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TranslatedbyGeorgeFylerTownsend

TheWolfandtheLamb

WOLF,meetingwithaLambastrayfromthefold,resolvednotto

layviolenthandsonhim,buttofindsomepleatojustifytothe

LambtheWolf'srighttoeathim.Hethusaddressedhim:

"Sirrah,

lastyearyougrosslyinsultedme.""Indeed,"bleatedtheLambina

mournfultoneofvoice,"Iwasnotthenborn."ThensaidtheWolf

"Youfeedinmypasture.""No,goodsir,"repliedtheLamb,"I

havenotyettastedgrass."AgainsaidtheWolf,"Youdrinkofmy

well.""No,"exclaimedtheLamb,"Ineveryetdrankwater,foras

yetmymother'smilkisbothfoodanddrinktome."Uponwhich

theWolfseizedhimandatehimup,saying,"Well!

Iwon'tremain

supperless,eventhoughyourefuteeveryoneofmyimputations."

Thetyrantwillalwaysfindapretextforhistyranny.

TheBatandtheWeasels

ABATwhofelluponthegroundandwascaughtbyaWeasel

pleadedtobesparedhislife.TheWeaselrefused,sayingthathe

wasbynaturetheenemyofallbirds.TheBatassuredhimthathe

wasnotabird,butamouse,andthuswassetfree.Shortly

afterwardstheBatagainfelltothegroundandwascaughtby

anotherWeasel,whomhelikewiseentreatednottoeathim.The

Weaselsaidthathehadaspecialhostilitytomice.TheBatassured

himthathewasnotamouse,butabat,andthusasecondtime

escaped.

Itiswisetoturncircumstancestogoodaccount.

TheAssandtheGrasshopper

ANASShavingheardsomeGrasshopperschirping,washighly

enchanted;and,desiringtopossessthesamecharmsofmelody,

demandedwhatsortoffoodtheylivedontogivethemsuch

beautifulvoices.Theyreplied,"Thedew."TheAssresolvedthat

hewouldliveonlyupondew,andinashorttimediedofhunger.

TheLionandtheMouse

ALIONwasawakenedfromsleepbyaMouserunningoverhisface.

Risingupangrily,hecaughthimandwasabouttokillhim,when

theMousepiteouslyentreated,saying:

"Ifyouwouldonlyspare

mylife,Iwouldbesuretorepayyourkindness."TheLionlaughed

andlethimgo.IthappenedshortlyafterthisthattheLionwas

caughtbysomehunters,whoboundhimbystropestotheround.

TheMouse,recognizinghisroar,camegnawedtheropewithhis

teeth,andsethimfree,exclaim"Youridiculedtheideaofmyever

beingabletohelpyou,expectingtoreceivefrommeanyrepay

mentofyourfavor;Inowyouknowthatitispossibleforevena

MousetoconbenefitsonaLion."

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TheCharcoal-BurnerandtheFuller

ACHARCOAL-BURNERcarriedonhistradeinhisownhouse.

Onedayhemetafriend,aFuller,andentreatedhimtocomeand

livewithhim,sayingthattheyshouldbefarbetterneighborsand

thattheirhousekeepingexpenseswouldbelessened.TheFuller

replied,"ThearrangementisimpossibleasfarasIamconcerned,

forwhateverIshouldwhiten,youwouldimmediatelyblackenagain

withyourcharcoal."

Likewilldrawlike.

TheFatherandHisSons

AFATHERhadafamilyofsonswhowereperpetuallyquarreling

amongthemselves.Whenhefailedtohealtheirdisputesbyhis

exhortations,hedeterminedtogivethemapracticalillustration

oftheevilsofdisunion;andforthispurposeheonedaytold

themtobringhimabundleofsticks.Whentheyhaddoneso,he

placedthefaggotintothehandsofeachoftheminsuccession,

andorderedthemtobreakitinpieces.Theytriedwithalltheir

strength,andwerenotabletodoit.Henextopenedthefaggot,

tookthesticksseparately,onebyone,andagainputthemintohis

sons'hands,uponwhichtheybrokethemeasily.Hethenddressed

theminthesewords:

"Mysons,ifyouareofonemind,andunite

toassisteachother,youwillbeasthisfaggot,uninjuredbyallthe

attemptsofyourenemies;butifyouaredividedamongyourselves

youwillbebrokenaseasilyasthesesticks."

TheBoyHuntingLocusts

ABOYwashuntingforlocusts.Hehadcaughtagoodlynumber,

whenhesawaScorpion,andmistakinghimforalocust,reached

outhishandtotakehim.TheScorpion,showinghissting,said:

Ifyouhadbuttouchedme,myfriend,youwouldhavelostme,

andallyourlocuststoo!

"

TheCockandtheJewel

ACOCK,scratchingforfoodforhimselfandhishens,founda

preciousstoneandexclaimed:

"Ifyourownerhadfoundthee,and

notI,hewouldhavetakentheeup,andhavesettheeinthyfirst

estate;butIhavefoundtheefornopurpose.Iwouldratherhave

onebarleycornthanallthejewelsintheworld."

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TheKingdomoftheLion

THEBEASTSofthefieldandforesthadaLionastheirking.He

wasneitherwrathful,cruel,nortyrannical,butjustandgentleasa

kingcouldbe.Duringhisreignhemadearoyalproclamationfora

generalassemblyofallthebirdsandbeasts,anddrewuponditions

forauniversalleague,inwhichtheWolfandtheLamb,thePanther

andtheKid,theTigerandtheStag,theDogandtheHare,should

livetogetherinperfectpeaceandamity.TheHaresaid,"Oh,howI

havelongedtoseethisday,inwhichtheweakshalltaketheirplace

withimpunitybythesideofthestrong."AndaftertheHaresaid

this,heranforhislife.

