WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY GUSTAVE DORE and Cassell, Petter, and

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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

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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

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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

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