Aesop, in RhymeCARLO FRANCONI,Reading editionChapter navigation147 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…ÆSOP, IN RHYME;OLD FRIENDS IN A NEW DRESS.THE DOG AND THE WOLF.THE HERDSMAN.THE BOYS AND THE FROGS.THE COCK AND THE JEWEL.THE MAN AND THE LION.THE FOX AND THE CRANE.THE TRAVELLER AND THE SATYR.THE TRAVELLERS AND THE PURSE.THE MOUTH AND THE LIMBS.THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE.THE MILKMAID.THE LARK AND HER YOUNG ONES.THE PHILOSOPHER AND THE ACORN.THE WOLF AND THE CRANE.THE DOG AND THE SHADOW.THE TRAVELLERS AND THE BEAR.THE FROGS AND THE BULL.THE COUNCIL OF MICE.THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.THE BEASTS IN PARTNERSHIP.THE LION AND THE MOUSE.THE JEALOUS ASS.THE TOWN AND COUNTRY MICE.THE FOX AND THE CROW.THE LION AND THE ECHO.THE PAPER KITE.THE RATS AND THE CHEESE.AURELIA AND THE SPIDER.THE REDBREAST AND THE SPARROW.THE POET AND THE COBWEBS.THE EPICURE AND THE PHYSICIAN.THE FROGS DESIRING A KING.THE HARE AND THE BRAMBLE.THE HORSE AND THE STAG.THE CAT AND THE OLD MOUSE.THE FOX AND THE VIZOR MASK.THE GOOSE THAT LAID GOLDEN EGGS.THE FOX AND THE GRAPES.THE MOUSE AND THE WEASELTHE MISER AND HIS TREASURE.THE JACKDAW AND THE PEACOCKS.THE SPARROW AND THE HARE.THE ASS AND THE LION.THE STAG AND THE FOUNTAIN.THE EAGLE, THE CAT, AND THE SOW.THE EAGLE, THE RAVEN AND THE TORTOISE.THE FLY AND THE HORSE.ESOP AT PLAY.THE OLD PILOT AND THE SAILORS.THE CRAB AND HER DAUGHTER.THE SUN AND THE WIND.THE TWO POTS.HERCULES AND THE CARTER.THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER.THE CROW AND THE PITCHER.THE ANGLER AND THE LITTLE FISH.THE FROG AND THE FOX.THE APE AND HER YOUNG ONES.THE FIR TREE AND THE THORN.THE ASS IN THE LION'S SKIN.THE DOG IN THE MANGER.THE STAG AND THE VINE.THE MISCHIEVOUS DOG.THE SICK MAN AND THE PHYSICIAN.THE FARMER AND HIS SONS.THE SWALLOW AND THE BIRDS.THE BOASTING TRAVELLER.THE OLD WOMAN AND HER MAIDS.INDUSTRY AND SLOTH.THE SHEPHERD TURNED MERCHANT.THE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOW.THE EAGLE AND THE CROW.THE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERD'S BOY.THE FOX WITHOUT A TAIL.THE MEN AND THE OYSTER.THE SHEPHERD AND HIS DOG.THE COUNTRYMAN AND THE JUSTICE.THE COCK AND THE FOX.THE BLIND MAN AND THE LAME.THE MAN AND THE SERPENT.THE TWO STREAMS.THE SOT AND HIS WIFE.THE FARMER AND HIS QUARRELSOME SONS.THE FIG TREE AND THE FLOWERING SHRUB.THE FARMER AND THE LANDLORD.THE SCHOOL-BOY AND THE MONITOR.THE MILLER AND HIS ASS.THE DREAMER AND HIS SON.THE OLD MAN AND DEATH.THE PAINTER.THE COBBLER AND THE NABOB.THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER.THE GOOD MINISTER.THE SWAN AND THE COOK.THE LYNX AND THE MOLE.THE OLD CAT AND THE YOUNG MOUSE.THE TWO FRIENDS.THE SICK STAG.THE FOREST AND THE WOODMAN.THE ELEPHANT AND THE MONKEY OF JUPITER.THE WOODCUTTER AND DEATH.THE RAT AND THE OYSTER.THE PHYSICIANS.THE MOUNTAIN IN LABOR.THE CAT METAMORPHOSED INTO A WOMAN.THE FROG AND THE RAT.THE LION AND THE FLY.THE TWO MULES.JUPITER AND THE FARMER.THE COCK, THE CAT, AND THE LITTLE MOUSE.THE MONKEY.THE HORSE AND THE ASS.THE ASTROLOGER WHO FELL INTO A WELL.THE ANIMALS SICK WITH THE PLAGUE.THE CANDLE.THE HOG, THE GOAT, AND THE SHEEP.THE DELICATE HERON.THE BLACKAMOOR AND HER MISTRESS.THE BEAR AND THE GARDENER.THE VULTURES AND THE PIGEONS.THE BEAR AND THE BEES.JUVENILE BOOKS,C. 