Fables Collection (page 3)

Fir Tree and Bramble
the Fir Tree and the Bramble

Proud Frog (Folkard)
THE PROUD FROG " Was it so big? says the old frog, swelling & blowing up her speckled body to a great degree." Date: 1912

Fox and Grapes
The Fox and the Grapes. Date: 1912

Eagle, Cat and Sow
THE EAGLE, THE CAT, AND THE SOW " I hope" says the cat, " you do not intend to go abroad today?" Date: 1912

Aesop / Moon & Mother
THE MOON AND HER MOTHER

Hare and the Tortoise
THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE Date: Circa 1880

Fox and Ape
THE FOX AND THE APE. " Reynard laughed heartily, & going off, added with a sneer: You a king, & not understand a trap! " Date: 1912

Aesop / Frog Physician
Aesop/Frog Physician

Owl and Grasshopper

Aesop / Travellers, Tree
Aesop/Travellers, Tree

Satyr and Traveller
THE SATYR & THE TRAVELLER " Upon the satyrs demanding a reason why he blew again, he replied, to cool his dish." Date: 1912

Myht / Aesops Fables
THE LION IN LOVE " He must agree to let his teeth to be plucked out and his claws cut off." Date: 1912

Aesop / Title Page / Rackham
The title page

Aesop / Venus and the Cat
VENUS AND THE CAT Even though the cat has been turned into a human, she still displays feline tendencies - such as jumping out of bed to chase a mouse

Aesop / Sailor and the Sea
Aesop/Sailor and the Sea

Aesop / Gnat and the Lion
The gnat and the lion The gnat tries frantically to escape from the spiders web

Aesop / Trees and the Axe
THE TREES AND THE AXE The trees allow the countryman to fell a small tree to make a handle for his axe, not reali- -sing he is a woodcutter who will use it to fell many more

Aesop / The Two Pots
THE TWO POTS The iron pot and the china pot in the water

Aesop / Lion and Elephant
The Lion, Jupiter and the Elephant The lion and the elephant

Fable / Eagle & Owl
The Eagle and the Owl

Fable / Magpie & Raven
The Magpie and the Raven

Fable / Owl & Nightingale
The Owl and the Nightingale

Fable / Fox & Swallow
The Fox and the Swallow

Fable / Mountain in Labour
THE MOUNTAIN IN LABOUR When a mountain is heard to utter prodigious groans, multitudes flock to it in expectation of wonders, but all that appears is a mouse

The Stag Seeing Himself
THE STAG DRINKING aka SEEING HIS REFLECTION IN THE WATER A stag is impressed with his antlers, & bemoans his spindly legs, but these legs are useful for running from danger

Fable / Ears of the Hare
THE HAREs EARS A lion, gored by an elk, banishes all horned animals; a hare, seeing the shadow of her ears, thinks they will be taken for horns, and flees

Fable / Trouts & Gudgeon
TWO TROUTS & THE GUDGEON A mother trout warns its young about the dangers of eating a fly whereupon a gudgeon seizes the fly and falls victim to the fishermans bait

Animals Sick of Plague
THE PLAGUE AMONG THE BEASTS The donkey, whose sin is no more than to eat grass, is sacrificed by the other animals to relieve them of the plague that scourges them

Fable / the Peacock
THE PEACOCK The peacock is honoured by Juno with a magnificent train, and parades his beauty in front of all the other birds

Fable / Wolf and Crane
THE WOLF AND THE CRANE A crane agrees it will extract a bone from a wolfs throat on promise of a reward; the wolf claims not closing its jaws on the cranes head reward enough

The Wolf & the Lamb
THE WOLF AND THE LAMB A young inexperienced lamb is tricked by a hungry wolf and eaten

The Lion, Wolf and Fox
THE SICK LION, THE FOX & THE WOLF: the animals pay the lion respects, except the fox; slandered by the wolf, the fox tells the lion his cure lies in the flaying of the wolf

Fable / the Hermit
THE HERMIT A hermit, sitting reading in his cave, receives a group of pilgrims

Fable / Oak & Willow
THE OAK & THE WILLOW The willow bends under the weight of the wind, while the oak tree resists and is uprooted

Fable / Stork & Crow
THE STORK & THE CROW A stork and a crow argue about who is most favoured by Jupiter

Fable / Minervas Olive
MINERVAs OLIVE: Minerva enquires of the other gods why the trees they favour bear no fruit; she has chosen the olive because of the usefulness of its fruit

Fable / The Snipe Shooter
THE SNIPE SHOOTER A huntsman trying to shoot both a snipe and partridges at the same time, misses both; his faithful spaniel admonishes him

Fable / Vice & Fortune
VICE AND FORTUNE A fable of Plutarch in which Vice and Fortune argue over who has the most power to make mankind unhappy

The Snail and the Statue
THE SNAIL & THE STATUE A statue of the Medicean Venus is defaced by the slime of a snail jealous of the admiration the statue attracted Date: 1761

The Spider & Silkworm
THE SPIDER & THE SILKWORM A spider boasts she can spin much more quickly than the silkworm; the silkworm replies her labours endure & are valued unlike the spiders web

The Wolf & the Mastiff
THE WOLF AND THE MASTIFF A hungry wolf asks a dog how he stays so well-fed; the dog says obedience to his master is enough; the wolf values his freedom over easy meals

Nightingale & Bullfinch
THE NIGHTINGALE & BULLFINCH Two birds occupied cages together; the nightingale varied her tunes, the bullfinch always sang the same & wondered why it was derided

Fable / Partial Judge
THE PARTIAL JUDGE After an incident with an oxen and a bull, a farmer finds that a lawyer is keener to see justice done when its in his favour rather than against him

Fable / Two Lizards
THE TWO LIZARDS: two lizards were bemoaning their fate as lowly creatures, & wishing they d been born proud stags, when hounds tore apart the very stag they d admired

The Mimick & Countryman
THE MIMICK & THE COUNTRYMAN A man imitating the sound of a pig is judged more realistic than an actual pig concealed beneath the cloak of another man

Fable / the Sorceress
THE SORCERESS An evil sorceress casts a spell and conjures up a demon

Fable / the Spectacles
THE SPECTACLES Jupiter makes a present to mankind of pairs of spectacles; Momus is sent to deliver them

Man Eaten by Crocodile
THE TENTYRITES AND THE ICHNEUMON A huge crocodile seizes a man in its jaws on the island of Tentyra

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