Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — CompleteBELPHEGORReading editionChapter navigation75 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…J. DE LA FONTAINEJEAN DE LA FONTAINETO THE FIRST VOLUME OF THESE TALESJOCONDECONTENTED CUCKOLDTHE HUSBAND-CONFESSORTHE COBBLERHIS ANGRY LORDTHE MULETEERTHE SERVANT GIRL JUSTIFIEDTHE THREE GOSSIPS' WAGERTHE OLD MAN'S CALENDARTHE AVARICIOUS WIFE AND TRICKING GALLANTTHE JEALOUS HUSBANDTHE GASCON PUNISHEDKING OF GARBATHE MAGICK CUPTHE FALCONTHE LITTLE DOGTHE EEL PIETHE MAGNIFICENTTHE EPHESIAN MATRONBELPHEGORADDRESSED TO MISS DE CHAMMELAYTHE LITTLE BELLTHE GLUTTONTHE TWO FRIENDSTHE COUNTRY JUSTICEALICE SICKTHE KISS RETURNEDSISTER JANEAN IMITATION OF ANACREONANOTHER IMITATION OF ANACREONTO HIS SECOND BOOK OF THESE TALESFRIAR PHILIP'S GEESERICHARD MINUTOLOTHE MONKS OF CATALONIATHE CRADLEST. JULIAN'S PRAYERTHE COUNTRYMAN WHO SOUGHT HIS CALFHANS CARVEL'S RINGTHE HERMITTHE CONVENT GARDENER OF LAMPORECHIOTHE MANDRAKETHE RHEMESETHE AMOROUS COURTESANNICAISETHE PROGRESS OF WITTHE SICK ABBESSTHE TRUCKERSTHE CASE OF CONSCIENCETHE DEVIL OF POPE-FIG ISLANDFERONDETHE PSALTERKING CANDAULES AND THE DOCTOR OF LAWSTHE DEVIL IN HELLNEIGHBOUR PETER'S MARETHE SPECTACLESTHE BUCKING-TUBTHE IMPOSSIBLE THINGTHE PICTURETHE PACK-SADDLETHE MOULD-MENDERTHE RIVER SCAMANDEROR THE STRATAGEMTHE CLYSTERTHE INDISCREET CONFESSIONSTHE CONTRACTOR THE MISTAKESTHE DRESS-MAKERTHE GASCONTHE PITCHERTO KEEP IT, ANOTHERTHE NIGHTINGALEMADE BY HIMSELFPrevious chapter ←THE EPHESIAN MATRONNext chapter →ADDRESSED TO MISS DE CHAMMELAYAll chapters and sections (75)J. DE LA FONTAINEJEAN DE LA FONTAINETO THE FIRST VOLUME OF THESE TALESJOCONDECONTENTED CUCKOLDTHE HUSBAND-CONFESSORTHE COBBLERHIS ANGRY LORDTHE MULETEERTHE SERVANT GIRL JUSTIFIEDTHE THREE GOSSIPS' WAGERTHE OLD MAN'S CALENDARTHE AVARICIOUS WIFE AND TRICKING GALLANTTHE JEALOUS HUSBANDTHE GASCON PUNISHEDKING OF GARBATHE MAGICK CUPTHE FALCONTHE LITTLE DOGTHE EEL PIETHE MAGNIFICENTTHE EPHESIAN MATRONBELPHEGORADDRESSED TO MISS DE CHAMMELAYTHE LITTLE BELLTHE GLUTTONTHE TWO FRIENDSTHE COUNTRY JUSTICEALICE SICKTHE KISS RETURNEDSISTER JANEAN IMITATION OF ANACREONANOTHER IMITATION OF ANACREONTO HIS SECOND BOOK OF THESE TALESFRIAR PHILIP'S GEESERICHARD MINUTOLOTHE MONKS OF CATALONIATHE CRADLEST. JULIAN'S PRAYERTHE COUNTRYMAN WHO SOUGHT HIS CALFHANS CARVEL'S RINGTHE HERMITTHE CONVENT GARDENER OF LAMPORECHIOTHE MANDRAKETHE RHEMESETHE AMOROUS COURTESANNICAISETHE PROGRESS OF WITTHE SICK ABBESSTHE TRUCKERSTHE CASE OF CONSCIENCETHE DEVIL OF POPE-FIG ISLANDFERONDETHE PSALTERKING CANDAULES AND THE DOCTOR OF LAWSTHE DEVIL IN HELLNEIGHBOUR PETER'S MARETHE SPECTACLESTHE BUCKING-TUBTHE IMPOSSIBLE THINGTHE PICTURETHE PACK-SADDLETHE MOULD-MENDERTHE RIVER SCAMANDEROR THE STRATAGEMTHE CLYSTERTHE INDISCREET CONFESSIONSTHE CONTRACTOR THE MISTAKESTHE DRESS-MAKERTHE GASCONTHE PITCHERTO KEEP IT, ANOTHERTHE NIGHTINGALEMADE BY HIMSELF0289mOriginal← THE EPHESIAN MATRONADDRESSED TO MISS DE CHAMMELAY →