TheWolfandtheCrane

AWOLFwhohadabonestuckinhisthroathiredaCrane,fora

largesum,toputherheadintohismouthanddrawoutthebone.

WhentheCranehadextractedtheboneanddemandedtheromised

payment,theWolf,grinningandgrindinghisteeth,exclaimed:

"Why,youhavesurelyalreadyhadasufficientrecompense,in

havingbeenpermittedtodrawoutyourheadinsafetyfromthe

mouthandjawsofawolf."

Inservingthewicked,expectnoreward,andbethankfulifyou

escapeinjuryforyourpains.

TheFishermanPiping

AFISHERMANskilledinmusictookhisfluteandhisnetstothe

seashore.Standingonaprojectingrock,heplayedseveraltunes

inthehopethatthefish,attractedbyhismelody,wouldof

theirownaccorddanceintohisnet,whichhehadplacedbelow.

Atlast,havinglongwaitedinvain,helaidasidehisflute,and

castinghisnetintothesea,madeanexcellenthauloffish.

Whenhesawthemleapingaboutinthenetupontherockhesaid:

"Oyoumostperversecreatures,whenIpipedyouwouldnot

dance,butnowthatIhaveceasedyoudosomerrily."

HerculesandtheWagoner

ACARTERwasdrivingawagonalongacountrylane,whenthe

wheelssankdowndeepintoarut.Therusticdriver,stupefied

andaghast,stoodlookingatthewagon,anddidnothingbututter

loudcriestoHerculestocomeandhelphim.Hercules,itissaid,

appearedandthusaddressedhim:

"Putyourshoulderstothe

wheels,myman.Goadonyourbullocks,andnevermoreprayto

meforhelp,untilyouhavedoneyourbesttohelpyourself,or

dependuponityouwillhenceforthprayinvain."

Self-helpisthebesthelp.

TheAntsandtheGrasshopper

THEANTSwerespendingafinewinter'sdaydryinggrainollected

inthesummertime.AGrasshopper,perishingwithfamine,passed

byandearnestlybeggedforalittlefood.TheAntsinquiredof

him,"Whydidyounottreasureupfoodduringthesummer?

'He

replied,"Ihadnotleisureenough.Ipassedthedaysinsinging."

Theythensaidinderision:

"Ifyouwerefoolishenoughtosingall

thesummer,youmustdancesupperlesstobedinthewinter."

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TheTravelerandHisDog

ATRAVELERabouttosetoutonajourneysawhisDogstandat

thedoorstretchinghimself.Heaskedhimsharply:

"Whydoyou

standtheregaping?

Everythingisreadybutyou,socomewithme

instantly."TheDog,wagginghistail,replied:

"O,master!

Iam

quiteready;itisyouforwhomIamwaiting."

Theloitereroftenblamesdelayonhismoreactivefriend.

TheDogandtheShadow

ADOG,crossingabridgeoverastreamwithapieceoffleshin

hismouth,sawhisownshadowinthewaterandtookitforthat

ofanotherDog,withapieceofmeatdoublehisowninsize.He

immediatelyletgoofhisown,andfiercelyattackedtheother

Dogtogethislargerpiecefromhim.Hethuslostboth:

that

whichhegraspedatinthewater,becauseitwasashadow;and

hisown,becausethestreamsweptitaway.

TheMoleandHisMother

AMOLE,acreatureblindfrombirth,oncesaidtohisMother:

"I

amsurethanIcansee,Mother!

"Inthedesiretoprovetohim

hismistake,hisMotherplacedbeforehimafewgrainsof

frankincense,andasked,"Whatisit?

'TheyoungMolesaid,"It

isapebble."HisMotherexclaimed:

"Myson,Iamafraidthatyou

arenotonlyblind,butthatyouhavelostyoursenseofsmell.

TheHerdsmanandtheLostBull

AHERDSMANtendinghisflockinaforestlostaBull-calffrom

thefold.Afteralongandfruitlesssearch,hemadeavowthat,

ifhecouldonlydiscoverthethiefwhohadstolentheCalf,he

wouldofferalambinsacrificetoHermes,Pan,andtheGuardian

Deitiesoftheforest.Notlongafterwards,asheascendedasmall

hillock,hesawatitsfootaLionfeedingontheCalf.

Terrifiedatthesight,heliftedhiseyesandhishandstoheaven,

andsaid:

"JustnowIvowedtoofferalambtotheGuardian

DeitiesoftheforestifIcouldonlyfindoutwhohadrobbedme;

butnowthatIhavediscoveredthethief,Iwouldwillinglyadda

full-grownBulltotheCalfIhavelost,ifImayonlysecuremyown

escapefromhiminsafety."

TheHareandtheTortoise

AHAREonedayridiculedtheshortfeetandslowpaceofthe

Tortoise,whoreplied,laughing:

"Thoughyoubeswiftasthe

wind,Iwillbeatyouinarace."TheHare,believingherassertionto

besimplyimpossible,assentedtotheproposal;andtheyagreed

thattheFoxshouldchoosethecourseandfixthegoal.Ontheday

appointedfortheracethetwosta