1. Man has goose—lays golden egg daily.
2. Man greedy—thinks inside must be full of gold—kills goose—finds her like all other geese.
The Frogs asking for a King.
1. Frogs ask Jupiter for a king—he laughs at their folly—throws them a log.
2. The splash frightens them—finding log still they venture to look at it—at last jump on it and despise it.
3. Ask for another king—Jupiter annoyed—sends them a stork.
4. Stork eats many—the rest ask Jupiter to take stork away—he says “No.” “Let well alone.”
The Battle of the Birds and Beasts.
1. Bat is a beast, but flies like a bird.
2. Battle between birds and beasts—bat keeps aloof.