PREFACE

For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal. I have added a touch here and there, but the credit of this part of the book still belongs to him.

Walter Crane

To the
Possessors of
“Baby’s Opera”
&
“Baby’s Bouquet”
with
Walter Crane’s
Compliments

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[9.] The Fox and the Grapes.
[10.] The Cock and the Pearl.—The Wolf and the Lamb.
[11.] The Wind and the Sun.
[12.] King Log and King Stork.
[13.] The Frightened Lion.
[14.] The Mouse and the Lion.—The Married Mouse.
[15.] Hercules and the Waggoner.
[16.] The Lazy Housemaids.
[17.] The Snake and the File.—The Fox and the Crow.
[18.] The Dog in the Manger.—The Frog and the Bull.
[19.] The Fox and the Crane.
[20.] Horse and Man.—The Ass and the Enemy.
[21.] The Fox and the Mosquitoes.—The Fox and the Lion.
[22.] The Miser and his Gold.—The Golden Eggs.
[23.] The Man that pleased None.
[24.] The Oak and the Reeds.—The Fir and the Bramble.
[25.] The Trees and the Woodman.
[26.] The Hart and the Vine.
[27.] The Man and the Snake.
[28.] The Fox and the Mask.
[29.] The Ass in the Lion’s Skin.
[30.] The Lion and the Statue.
[31.] The Boaster.
[32.] The Vain Jackdaw.
[33.] The Peacock’s Complaint.
[34.] The Two Jars.—The Two Crabs.
[35.] Brother and Sister.
[36.] The Fox without a Tail.
[37.] The Dog and the Shadow.
[38.] The Crow and the Pitcher.—The Eagle and the Crow.
[39.] The Blind Doe.
[40.] The Geese and the Cranes.
[41.] The Trumpeter taken Prisoner.
[42.] Hot and Cold.
[43.] Neither Beast nor Bird.
[44.] The Stag in the Ox-stall.—The Deer and the Lion.
[45.] The Lion in Love.
[46.] The Cat and Venus.—Mice in Council.
[47.] The Hen and the Fox.—The Cat and the Fox.
[48.] The Hare and the Tortoise.—The Hares and the Frogs.
[49.] Porcupine, Snake & Company.—The Bear and the Bees.
[50.] The Bundle of Sticks.
[51.] The Farmer’s Treasure.
[52.] The Cock, the Ass, and the Lion.—The Ass and the Lap Dog.
[53.] Fortune and the Boy.
[54.] The Ungrateful Wolf.—The Fisherman and the Fish.
[55.] The Herdsman’s Votes.—The Horse and the Ass.
[56.] The Ass and the Sick Lion.

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