Æsop's FablesÆSOP’S FABLESReading editionChapter navigation183 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Æsop’s FablesPREFACEINTRODUCTIONÆSOP’S FABLESTHE WOLF AND THE LAMBTHE FOX AND THE LIONTHE DOG AND HIS SHADOWTHE CRAB AND HIS MOTHERTHE FOX AND THE GRAPESTHE WOLF AND THE CRANETHE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPERSTHE FROGS WHO ASKED FOR A KINGTHE DONKEY IN THE LION’S SKINTHE MICE IN COUNCILTHE KID AND THE WOLFTHE HAWK AND THE NIGHTINGALETHE CROW AND THE PITCHERTHE ANT AND THE DOVETHE OX AND THE FROGTHE BAT AND THE WEASELSTHE FOX AND THE GOATTHE WOMAN AND HER HENTHE DOG IN THE MANGERTHE MOUSE, THE FROG, AND THE HAWKTHE SHEPHERD’S BOY AND THE WOLFTHE FISHERMAN AND THE LITTLE FISHTHE FOX AND THE CROWTHE PARTRIDGE AND THE FOWLERTHE THIRSTY PIGEONTHE THREE TRADESMENTHE HARES AND THE FROGSTHE EAGLE AND THE ARROWTHE EAGLE AND THE FOXTHE DRUM AND THE VASE OF SWEET HERBSTHE TWO FROGSTHE LION AND THE MOUSETHE MOUSE, THE CAT, AND THE COCKTHE AX AND THE TREESTHE JACKDAW AND THE SHEEPTHE CAT AND THE COCKTHE WOLF AND THE GOATTHE HEN AND THE SWALLOWSTONE BROTHTHE MULE AND THE GRASSHOPPERSTHE GNAT AND THE BULLA FOX AND A CRABTHE DONKEY AND THE FROGSTHE NURSE AND THE WOLFTHE CAT AND THE MARTINSTHE COCK AND THE FOXTHE HORSE AND HIS RIDERTHE FOX AND THE STORKTHE DOG, THE COCK, AND THE FOXTHE FLY AND THE MOTHTHE BOY BATHINGTHE HARE AND THE TORTOISETHE ARAB AND HIS CAMELTHE FOX WHO HAD LOST HIS TAILTHE BOYS AND THE FROGSTHE SWALLOW AND THE OTHER BIRDSTHE FARMER AND THE SNAKETHE RAVEN AND THE SWANTHE BIRDS, THE BEASTS, AND THE BATTHE MAN, HIS SON, AND HIS DONKEYTHE COUNTRY MOUSE AND THE CITY MOUSETHE COCK AND THE JEWELTHE OLD HOUNDTHE VAIN JACKDAWTHE DONKEY AND THE LAP DOGTHE ONE-EYED DOETHE CAMELTHE WOLF AND THE HOUSE DOGTHE OAK AND THE REEDTHE DOG AND THE HARETHE HAWK, KITE, AND PIGEONSTHE WAR HORSE AND THE MULETHE WIND AND THE SUNTHE BEAR AND THE TWO TRAVELERSTHE TWO GOATSTHE BULL AND THE CALFTHE FAWN AND HIS MOTHERTHE MULE AND HIS SHADOWTHE BLIND MAN AND THE LAME MANTHE TWO POTSTHE QUACK FROGTHE WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHINGTHE BOY AND THE FILBERTSTHE MISERTHE WIDOW AND HER LITTLE MAIDSTHE CHARCOAL BURNER AND THE FULLERTHE PORCUPINE AND THE SNAKESTHE BUNDLE OF STICKSTHE MISCHIEVOUS DOGTHE DOG AND THE OYSTERTHE FOX AND THE LEOPARDTHE DOGS AND THE HIDESTHE WOODMAN AND THE TREESTHE MILKMAID AND HER PAIL OF MILKTHE CAT AND THE FOXTHE MONKEY AND THE CATTHE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERDTHE WOLF, THE FOX, AND THE APETHE BLIND MAN AND THE WHELPTHE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOWTHE BOAR AND THE FOXHERCULES AND THE WAGONERTHE MULES AND THE ROBBERSTHE SWALLOW AND THE CROWJUPITER AND THE BEETHE TWO TRAVELERSTHE KID AND THE WOLFTHE GOURD AND THE PINETHE HARE AND THE HOUNDTHE OWL AND THE GRASSHOPPERTHE MULE EATING THISTLESTHE SICK STAGTHE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERDSTHE BOY AND THE NETTLETHE HARES AND THE FOXESMERCURY AND THE WOODMANTHE RAT AND THE ELEPHANTTHE