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ÆSOP'S FABLES.

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ÆSOP'S FABLES.

Frontispiece.

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THREE HUNDRED

ÆSOP'S FABLES


LITERALLY TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK


BY THE

REV. GEO. FYLER TOWNSEND, M.A.


With fifty illustrations by Harrison Weir


LONDON

GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS

The Broadway, Ludgate

NEW YORK : 416, BROOME STREET

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INDEX.

PAGE
Preface v.
Life of Æsop xxv.
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Æthiop 73
Ant and Dove 96
Ants and Grasshopper 36
Apes and Two Travellers 134
Ass and Charger 176
Ass and Driver 173
Ass and Frogs 115
Ass and Grasshopper 32
Ass and his Masters 70
Ass and his Purchaser 160
Ass and his Shadow 91
Ass and Horse 175
Ass and Lap-Dog 56
Ass and Mule 55
Ass and Old Shepherd 116
Ass and Wolf 141
Ass carrying Image 88
Ass, Cock, and Lion 85
Ass, Fox, and Lion 41
Ass in the Lion's Skin 159
Astronomer 62
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Bald Man and Fly 184
Bald Knight 112
Bat and Weasels 34
Bear and Fox 44
Bear and Two Travellers 49
Bee and Jupiter 86
Belly and Members 68
Birdcatcher, Partridge, and Cock 95
Birds, Beasts, and Bat 156
Bitch and her Whelps 166
Blind Man and Whelp 150
Boasting Traveller 51
Bowman and Lion 117
Boy and Filberts 52
Boy and Nettles 61
Boy Bathing 136
Boy hunting Locusts 38
Boys and Frogs 58
Brazier and his Dog 188
Brother and Sister 149
Buffoon and Countryman 185
Bull and Calf 121
Bull and Goat 111
Bull, Lioness, and Wild-Boar Hunter 117
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Camel 118
Camel and Arab 101
Camel and Jupiter 180
Cat and Birds 62
Cat and Cock 50
Cat and Mice 103
Cat and Venus 183
Cobbler turned Doctor 150
Cock and Jewel 35
Charcoal Burner and Fuller 38
Charger and Miller 67
Crab and Fox 118
Crab and its Mother 71
Crow and Mercury 155
Crow and Pitcher 125
Crow and Raven 115
Crow and Serpent 187 ​
Crow and Sheep 175
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Dancing Monkeys 105
Doe and Lion 98
Dog and Cook 104
Dog and Hare 120
Dog and Oyster 177
Dog and Shadow 39
Dog, Cock, and Fox 140
Dog in Manger 47
Dogs and Fox 149
Dogs and Hides 167
Dog's House 154
Dolphins, Whales, and Sprat 70
Dove and Crow 161
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Eagle and Arrow 81
Eagle and Beetle 183
Eagle and Captor 180
Eagle and Fox 164
Eagle and Jackdaw 163
Eagle and Kite 181
Eagle, Cat, and Wild Sow 121
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Farmer and Cranes 48
Farmer and Fox 106
Farmer and Snake 43
Farmer and his Sons 66
Farmer and Stork 44
Father and his Sons 34
Father and Two Daughters 72
Fawn and his Mother 41
Fighting Cocks and Eagle 66
Fir Tree and Bramble 73
Fisherman and his Nets 75
Fisherman and Little Fish 99
Fisherman Piping 38
Fishermen 146
Flea and Man 179
Flea and Ox 160
Flea and Wrestler 170
Flies and Honey-Pot 42
Fly and the Draught-Mule 146
Fowler and Viper 144
Fox and Bramble 175
Fox and Crane 155
Fox and Crow 76
Fox and Goat 45
Fox and Grapes 128
Fox and Hedgehog 119
Fox and Leopard 109
Fox and Lion 135
Fox and Lion 152
Fox and Mask 143
Fox and Monkey 67
Fox and Monkey 131
Fox and Woodcutter 93
Fox who had lost his Tail 49
Frogs asking for a King 53
Frogs' complaint against Sun 188
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Game Cocks and Partridge 152
Geese and Cranes 140
Gnat and Bull 166
Gnat and Lion 127
Goat and Ass 142
Goat and Goatherd 50
Goatherd and Wild Goats 59
Goods and Ills 158
Grasshopper and Owl 143
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Hare and Hound 113
Hare and Tortoise 37
Hares and Foxes 121
Hares and Frogs 97
Hares and Lions 138
Hart and Vine 127
Hawk and Nightingale 138
Hawk, Kite, and Pigeons 70
Heifer and Ox 66
Hen and Golden Eggs 115
Hen and Swallow 174
Hercules and Waggoner 39
Herdsman and lost Bull 40
Horse and Ass 144
Horse and Groom 55
Horse and his Rider 67
Horse and Stag 30
Hunter and Horseman 187
Hunter and Woodman 99
Huntsman and Fisherman 76
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Image of Mercury and Carpenter 110
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Jackdaw and Doves 131 ​
