CONTENTS

DESIRABILITY OF SELF-CONTROL

1. [THE TORTOISE AND THE DUCKS]

RESULTS OF A MEAN JOKE

2. [THE MOUSE AND THE FROG]
3. [THE BOYS AND THE FROGS]
4. [THE SHEPHERD BOY AND THE WOLF]

FOLLY OF QUARRELING

5. [THE TWO GOATS]
6. [THE STRIKE OF THE MILL FEEDERS]
7. [THE FARMER AND HIS SONS]
8. [THE FOUR OXEN AND THE LION]

DEEDS BETTER THAN WORDS

9. [THE HUNTER AND THE FARMER]
10. [THE FOX IN THE WELL]
11. [THE MICE IN COUNCIL]

FOLLY OF PRIDE

12. [THE FOX AND THE CROW]
13. [THE VAIN CROW]
14. [THE HORSE AND THE LOADED DONKEY]
15. [THE LEAVES AND THE ROOTS]
16. [THE BULL AND THE GNAT]

WISDOM OF HEEDING GOOD ADVICE

17. [THE FARMER AND HIS THREE SONS]
18. [THE YOUNG FOX]
19. [VISIT OF THE MOUSE TO THE COUNTRY]
20. [THE TWO DOVES]

BASENESS OF DECEIT

21. [THE HORSE AND THE WOLF]
22. [THE BIRDS, THE BEASTS, AND THE BAT]
23. [THE BEES, THE DRONES, AND THE WASP]
24. [THE WOODMAN AND HIS AXE]
25. [THE FOX WITH HIS TAIL CUT OFF]
26. [THE BLACKBIRD AND THE DOVE]

RESULTS OF GREEDINESS

27. [THE GREEDY DOG]
28. [THE GOOSE THAT LAID GOLD EGGS]

DESIRABILITY OF CONTENTMENT

29. [THE DONKEY AND HIS MASTERS]
30. [THE COBBLER AND THE RICH MAN]

VALUE OF THINKING FOR ONESELF

31. [THE ICE KING]
32. [THE WOLF, THE GOAT, AND THE KID]
33. [THE WISE GOAT]
34. [THE SHEPHERD AND THE DOGS]
35. [THE BOY AND THE NUTS]
36. [THE CROW AND THE PITCHER]
37. [THE GROCER AND HIS DONKEY]
38. [THE THREE FISH]

WISDOM OF SELF-RELIANCE

39. [THE WAGONER]
40. [THE LARK AND THE FARMER]

KINDNESS AND ITS RESULTS

41. [THE LION AND THE MOUSE]
42. [THE ANT AND THE DOVE]
43. [THE HAPPY FAMILY]
44. [THE TYRANT WHO BECAME A JUST RULER]

MISCELLANEOUS

WISDOM OF PERSEVERANCE

45. [THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE]

FOLLY OF TRYING TO PLEASE EVERYBODY

46. [THE MILLER, HIS SON, AND THEIR DONKEY]

APPEARANCES SOMETIMES DECEITFUL

47. [THE PUG DOG AND HIS SHADOW]

PUNISHMENT OF TREACHERY

48. [THE PARTRIDGE IN THE NET]

GENTLENESS BETTER THAN HARSHNESS

49. [THE NORTH WIND AND THE SUN]

MEANNESS OF SELFISHNESS

50. [THE CAMEL AND HIS MASTER]