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The Talking Thrush[1]
The Rabbit and the Monkey[8]
The Sparrow's Revenge[16]
The Judgment of the Jackal[21]
How the Mouse got into his Hole[25]
King Solomon and the Owl[30]
The Camel's Neck[33]
The Quail and the Fowler[36]
The King of the Kites[39]
The Jackal and the Camel[43]
The Wise Old Shepherd[47]
Beware of Bad Company[53]
The Foolish Wolf[55]
Reflected Glory[58]
The Cat and the Sparrows[61]
The Foolish Fish[65]
The Clever Goat[72]
A Crow is a Crow for Ever[76]
The Grateful Goat[81]
The Cunning Jackal; or, The Biter Bit[85]
The Farmer's Ass[89]
The Parrot Judge[93]
The Frog and the Snake[97]
Little Miss Mouse and her Friends[101]
The Jackal that Lost his Tail[105]
The Wily Tortoise[110]
The King of the Mice[112]
The Valiant Blackbird[117]
The Goat and the Hog[123]
The Parrot and the Parson[127]
The Lion and the Hare[130]
The Monkey's Bargains[132]
The Monkey's Rebuke[139]
The Bull and the Bullfinch[145]
The Swan and the Crow[150]
Pride shall have a Fall[156]
The Kid and the Tiger[160]
The Stag, the Crow, and the Jackal[166]
The Monkey and the Crows[170]
The Swan and the Paddy-bird[173]
What is a Man?[176]
The Wound and the Scar[182]
The Cat and the Parrot[186]
NOTES[195]