230. Mercury and the Woodman 276 231. The Mice in Council 277 232. The Mountebank and Countryman 277 233. The Milkmaid and Her Pail 278 LA FONTAINE 234. The Dairywoman and the Pot of Milk 278 From "THE ARABIAN NIGHTS" 235. The Story of Alnaschar 279 BIDPAI (Indian Fables) 236. The Camel and the Pig 280 237. The Ass in the Lion's Skin 281 238. The Talkative Tortoise 282 239. A Lion Tricked by a Rabbit 283 MARIE DE FRANCE 240. The Cock and the Fox 284 LA FONTAINE 241. The Grasshopper and the Ant 284 242. The Cock, the Cat, and the Young Mouse 285 JOHN GAY 243. The Hare with Many Friends 286 TOMAS YRIARTE 244. The Musical Ass 287 IVAN KRYLOV 245. The Swan, the Pike, and the Crab 287 From the BIBLE 246. The Bramble Is Made King 288 247. The Good Samaritan 289 248. The Prodigal Son 289 HENRY WARD BEECHER 249. The Anxious Leaf 290 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 250. The Whistle 291 251. The Ephemera 292 JOSEPH ADDISON 252. The Vision of Mirzah 294 JANE TAYLOR 253. The Discontented Pendulum 297 LEO TOLSTOI 254. Croesus and Solon 299 SECTION VI MYTHS _Bibliography_ 302 _Introductory_ 303 GREEK AND ROMAN: GRACE H. KUPFER 255. A Story of the Springtime 306 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 256. The Paradise of Children 309 257. The Miraculous Pitcher 319 R. E. FRANCILLON 258. The Narcissus 330 259. The Apple of Discord 332 JOSEPHINE P. PEABODY 260. Icarus and Daedalus 335 261. Admetus and the Shepherd 337 THOMAS BULFINCH