WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY GUSTAVE DORE and Cassell, Petter, and Galpin CONTENTS As Essay on the Life and Works of Jean de la Fontaine xiii The Life of AEsop, the Phrygian xxxiii Dedication to Monseigneur the Dauphin li Preface lv To Monseigneur the Dauphin lxiii The Grasshopper and the Ant 3 The Raven and the Fox 5 The Frog that Wished to make Herself as Big as the Ox 7 The Two Mules 11 The Wolf and the Dog 13 The Heifer, the She-goat, and the Lamb, in Partnership with the Lion 16 The Wallet 18 The Swallow and the Little Birds 20 The Town Rat and the Country Rat 27 The Man and his Image 29 The Dragon with many Heads, and the Dragon with many Tails 31 The Wolf and the Lamb 35 The Robbers and the Ass 37 Death and the Woodcutter 39 Simonides rescued by the Gods 43 Death and the Unhappy Man 47 The Wolf turned Shepherd 51 The Child and the Schoolmaster 53 The Pullet and the Pearl 55 The Drones and the Bees 56 The Oak and the Reed 61 Against Those Who are Hard to Please 63 The Council held by the Rats 69 The Wolf Pleading against the Fox before the Ape 71 The Middle-Aged Man and the Two Widows 73 The Fox and the Stork 75 The Lion and the Gnat 79 The Ass Laden with Sponges, and the Ass Laden with Salt 82 The Lion and the Rat 84 The Dove and the Ant 88 The Astrologer Who let Himself Fall into the Well 90 The Hare and the Frogs 95 The Two Bulls and the Frog 97 The Peacock Complaining to Juno 101 The Bat and the Two Weasels 103 The Bird Wounded by an Arrow 105 The Miller, his Son, and the Ass 106 The Cock and the Fox 113 The Frogs Who Asked for a King 116 The Dog and Her Companion 121 The Fox and the Grapes 125 The Eagle and the Beetle 126 The Raven Who Wished to Imitate the Eagle 130 The Wolves and the Sheep 132 The Cat Changed into a Woman 136 Philomel and Progne 141 The Lion and the Ass 143 The Cat and the Old Rat 145 A Will Interpreted by AEsop class="pgexternal">662 | |
The Rabbits | 667 |
The Swallow and the Spider | 672 |
The Partridge and the Fowls | 674 |
The Lion | 676 |
The Dog Whose Ears Were Cut | 682 |
The Two Parrots, the Monarch, and His Son | 684 |
The Peasant of the Danube | 688 |
The Lioness and She-Bear | 695 |
The Merchant, the Nobleman, the Shepherd, and the King's Son | 697 |
The Old Man and the Three Young Men | 700 |
The Gods as Instructors of Jupiter's Son | 705 |
The Owl and the Mice | 708 |
The Companions of Ulysses | 713 |
The Farmer, the Dog, and the Fox | 721 |
The Dream of an Inhabitant of Mogul | 725 |
The Two Goats | 728 |
The Lion, the Ape, and the Two Asses | 733 |
The Wolf and the Fox | 737 |
The Sick Stag | 740 |
The Cat and the Two Sparrows | 744 |
The Miser and the Ape | 747 |
To the Duke of Burgundy | 750 |
The Old Cat and the Young Mouse | 752 |
The Bat, the Bush, and the Duck | 754 |
The Eagle and the Magpie | 759 |
The Quarrel of the Dogs and the Cats; and, Also, That of the Cats and the Mice | 762 |
Love and Folly | 767 |
The Wolf and the Fox | 770 |
The Crab and Its Daughter | 774 |
The Forest and the Woodman | 776 |
The Fox, the Flies, and the Hedge-Hog | 780 |
The Hawk, the King, and the Falcon | 782 |
The Fox and the Turkeys | 791 |
The Crow, the Gazelle, the Tortoise, and the Rat | 793 |
The English Fox | 803 |
The Ape | 807 |
The Fox, the Wolf, and the Horse | 809 |
The League of the Rats | 812 |
A Scythian Philosopher | 817 |
Daphnis and Alcimadura | 820 |
The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey | 826 |
The Madman and the Philosopher | 829 |
The Frogs and the Sun | 831 |
The Arbitrator, Almoner, and Hermit | 833 |
LIST OF FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS
The Grasshopper and the Ant | 1 |
The Two Mules | 9 |
The Swallow and the Little Birds | 21 |
The Town Rat and the Country Rat | 25 |
The Wolf and the Lamb | 33 |
The Robbers and the Ass (To face page) | 38 |
Death and the Woodcutter | 41 |
The Wolf Turned Shepherd | 49 |
The Oak and the Reed | 60 |
The Council Held by the Rats | 68 |
The Lion and the Gnat | 77 |