HUSBANDMAN AND THE STORKTHE SATYR AND THE TRAVELERTHE STAG AT THE LAKETHE PEASANT AND THE APPLE TREEJUPITER, NEPTUNE, MINERVA, AND MOMUSTHE FARTHING RUSHLIGHTTHE HORSE AND THE GROOMTHE TRUMPETER TAKEN PRISONERTHE BOASTING TRAVELERTHE HEDGE AND THE VINEYARDTHE MOUSE AND THE WEASELTHE WOLF AND THE SHEEPA WIDOW AND HER SHEEPTHE MAN AND THE LIONTHE LIONESSTHE BOY WHO STOLE APPLESTHE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGSTHE OLD MAN AND DEATHA FATHER AND HIS TWO DAUGHTERSTHE SICK LION AND THE FOXTHE MOUNTAIN IN LABORJUPITER AND THE CAMELTHE MOON AND HER MOTHERTHE HORSE AND THE STAGTHE COUNCIL HELD BY THE RATSTHE RAIN CLOUDTHE ELEPHANT IN FAVORTHE CUCKOO AND THE EAGLETHE FOX IN THE ICETHE INQUISITIVE MANTHE SQUIRREL IN SERVICETHE WOLF AND THE CATAPPENDIXTHE WOLF AND THE LAMBTHE FOX AND THE LIONTHE DOG AND HIS SHADOWTHE CRAB AND HIS MOTHERTHE FOX AND THE GRAPESTHE WOLF AND THE CRANETHE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPERSTHE FROGS WHO ASKED FOR A KINGTHE DONKEY IN THE LION’S SKINTHE MICE IN COUNCILTHE KID AND THE WOLFTHE HAWK AND THE NIGHTINGALETHE CROW AND THE PITCHERTHE ANT AND THE DOVETHE OX AND THE FROGTHE BAT AND THE WEASELSTHE FOX AND THE GOATTHE WOMAN AND HER HENTHE DOG IN THE MANGERTHE MOUSE, THE FROG, AND THE HAWKTHE SHEPHERD BOY AND THE WOLFTHE FISHERMAN AND THE LITTLE FISHTHE FOX AND THE CROWTHE PARTRIDGE AND THE FOWLERTHE THIRSTY PIGEONTHE THREE TRADESMENTHE HARES AND THE FROGSTHE EAGLE AND THE FOXANNOUNCEMENTSPrevious chapter ←INTRODUCTIONNext chapter →THE WOLF AND THE LAMBAll chapters and sections (183)Æsop’s FablesPREFACEINTRODUCTIONÆSOP’S FABLESTHE WOLF AND THE LAMBTHE FOX AND THE LIONTHE DOG AND HIS SHADOWTHE CRAB AND HIS MOTHERTHE FOX AND THE GRAPESTHE WOLF AND THE CRANETHE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPERSTHE FROGS WHO ASKED FOR A KINGTHE DONKEY IN THE LION’S SKINTHE MICE IN COUNCILTHE KID AND THE WOLFTHE HAWK AND THE NIGHTINGALETHE CROW AND THE PITCHERTHE ANT AND THE DOVETHE OX AND THE FROGTHE BAT AND THE WEASELSTHE FOX AND THE GOATTHE WOMAN AND HER HENTHE DOG IN THE MANGERTHE MOUSE, THE FROG, AND THE HAWKTHE SHEPHERD’S BOY AND THE WOLFTHE FISHERMAN AND THE LITTLE FISHTHE FOX AND THE CROWTHE PARTRIDGE AND THE FOWLERTHE THIRSTY PIGEONTHE THREE TRADESMENTHE HARES AND THE FROGSTHE EAGLE AND THE ARROWTHE EAGLE AND THE FOXTHE DRUM AND THE VASE OF SWEET HERBSTHE TWO FROGSTHE LION AND THE MOUSETHE MOUSE, THE CAT, AND THE COCKTHE AX AND THE TREESTHE JACKDAW AND THE SHEEPTHE CAT AND THE COCKTHE WOLF AND THE GOATTHE HEN AND THE SWALLOWSTONE BROTHTHE MULE AND THE GRASSHOPPERSTHE GNAT AND THE BULLA FOX AND A CRABTHE DONKEY AND THE FROGSTHE NURSE AND THE WOLFTHE CAT AND THE MARTINSTHE COCK AND THE FOXTHE HORSE AND HIS RIDERTHE FOX AND THE STORKTHE DOG, THE COCK, AND THE FOXTHE FLY AND THE MOTHTHE BOY BATHINGTHE HARE AND THE TORTOISETHE ARAB AND HIS CAMELTHE FOX WHO HAD LOST HIS TAILTHE BOYS AND THE FROGSTHE SWALLOW AND THE OTHER BIRDSTHE FARMER AND THE SNAKETHE RAVEN AND THE SWANTHE BIRDS, THE BEASTS, AND