Jackdaw and Fox 167
Jupiter and Monkey 69
Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva, and Momus 162
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Kid and Wolf 64
Kid and Wolf 129
Kingdom of the Lion 36
King's Son and Painted Lion 182
Kites and Swans 120
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Labourer and Snake 54
Lamb and Wolf 178
Lamp 100
Lark and her Young Ones 139
Lark burying its Father 166
Lion and Boar 82
Lion and Bull 142
Lion and Dolphin 80
Lion and Eagle 172
Lion and Fox 171
Lion and Hare 109
Lion and Mouse 31
Lion and Shepherd 180
Lion and Three Bulls 145
Lion, Bear, and Fox 107
Lion, Fox, and Ass 110
Lion in a Farm-yard 94
Lion in Love 51
Lion, Jupiter, and Elephant 176
Lion, Mouse, and Fox 54
Lion, Wolf, and Fox 153
Lioness 42
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Man and his Two Sweethearts 60
Man and his Wife 131
Man and Lion 43
Man and Satyr 161
Man bitten by a Dog 76
Man, Horse, Ox, and Dog 132
Manslayer 172
Master and his Dogs 88
Mercury and Sculptor 92
Mercury and Workmen 168
Mice and Weasels 83
Mice in Council 82
Milkwoman and her Pail 86
Miller, his Son, and their Ass 101
Mischievous Dog 59
Miser 51
Mole and his Mother 40
Monkey and Camel 166
Monkey and Dolphin 130
Monkey and Fishermen 98
Monkeys and their Mother 112
Mother and Wolf 173
Mountain in Labour 44
Mouse and Bull 104
Mouse, Frog, and Hawk 74
Mule 123
Mules and Robbers 178
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North Wind and Sun 154
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Oak and Reeds 94
Oak and Woodcutters 114
Oaks and Jupiter 112
Old Hound 89
Old Lion 90
Old Man and Death 73
Old Woman and Physician 64
Old Woman and Wine-jar 75
Olive-tree and Fig-tree 187
One-eyed Doe 83
Owl and Birds 157
Ox and Frog 65
Oxen and Axle-trees 47
Oxen and Butchers 57
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Panther and Shepherds 180
Partridge and Fowler 178
Peacock and Crane 114
Peacock and Juno 136
Peasant and Apple-tree 169
Peasant and Eagle 108
Philosopher, Ants, and Mercury 108
Playful Ass 77
Pomegranate, Apple-tree, and Bramble 43
Porker, Sheep, and Goat 52
Prophet 123
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Quack Frog 153
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Raven and Swan 46
Rich Man and Tanner 179
Rivers and Sea 85
Rose and Amaranth 174
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Salt Merchant and his Ass 58
Sea-gull and Kite 106
Seaside Travellers 91
Seller of Images 138
Serpent and Eagle 124
She-goats and their Beards 184
Shepherd and Dog 113
Shepherd and Sea 84
Shepherd and Sheep 170
Shepherd and Wolf 71
Shepherd's Boy and Wolf 57
Shipwrecked Man and Sea 185
Sick Kite 81
Sick Lion 48
Sick Stag 61
Sparrow and Hare 159
Spendthrift and Swallow 156
Stag at the Pool 105
Stag in the Ox-stall 78
Stag, Wolf, and Sheep 121
Swallow and Crow 35
Swallow, Serpent, and Court of Justice 70
Swan and Goose 98
Swollen Fox 100
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Thief and his Mother 72
Thief and House-Dog 133
Thief and Innkeeper 126
Thieves and Cock 105
Thirsty Pigeon 46
Three Tradesmen 87
Thrush and Fowler 173
Tortoise and Eagle 45
Town Mouse and Country Mouse 147
Traveller and Fortune 106
Traveller and his Dog 36
Travellers and Plane-tree 174
Trees and Axe 116
Trees under protection of Gods 170
Trumpeter taken Prisoner 157
Truth and Traveller 172
Two Bags 164
Two Dogs 79
Two Frogs 100
Two Frogs 124
Two Men who were Enemies 152
Two Pots 71
Two Soldiers and Robber 169
Two Travellers and Axe 90
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Vain Jackdaw 63
Vine and Goat 69
Viper and File 179
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Walnut-tree 128
Wasp and Snake 114
Wasps, Partridges, and Farmer 148
Weasel and the Mice 135
Widow and Little Maidens 68
Widow and Sheep 77
Wild Ass and Lion 79
Wild Boar and Fox 85
Wolf and Crane 33
Wolf and Fox 122
Wolf and Goat 145
Wolf and Horse 151
Wolf and House-dog 87
Wolf and Lamb 32
Wolf and Lion 95
Wolf and Lion 156
Wolf and Sheep 75
Wolf and Shepherd 137
Wolf and Shepherds 90
Wolf, Fox, and Ape 148
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing 50
Wolves and Sheep 62
Wolves and Sheep-dogs 116
Woman and her Hen 120


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