- BOOK ID
- [1] A RAVEN AND A SWAN
- [2] BELLING THE CAT
- [3] HERCULES AND THE WAGONER
- [4] MERCURY AND THE WOODMAN
- [5] THE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPER
- [6] THE ASTROLOGER
- [7] THE BAT AND THE WEASELS
- [8] THE BEAR AND THE BEES
- [9] THE BIRDS, THE BEASTS, AND THE BAT
- [10] THE BOY AND THE FILBERTS
- [11] THE BOYS AND THE FROGS
- [12] THE BULL AND THE GOAT
- [13] THE BUNDLE OF STICKS
- [14] THE CAT AND THE BIRDS
- [15] THE CAT, THE ROOSTER, AND THE YOUNG MOUSE
- [16] THE CROW AND THE PITCHER
- [17] THE DOG AND HIS MASTER'S DINNER
- [18] THE DOG AND THE OYSTER
- [19] THE DOG IN THE MANGER
- [20] THE DOGS AND THE FOX
- [21] THE DOGS AND THE HIDES
- [22] THE DOG, THE ROOSTER, AND THE FOX
- [23] THE DONKEY AND HIS DRIVER
- [24] THE DONKEY AND THE GRASSHOPPERS
- [25] THE DONKEY AND THE LAP DOG
- [26] THE DONKEY AND THE LOAD OF SALT
- [27] THE DONKEY CARRYING THE ^IMAGEpng
- [28] THE DONKEY, THE FOX, AND THE LION
- [29] THE EAGLE AND THE BEETLE
- [30] THE EAGLE AND THE JACKDAW
- [31] THE FARMER AND HIS SONS
- [32] THE FARMER AND THE CRANES
- [33] THE FARMER AND THE SNAKE
- [34] THE FARMER AND THE STORK
- [35] THE FIGHTING BULLS AND THE FROG
- [36] THE FOX AND THE CRAB
- [37] THE FOX AND THE GOAT
- [38] THE FOX AND THE GRAPES
- [39] THE FOX AND THE HEDGEHOG
- [40] THE FOX AND THE LEOPARD
- [41] THE FOX AND THE LION
- [42] THE FOX AND THE STORK
- [43] THE FROG AND THE MOUSE
- [44] THE FROGS AND THE OX
- [45] THE FROGS WHO WISHED FOR A KING
- [46] THE GNAT AND THE BULL
- [47] THE GOATHERD AND THE GOAT
- [48] THE GOATHERD AND THE WILD GOATS
- [49] THE GOOSE AND THE GOLDEN EGG
- [50] THE HARES AND THE FROGS
- [51] THE HERON
- [52] THE KID AND THE WOLF
- [53] THE LEAP AT RHODES
- [54] THE LION AND THE DONKEY
- [55] THE LION AND THE DONKEY
- [56] THE LION AND THE GNAT
- [57] THE LION AND THE MOUSE
- [58] THE LION, THE BEAR, AND THE FOX
- [59] THE MAN AND THE LION
- [60] THE MICE AND THE WEASELS
- [61] THE MILKMAID AND HER PAIL
- [62] THE MISER
- [63] THE MONKEY AND THE CAMEL
- [64] THE MONKEY AND THE CAT
- [65] THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN
- [66] THE MOUSE AND THE WEASEL
- [67] THE MULE
- [68] THE OAK AND THE REEDS
- [69] THE OLD LION AND THE FOX
- [70] THE OWL AND THE GRASSHOPPER
- [71] THE OXEN AND THE WHEELS
- [72] THE PEACOCK
- [73] THE PEACOCK AND THE CRANE
- [74] THE PLANE TREE
- [75] THE RAT AND THE ELEPHANT
- [76] THE ROOSTER AND THE FOX
- [77] THE ROOSTER AND THE JEWEL
- [78] THE SERPENT AND THE EAGLE
- [79] THE SHEEP AND THE PIG
- [80] THE SHEPHERD BOY AND THE WOLF
- [81] THE SICK STAG
- [82] THE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOW
- [83] THE STAG AND HIS REFLECTION
- [84] THE TORTOISE AND THE DUCKS
- [85] THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE
- [86] THE TRAVELERS AND THE PURSE
- [87] THE TRAVELERS AND THE SEA
- [88] THE TWO GOATS
- [89] THE TWO POTS
- [90] THE VAIN JACKDAW AND HIS BORROWED FEATHERS
- [91] THE WILD BOAR AND THE FOX
- [92] THE WOLF AND HIS SHADOW
- [93] THE WOLF AND THE CRANE
- [94] THE WOLF AND THE DONKEY
- [95] THE WOLF AND THE GOAT
- [96] THE WOLF AND THE HOUSE DOG
- [97] THE WOLF AND THE KID
- [98] THE WOLF AND THE LAMB
- [99] THE WOLF AND THE LEAN DOG
- [100] THE WOLF AND THE LION
- [101] THE WOLF AND THE SHEEP
- [102] THE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERD
- [103] THE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERD
- [104] THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
- [105] THE YOUNG CRAB AND HIS MOTHER
- [106] THREE BULLOCKS AND A LION
Fables for Children
BOOK ID
Fables for Children
[1] A RAVEN AND A SWAN
A Raven, which you know is black as coal, was envious of the Swan, because her feathers were as white as the purest snow. The foolish bird got the idea that if he lived like the Swan, swimming and diving all day long and eating the weeds and plants that grow in the water, his feathers would turn white like the Swan's.
So he left his home in the woods and fields and flew down to live on the lakes and in the marshes. But though he washed and washed all day long, almost drowning himself at it, his feathers remained as black as ever. And as the water weeds he ate did not agree with him, he got thinner and thinner, and at last he died.
A change of habits will not alter nature.
[2] BELLING THE CAT
The Mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free themselves of their enemy, the Cat. At least they wished to find some way of knowing when she was coming, so they might have time to run away. Indeed, something had to be done, for they lived in such constant fear of her claws that they hardly dared stir from their dens by night or day.
Many plans were discussed, but none of them was thought good enough. At last a very young Mouse got up and said:
"I have a plan that seems very simple, but I know it will be successful. All we have to do is to hang a bell about the Cat's neck. When we hear the