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The Scene is laid in England, and in Italy, the incidents are of a peculiarly interesting character.All chapters and sections (147)ÆSOP, IN RHYME;OLD FRIENDS IN A NEW DRESS.THE DOG AND THE WOLF.THE HERDSMAN.THE BOYS AND THE FROGS.THE COCK AND THE JEWEL.THE MAN AND THE LION.THE FOX AND THE CRANE.THE TRAVELLER AND THE SATYR.THE TRAVELLERS AND THE PURSE.THE MOUTH AND THE LIMBS.THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE.THE MILKMAID.THE LARK AND HER YOUNG ONES.THE PHILOSOPHER AND THE ACORN.THE WOLF AND THE CRANE.THE DOG AND THE SHADOW.THE TRAVELLERS AND THE BEAR.THE FROGS AND THE BULL.THE COUNCIL OF MICE.THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.THE BEASTS IN PARTNERSHIP.THE LION AND THE MOUSE.THE JEALOUS ASS.THE TOWN AND COUNTRY MICE.THE FOX AND THE CROW.THE LION AND THE ECHO.THE PAPER KITE.THE RATS AND THE CHEESE.AURELIA AND THE SPIDER.THE REDBREAST AND THE SPARROW.THE POET AND THE COBWEBS.THE EPICURE AND THE PHYSICIAN.THE FROGS DESIRING A KING.THE HARE AND THE BRAMBLE.THE HORSE AND THE STAG.THE CAT AND THE OLD MOUSE.THE FOX AND THE VIZOR MASK.THE GOOSE THAT LAID GOLDEN EGGS.THE FOX AND THE GRAPES.THE MOUSE AND THE WEASELTHE MISER AND HIS TREASURE.THE JACKDAW AND THE PEACOCKS.THE SPARROW AND THE HARE.THE ASS AND THE LION.THE STAG AND THE FOUNTAIN.THE EAGLE, THE CAT, AND THE SOW.THE EAGLE, THE RAVEN AND THE TORTOISE.THE FLY AND THE HORSE.ESOP AT PLAY.THE OLD PILOT AND THE SAILORS.THE CRAB AND HER DAUGHTER.THE SUN AND THE WIND.THE TWO POTS.HERCULES AND THE CARTER.THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER.THE CROW AND THE PITCHER.THE ANGLER AND THE LITTLE FISH.THE FROG AND THE FOX.THE APE AND HER YOUNG ONES.THE FIR TREE AND THE THORN.THE ASS IN THE LION'S SKIN.THE DOG IN THE MANGER.THE STAG AND THE VINE.THE MISCHIEVOUS DOG.THE SICK MAN AND THE PHYSICIAN.THE FARMER AND HIS SONS.THE SWALLOW AND THE BIRDS.THE BOASTING TRAVELLER.THE OLD WOMAN AND HER MAIDS.INDUSTRY AND SLOTH.THE SHEPHERD TURNED MERCHANT.THE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOW.THE EAGLE AND THE CROW.THE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERD'S BOY.THE FOX WITHOUT A TAIL.THE MEN AND THE OYSTER.THE SHEPHERD AND HIS DOG.THE COUNTRYMAN AND THE JUSTICE.THE COCK AND THE FOX.THE BLIND MAN AND THE LAME.THE MAN AND THE SERPENT.THE TWO STREAMS.THE SOT AND HIS WIFE.THE FARMER AND HIS QUARRELSOME SONS.THE FIG TREE AND THE FLOWERING SHRUB.THE FARMER AND THE LANDLORD.THE SCHOOL-BOY AND THE MONITOR.THE MILLER AND HIS ASS.THE DREAMER AND HIS SON.THE OLD MAN AND DEATH.THE PAINTER.THE COBBLER AND THE NABOB.THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER.THE GOOD MINISTER.THE SWAN AND THE COOK.THE LYNX AND THE MOLE.THE OLD CAT AND THE YOUNG MOUSE.THE TWO FRIENDS.THE SICK STAG.THE FOREST AND THE WOODMAN.THE ELEPHANT AND THE MONKEY OF JUPITER.THE WOODCUTTER AND DEATH.THE RAT AND THE OYSTER.THE PHYSICIANS.THE MOUNTAIN IN LABOR.THE CAT METAMORPHOSED INTO A WOMAN.THE FROG AND THE RAT.THE LION AND THE FLY.THE TWO MULES.JUPITER AND THE FARMER.THE COCK, THE CAT, AND THE LITTLE MOUSE.THE MONKEY.THE HORSE AND THE ASS.THE ASTROLOGER WHO FELL INTO A WELL.THE ANIMALS SICK WITH THE PLAGUE.THE CANDLE.THE HOG, THE GOAT, AND THE SHEEP.THE DELICATE HERON.THE BLACKAMOOR AND HER MISTRESS.THE BEAR AND THE GARDENER.THE VULTURES AND THE PIGEONS.THE BEAR AND THE BEES.JUVENILE BOOKS,C. 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