A piece of tinsel on a rock once said to a pebble, “You see how bright I am! I am […]

A camel said, “Nothing like being tall! See how tall I am.” A pig who heard these words said, “Nothing

A wolf put on the skin of a sheep, and getting in among the flock by means of this disguise,

In the ancient days there went three men upon pilgrimage; one was a priest, and one was a virtuous person,

A fool, in town, did wisdom cry; The people, eager, flock’d to buy. Each for his money got, Paid promptly

A Goat strayed away from the flock, tempted by a patch of clover. The Goatherd tried to call it back,

An old Lion, whose teeth and claws were so worn that it was not so easy for him to get

A Lion and a Man chanced to travel in company through the forest. They soon began to quarrel, for each

A Serpent had succeeded in surprising an Eagle and had wrapped himself around the Eagle’s neck. The Eagle could not

A Lark made her nest in a field of young wheat. As the days passed, the wheat stalks grew tall

A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he

An old Toad once informed all his neighbors that he was a learned doctor. In fact he could cure anything.

Once upon a time a severe plague raged among the animals. Many died, and those who lived were so ill,

There was once a baby show among the Animals in the forest. Jupiter provided the prize. Of course all the

A pair of Oxen were drawing a heavily loaded wagon along a miry country road. They had to use all

A Gnat flew over the meadow with much buzzing for so small a creature and settled on the tip of

There was once a little Kid whose growing horns made him think he was a grown-up Billy Goat and able

One day a shepherd discovered a fat Pig in the meadow where his Sheep were pastured. He very quickly captured

The Lion had been badly hurt by the horns of a Goat, which he was eating. He was very angry

A Jackdaw chanced to fly over the garden of the King’s palace. There he saw with much wonder and envy

A stray Lamb stood drinking early one morning on the bank of a woodland stream. That very same morning a

The Birds and the Beasts declared war against each other. No compromise was possible, and so they went at it

A Wild Boar was sharpening his tusks busily against the stump of a tree, when a Fox happened by. Now

An Ass and a Fox had become close comrades, and were constantly in each other’s company. While the Ass cropped

A Cock was busily scratching and scraping about to find something to eat for himself and his family, when he