_The Ass and the Enemy._

21. _The Fox and the Mosquitoes._--_The Fox and the Lion._

22. _The Miser and his Gold._--_The Golden Eggs._

23. _The Man that pleased None._

24. _The Oak and the Reeds._--_The Fir and the Bramble._

25. _The Trees and the Woodman._

26. _The Hart and the Vine._

27. _The Man and the Snake._

28. _The Fox and the Mask._

29. _The Ass in the Lion's Skin._

30. _The Lion and the Statue._

31. _The Boaster._

32. _The Vain Jackdaw._

33. _The Peacock's Complaint._

34. _The Two Jars._--_The Two Crabs._

35. _Brother and Sister._

36. _The Fox without a Tail._

37. _The Dog and the Shadow._

38. _The Crow and the Pitcher._--_The Eagle and the Crow._

39. _The Blind Doe._

40. _The Geese and the Cranes._

41. _The Trumpeter taken Prisoner._

42. _Hot and Cold._

43. _Neither Beast nor Bird._

44. _The Stag in the Ox-stall._--_The Deer and the Lion._

45. _The Lion in Love._

46. _The Cat and Venus._--_Mice in Council._

47. _The Hen and the Fox._--_The Cat and the Fox._

48. _The Hare and the Tortoise._--_The Hares and the Frogs._

49. _Porcupine, Snake & Company._--_The Bear and the Bees._

50. _The Bundle of Sticks._

51. _The Farmer's Treasure._

52. _The Cock, the Ass, and the Lion._--_The Ass and the Lap Dog._

53. _Fortune and the Boy._

54. _The Ungrateful Wolf._--_The Fisherman and the Fish._

55. _The Herdsman's Votes._--_The Horse and the Ass._

56. _The Ass and the Sick Lion._

AESOP'S FABLES

[Illustration]

THE FOX & THE GRAPES

This Fox has a longing for grapes,
He jumps, but the bunch still escapes.
So he goes away sour;
And, 'tis said, to this hour
Declares that he's no taste for grapes.

THE GRAPES OF DISAPPOINTMENT ARE ALWAYS SOUR

THE COCK & THE PEARL

[Illustration]

A rooster, while scratching for grain,
Found a Pearl. He just paused to explain
That a jewel's no good
To a fowl wanting food,
And then kicked it aside with disdain.

IF HE ASK BREAD WILL YE GIVE HIM A STONE?

THE WOLF AND THE LAMB

A wolf, wanting lamb for his dinner,
Growled out--"Lamb you wronged me, you sinner."
Bleated Lamb--"Nay, not true!"
Answered Wolf--"Then 'twas Ewe--
Ewe