THE BATTHE MAN, HIS SON, AND HIS DONKEYTHE COUNTRY MOUSE AND THE CITY MOUSETHE COCK AND THE JEWELTHE OLD HOUNDTHE VAIN JACKDAWTHE DONKEY AND THE LAP DOGTHE ONE-EYED DOETHE CAMELTHE WOLF AND THE HOUSE DOGTHE OAK AND THE REEDTHE DOG AND THE HARETHE HAWK, KITE, AND PIGEONSTHE WAR HORSE AND THE MULETHE WIND AND THE SUNTHE BEAR AND THE TWO TRAVELERSTHE TWO GOATSTHE BULL AND THE CALFTHE FAWN AND HIS MOTHERTHE MULE AND HIS SHADOWTHE BLIND MAN AND THE LAME MANTHE TWO POTSTHE QUACK FROGTHE WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHINGTHE BOY AND THE FILBERTSTHE MISERTHE WIDOW AND HER LITTLE MAIDSTHE CHARCOAL BURNER AND THE FULLERTHE PORCUPINE AND THE SNAKESTHE BUNDLE OF STICKSTHE MISCHIEVOUS DOGTHE DOG AND THE OYSTERTHE FOX AND THE LEOPARDTHE DOGS AND THE HIDESTHE WOODMAN AND THE TREESTHE MILKMAID AND HER PAIL OF MILKTHE CAT AND THE FOXTHE MONKEY AND THE CATTHE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERDTHE WOLF, THE FOX, AND THE APETHE BLIND MAN AND THE WHELPTHE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOWTHE BOAR AND THE FOXHERCULES AND THE WAGONERTHE MULES AND THE ROBBERSTHE SWALLOW AND THE CROWJUPITER AND THE BEETHE TWO TRAVELERSTHE KID AND THE WOLFTHE GOURD AND THE PINETHE HARE AND THE HOUNDTHE OWL AND THE GRASSHOPPERTHE MULE EATING THISTLESTHE SICK STAGTHE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERDSTHE BOY AND THE NETTLETHE HARES AND THE FOXESMERCURY AND THE WOODMANTHE RAT AND THE ELEPHANTTHE HUSBANDMAN AND THE STORKTHE SATYR AND THE TRAVELERTHE STAG AT THE LAKETHE PEASANT AND THE APPLE TREEJUPITER, NEPTUNE, MINERVA, AND MOMUSTHE FARTHING RUSHLIGHTTHE HORSE AND THE GROOMTHE TRUMPETER TAKEN PRISONERTHE BOASTING TRAVELERTHE HEDGE AND THE VINEYARDTHE MOUSE AND THE WEASELTHE WOLF AND THE SHEEPA WIDOW AND HER SHEEPTHE MAN AND THE LIONTHE LIONESSTHE BOY WHO STOLE APPLESTHE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGSTHE OLD MAN AND DEATHA FATHER AND HIS TWO DAUGHTERSTHE SICK LION AND THE FOXTHE MOUNTAIN IN LABORJUPITER AND THE CAMELTHE MOON AND HER MOTHERTHE HORSE AND THE STAGTHE COUNCIL HELD BY THE RATSTHE RAIN CLOUDTHE ELEPHANT IN FAVORTHE CUCKOO AND THE EAGLETHE FOX IN THE ICETHE INQUISITIVE MANTHE SQUIRREL IN SERVICETHE WOLF AND THE CATAPPENDIXTHE WOLF AND THE LAMBTHE FOX AND THE LIONTHE DOG AND HIS SHADOWTHE CRAB AND HIS MOTHERTHE FOX AND THE GRAPESTHE WOLF AND THE CRANETHE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPERSTHE FROGS WHO ASKED FOR A KINGTHE DONKEY IN THE LION’S SKINTHE MICE IN COUNCILTHE KID AND THE WOLFTHE HAWK AND THE NIGHTINGALETHE CROW AND THE PITCHERTHE ANT AND THE DOVETHE OX AND THE FROGTHE BAT AND THE WEASELSTHE FOX AND THE GOATTHE WOMAN AND HER HENTHE DOG IN THE MANGERTHE MOUSE, THE FROG, AND THE HAWKTHE SHEPHERD BOY AND THE WOLFTHE FISHERMAN AND THE LITTLE FISHTHE FOX AND THE CROWTHE PARTRIDGE AND THE FOWLERTHE THIRSTY PIGEONTHE THREE TRADESMENTHE HARES AND THE FROGSTHE EAGLE AND THE FOXANNOUNCEMENTSwolf and lamb with stream betweenÆSOP’S FABLES◇← INTRODUCTIONTHE WOLF AND THE LAMB →