THREE HUNDRED ÆSOP’S FABLES LITERALLY TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK By the Rev. George Fyler Townsend, M.A. LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS THE BROADWAY, LUDGATE NEW YORK: 416 BROOME STREET CONTENTS PREFACE LIFE OF AESOP AESOP’S FABLES The Lion And The Mouse The Wolf And The Lamb The Ass And The Grasshopper The Wolf and the Crane The Father And His Sons The Bat And The Weasels The Cock and the Jewel The Swallow and the Crow The Kingdom of the Lion The Traveler and His Dog The Ants and the Grasshopper The Hare and the Tortoise The Charcoal-Burner And The Fuller The Boy Hunting Locusts The Fisherman Piping The Dog and the Shadow Hercules and the Wagoner The Mole and His Mother The Herdsman and the Lost Bull The Fawn and His Mother The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion The Flies and the Honey-Pot The Lioness The Farmer and the Snake The Man and the Lion The Pomegranate, Apple-Tree, and Bramble The Farmer and the Stork The Mountain in Labor The Bear and the Fox The Tortoise and the Eagle The Fox and the Goat The Raven and the Swan The Thirsty Pigeon The Dog in the Manger The Oxen and the Axle-Trees The Farmer and the Cranes The Sick Lion The Bear and the Two Travelers The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail The Cat and the Cock The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing The Goat and the Goatherd The Boasting Traveler The Lion in Love The Miser The Porker, the Sheep, and the Goat The Boy and the Filberts The Frogs Asking for a King The Laborer and the Snake The Lion, the Mouse, and the Fox The Horse and Groom The Ass and the Mule The Ass and the Lapdog The Oxen and the Butchers The Shepherd’s Boy and the Wolf The Boys and the Frogs The Salt Merchant and His Ass The Mischievous Dog The Goatherd and the Wild Goats The Man and His Two Sweethearts The Sick Stag The Boy and the Nettles The Astronomer The Wolves and the Sheep The Cat and the Birds The Vain Jackdaw The Kid and the Wolf The Old Woman and the Physician The Ox and the Frog The Farmer and His Sons The Heifer and the Ox The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle The Charger and the Miller The Fox and the Monkey The Horse and His Rider The Belly and the Members The Widow and Her Little Maidens The Vine and the Goat Jupiter and the Monkey The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat The Swallow, the Serpent, and the Court of Justice The Two Pots The Shepherd and the Wolf The Crab and Its Mother The Father and His Two Daughters The Thief and His Mother The Old Man and Death The Fir-Tree and the Bramble The Æthiop The Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk The Fisherman and His Nets The Wolf and the Sheep The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar The Man Bitten by a Dog The Huntsman and the Fisherman The Fox and the Crow The Widow and the Sheep The Playful Ass The Stag in the Ox-Stall The Two Dogs The Wild Ass and the Lion The Lion and the Dolphin The Eagle and the Arrow The Sick Kite The Lion and the Boar