Aesop's Fables

Translated by Joseph Jacobs (1854-1916)

Table of Contents

The Fables

  1. The Cock and the Pearl
  2. The Wolf and the Lamb
  3. The Dog and the Shadow
  4. The Lion’s Share
  5. The Wolf and the Crane
  6. The Man and the Serpent
  7. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
  8. The Fox and the Crow
  9. The Sick Lion
  10. The Ass and the Lapdog
  11. The Lion and the Mouse
  12. The Swallow and the Other Birds
  13. The Frogs Desiring a King
  14. The Mountains in Labour
  15. The Hares and the Frogs
  16. The Wolf and the Kid
  17. The Woodman and the Serpent
  18. The Bald Man and the Fly
  19. The Fox and the Stork
  20. The Fox and the Mask
  21. The Jay and the Peacock
  22. The Frog and the Ox
  23. Androcles
  24. The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts
  25. The Red Deer and the Hunter
  26. The Serpent and the File
  27. The Man and the Wood
  28. The Dog and the Wolf
  29. The Belly and the Members
  30. The Red Deer in the Ox-Stall
  31. The Fox and the Grapes
  32. The Horse, Hunter, and Stag
  33. The Peacock and Juno
  34. The Fox and the Lion
  35. The Lion and the Statue
  36. The Ant and the Grasshopper
  37. The Tree and the Reed
  38. The Fox and the Cat
  39. The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
  40. The Dog in the Manger
  41. The Man and the Wooden God
  42. The Fisher
  43. The Shepherd’s Boy
  44. The Young Thief and His Mother
  45. The Man and His Two Wives
  46. The Nurse and the Wolf
  47. The Tortoise and the Birds
  48. The Two Crabs
  49. The Ass in the Lion’s Skin
  1. The Two Fellows and the Bear
  2. The Two Pots
  3. The Four Oxen and the Lion
  4. The Fisher and the Little Fish
  5. Avaricious and Envious
  6. The Crow and the Pitcher
  7. The Man and the Satyr
  8. The Goose With the Golden Eggs
  9. The Labourer and the Nightingale
  10. The Fox, the Cock, and the Dog
  11. The Wind and the Sun
  12. Hercules and the Waggoner
  13. The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey
  14. The Miser and His Gold
  15. The Fox and the Mosquitoes
  16. The Fox Without a Tail
  17. The One-Eyed Doe
  18. Belling the Cat
  19. The Hare and the Tortoise
  20. The Old Man and Death
  21. The Hare With Many Friends
  22. The Lion in Love
  23. The Bundle of Sticks
  24. The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts
  25. The Ass’s Brains
  26. The Eagle and the Arrow
  27. The Milkmaid and Her Pail
  28. The Cat-Maiden
  29. The Horse and the Ass
  30. The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
  31. The Buffoon and the Countryman
  32. The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar
  33. The Fox and the Goat
  34. The Ant and the Chrysalis
  35. The Ass and his Purchaser
  36. The Cage Bird and the Bat
  37. The Dove and the Ant
  38. The Frogs and the Well
  39. Hercules and Athena
  40. The Little Boy and Fortune
  41. The Lost Wig
  42. Mercury and the Woodman
  43. The Rose and the Amaranth
  44. The Serpent and the Eagle
  45. The Shipwrecked Impostor
  46. The Silkworm and Spider
  47. The Vain Jackdaw
  48. The Vixen and the Lioness