Aesop's Fables
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Aesop was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables.
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Table of Contents
The Cat-Maiden
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
The Sick Lion
The Man and the Serpent
The Cock and the Pearl
The Wolf and the Lamb
The Dog and the Shadow
The Lion's Share
The Fox and the Crow
The Swallow and the Other Birds
The Hares and the Frogs
Androcles
The Serpent and the File
The Hart in the Ox-Stall
The Eagle and the Arrow
The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
The Buffoon and the Countryman
The Fox and the Goat
The Ass's Brains
The Horse and the Ass
The Hare With Many Friends
The Hare and the Tortoise
The Fox Without a Tail
The One-Eyed Doe
Belling the Cat
The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey
The Miser and His Gold
The Fox and the Mosquitoes
The Lion in Love
The Bundle of Sticks
The Old Man and Death
The Labourer and the Nightingale
The Goose With the Golden Eggs
The Man and the Satyr
The Crow and the Pitcher
The Fisher and the Little Fish
The Four Oxen and the Lion
The Ass in the Lion's Skin
The Wolf and the Crane
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
The Mountains in Labour
The Bald Man and the Fly
The Frogs Desiring a King
The Wolf and the Kid
The Fox and the Stork
The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts
The Jay and the Peacock
The Frog and the Ox
The Fox and the Mask
The Dog and the Wolf
The Horse, Hunter, and Stag
The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Fox and the Cat
The Tree and the Reed
The Man and the Wooden God
The Fisher
The Dog in the Manger
The Fox and the Lion
The Shepherd's Boy
The Young Thief and His Mother
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The Nurse and the Wolf
The Two Crabs
The Tortoise and the Birds
Avaricious and Envious
The Fox, the Cock, and the Dog
The Wind and the Sun
Hercules and the Waggoner
The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts
The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar
The Two Fellows and the Bear
The Man and His Two Wives
The Lion and the Statue
The Peacock and Juno
The Two Pots
The Fox and the Grapes
The Belly and the Members
The Man and the Wood
The Hart and the Hunter
The Woodman and the Serpent
The Ass and the Lapdog
The Lion and the Mouse
Aesop's Fables
Aesop
First digital edition 2017 by Anna Ruggieri
The Cat-Maiden
The gods were once disputing whether it was possible for a living being to change its nature. Jupiter said Yes,
but Venus said No.
So, to try the question, Jupiter turned a Cat into a Maiden, and gave her to a young man for a wife. The wedding was duly performed and the young couple sat down to the wedding-feast. See,
said Jupiter, to Venus, how becomingly she behaves. Who could tell that yesterday she was but a Cat? Surely her nature is changed?
Wait a minute,
replied Venus, and let loose a mouse into the room. No sooner did the bride see this than she jumped up from her seat and tried to pounce upon the mouse. Ah, you see,
said Venus, Nature will out.
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in a Pail on her head. As she went along she began calculating what she would do with the money she would get for the milk. I'll buy some fowls from Farmer Brown,
said she, "and they will lay eggs each morning, which I will