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Aesop's Fables

Story 1: The Cock and the Pearl

Story 2: The Wolf and the Lamb

Story 3: The Dog and the Shadow

Story 4: The Lion's Share

Story 5: The Wolf and the Crane

Story 6: The Man and the Serpent

Story 7: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

Story 8: The Fox and the Crow

Story 9: The Sick Lion

Story 10: The Ass and the Lapdog

Story 11: The Lion and the Mouse

Story 12: The Swallow and the Other Birds

Story 13: The Frogs Desiring a King

Story 14: The Mountains in Labour

Story 15: The Hares and the Frogs

Story 16: The Wolf and the Kid

Story 17: The Woodman and the Serpent

Story 18: The Bald Man and the Fly

Story 19: The Fox and the Stork

Story 20: The Fox and the Mask

Story 21: The Jay and the Peacock

Story 22: The Frog and the Ox

Story 23: Androcles

Story 24: The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts

Story 25: The Hart and the Hunter

Story 26: The Serpent and the File

Story 27: The Man and the Wood

Story 28: The Dog and the Wolf

Story 29: The Belly and the Members

Story 30: The Hart in the Ox-Stall

Story 31: The Fox and the Grapes

Story 32: The Horse, Hunter, and Stag

Story 33: The Peacock and Juno

Story 34: The Fox and the Lion

Story 35: The Lion and the Statue

Story 36: The Ant and the Grasshopper

Story 37: The Tree and the Reed

Story 38: The Fox and the Cat

Story 39: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Story 40: The Dog in the Manger

Story 41: The Man and the Wooden God

Story 42: The Fisher

Story 43: The Shepherd's Boy

Story 44: The Young Thief and His Mother

Story 45: The Man and His Two Wives

Story 46: The Nurse and the Wolf

Story 47: The Tortoise and the Birds

Story 48: The Two Crabs

Story 49: The Ass in the Lion's Skin

Story 50: The Two Fellows and the Bear

Story 51: The Two Pots

Story 52: The Four Oxen and the Lion

Story 53: The Fisher and the Little Fish

Story 54: Avaricious and Envious

Story 55: The Crow and the Pitcher

Story 56: The Man and the Satyr

Story 57: The Goose With the Golden Eggs

Story 58: The Labourer and the Nightingale

Story 59: The Fox, the Cock, and the Dog

Story 60: The Wind and the Sun

Story 61: Hercules and the Waggoner

Story 62: The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey

Story 63: The Miser and His Gold

Story 64: The Fox and the Mosquitoes

Story 65: The Fox Without a Tail

Story 66: The One-Eyed Doe

Story 67: Belling the Cat

Story 68: The Hare and the Tortoise

Story 69: The Old Man and Death

Story 70: The Hare With Many Friends

Story 71: The Lion in Love

Story 72: The Bundle of Sticks

Story 73: The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts

Story 74: The Ass's Brains

Story 75: The Eagle and the Arrow

Story 76: The Milkmaid and Her Pail

Story 77: The Cat-Maiden

Story 78: The Horse and the Ass

Story 79: The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner

Story 80: The Buffoon and the Countryman

Story 81: The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar

Story 82: The Fox and the Goat

Story 48: The Two Crabs

One fine day two Crabs came out from their home to take a stroll on the sand. "Child," said the mother, "you are walking very ungracefully. You should accustom yourself, to walking straight forward without twisting from side to side."

"Pray, mother," said the young one, "do but set the example yourself, and I will follow you."

Example is the best precept.

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