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FAVOURITE FABLES,
In Prose and Verse.
With Twenty-four Illustrations
FROM DRAWINGS
By Harrison Weir.
JUSTICE.
LONDON:
GRIFFITH AND FARRAN,
(SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS),
CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.
MDCCCLXX.
CONTENTS.
FABLE PAGE I. The Fox and the Goat 1 II. The Frog and the Ox 2 III. The Man and His Goose 3 IV. The Lion and other Beasts 4 V. The Dove and the Ant 5 VI. The Fox without a Tail 6 VII. The Butterfly and the Snail 7 VIII. The Wolf and the Crane 9 IX. The Frog and the Rat 10 X. The Fighting Cock and Eagle 12 XI. The Diamond and the Loadstone 13 XII. The Bear and the Bees 15 XIII. The Frogs desiring a King 16 XIV. The Fox and the Boar 17 XV. The Vine and the Goat 18 XVI. The Discontented Horse 19 XVII. The Mountain in Labour
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class="tocpg">21 XVIII. The Fox and the Stork 21 XIX. The Horse and the Stag 23 XX. The Lion Wounded 24 XXI. The Ass in the Lion's Skin 25 XXII. Jupiter and the Farmer 25 XXIII. The Vain Jackdaw 28 XXIV. The Viper and the File 29 XXV. The Wolf and the Lamb 30 XXVI. The Old Bullfinch and Young Birds 31 XXVII. The Mouse and the Weasel 34 XXVIII. The Old Hound 35 XXIX. The Charger and the Ass 36 XXX. The Colt and the Farmer 37 XXXI. The Lark and her Young Ones 40 XXXII. The Fox and the Crow 42 XXXIII. The Peacock's Complaint 43 XXXIV. The Stag in the Ox-Stall 44 XXXV. The Wind and the Sun 46 XXXVI.
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@21446@[email protected]#FABLE_XXXVI" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">The Travellers and the Bear 47 XXXVII. The Dog and the Shadow 48 XXXVIII. The Hermit and the Bear 49 XXXIX. The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf 53 XL. The Fawn and her Mother 54 XLI. The Tortoise and the Eagle 55 XLII. The Brother and Sister 56 XLIII. The Shepherd's Dog and Wolf 57 XLIV. The Covetous Man 59 XLV. The Hare and the Tortoise 60 XLVI. The Hog and the Acorns 61 XLVII. The Country Mouse and the City Mouse 62 XLVIII. The Cat and the Mice 65 XLIX. The Kid and the Wolf 66 L. The Council of Horses 66 LI. The Ass and the Little Dog 69 LII. The Lion and the Four Bulls 71 LIII. The Leopard and the Fox 72 LIV. The Warrior Wolf
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@21446@[email protected]#Page_73" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">73 LV. The Belly and the Members 74 LVI. The Cur, the Horse, and the Shepherd's Dog 76 LVII. The Jackdaw and the Eagle 78 LVIII. The Ass and the Lion Hunting 79 LIX. The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing 80 LX. The Two Bees 81 LXI. The Turkey and the Ant 82 LXII. The Dog and the Wolf 84 LXIII. The Satyr and the Traveller 86 LXIV. The Barley-Mow and the Dunghill 87 LXV. The Sheep-biter and Shepherd 88 LXVI. The Stag at the Pool 90 LXVII. The Old Swallows and the Young Birds 91 LXVIII. The Waggoner and the Butterfly 93 LXIX. The Lion, the Bear and the Fox 95 LXX. The Fox and the Grapes 96 LXXI. The Hare and Many Friends 97 LXXII. The Cock and the Fox 100 LXXIII.
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@21446@[email protected]#FABLE_LXXIII" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">The Lion and the Mouse 102 LXXIV. The Trumpeter taken Prisoner 103 LXXV. The Mouse and the Elephant 104 LXXVI. The Husbandman and his Sons 106 LXXVII. The Bald Knight 107 LXXVIII. The Dog in the Manger 108 LXXIX. The Old Man and Death 108 LXXX. The Old Hen and Young Cock 110 LXXXI. Mercury and the Woodman 112 LXXXII. The Wolf and the Kid 114 LXXXIII. The Old Man and his Sons 114 LXXXIV. The Brook and the Fountain 116 LXXXV. The Mice in Council 117 LXXXVI. The Fox in the Well 119 LXXXVII. The Horse and the Wolf 120 LXXXVIII. The Two Springs 120 LXXXIX. The Countryman and the Raven 122 XC. The Fox and the Bramble 123 XCI. Hercules and the Carter
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@21446@[email protected]#Page_124" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">124 XCII. The Boys and the Frogs 125 XCIII. The Cock and the Jewel 126 XCIV. The Nightingale and the Glow-Worm 127 XCV. The Fox and the Sick Lion 128 XCVI. The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese 130 XCVII. The One-Eyed Doe 132 XCVIII. The Fox, the Raven, and the Dove 133 XCIX. The Two Pots 136 C. The Two Frogs 137 CI. The Fox and the Mask 138 CII. The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse 138 CIII. The Mice and the Trap 140 CIV. The Chameleon 141 CV. The Wolf, the Fox, and the Ass 144 CVI. The Boy and the Butterfly 148 CVII. The Crow and the Pitcher 149
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE 1. The Frog and the Ox (Frontispiece) 2. The Fox without a Tail
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@21446@[email protected]#Page_6" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">6 3. The Fighting Cock and Eagle 12 4. The Vine and the Goat 18 5. The Lion Wounded 24 6. The Wolf and the Lamb 30 7. The Charger and the Ass 36 8. The Fox and the Crow 42 9. The Dog and the Shadow 48 10. The Fawn and her Mother 54 11. The Hare and the Tortoise 60 12. The Kid and the Wolf 66 13. The Leopard and the Fox 72 14. The Jackdaw and the Eagle 78 15. The Dog and the Wolf 84 16. The Stag at the Pool 90 17. The Fox and the Grapes 96 18. The Lion and the Mouse 102 19. The Dog in the Manger 108 20. The Wolf and the Goat 114 21. The Horse and the Wolf
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class="tocpg">120 22. The Cock and the Jewel 126 23. The One-eyed Doe 132 24. The Fox and the Mask 138