The Fables of La Fontaine

The Fables of La Fontaine - Translated into English Verse by Walter Thornbury and Illustrated by Gustave Doré

CONTENTS As Essay on the Life and Works of Jean de la Fontaine xiii The Life of sop, the Phrygian xxxiii Dedication to Monseigneur the Dauphin li Preface lv To Monseigneur the Dauphin lxiii The Grasshopper and the Ant 3 The Raven and the Fox 5 The Frog that Wished to make Herself as Big as the Ox 7 The Two Mules 11 The Wolf and the Dog 13 The Heifer, the She-goat, and the Lamb, in Partnership with the Lion 16 The Wallet 18 The Swallow and the Little Birds 20 The Town Rat and the Country Rat 27 The Man and his Image 29 The Dragon with many Heads, and the Dragon with many Tails 31 The Wolf and the Lamb 35 The Robbers and the Ass 37 Death and the Woodcutter 39 Simonides rescued by the Gods 43 Death and the Unhappy Man 47 The Wolf turned Shepherd 51 The Child and the Schoolmaster 53 The Pullet and the Pearl 55 The Drones and the Bees 56 The Oak and the Reed 61 Against Those Who are Hard to Please 63 The Council held by the Rats 69 The Wolf Pleading against the Fox before the Ape 71 The Middle-Aged Man and the Two Widows 73 The Fox and the Stork 75 The Lion and the Gnat 79 The Ass Laden with Sponges, and the Ass Laden with Salt 82 The Lion and the Rat 84 The Dove and the Ant 88 The Astrologer Who let Himself Fall into the Well 90 The Hare and the Frogs 95 The Two Bulls and the Frog 97 The Peacock Complaining to Juno 101 The Bat and the Two Weasels 103 The Bird Wounded by an Arrow 105 The Miller, his Son, and the Ass 106 The Cock and the Fox 113 The Frogs Who Asked for a King 116 The Dog and Her Companion 121 The Fox and the Grapes 125 The Eagle and the Beetle 126 The Raven Who Wished to Imitate the Eagle 130 The Wolves and the Sheep 132 The Cat Changed into a Woman 136 [Pg vi]Philomel and Progne 141 The Lion and the Ass 143 The Cat and the Old Rat 145 A Will Interpreted by sop 151 The Lion in Love 156 The Fox and the Goat 161 The Shepherd and the Sea 165 The Drunkard and His Wife 167 King Caster and the Members 169 The Monkey and the Dolphin 172 The Eagle, the Wild Sow, and the Cat 177 The Miser Who Lost His Treasure 180 The Gout and the Spider 185 The Eye of the Master 188 The Wolf and the Stork 193 The Lion Defeated by Man 195 The Swan and the Cook 196 The Wolf, the Goat, and the Kid 198 The Wolf, the Mother, and the Child 200 The Lion Grown Old 205 The Drowned Woman 207 The Weasel in the Granary 209 The Lark and Her Little Ones With the Owner of a Field 211 The Fly and the Ant 217 The Gardener and his Master 220 The Woodman and Mercury 223 The Ass and the Little Dog 230 Man and the Wooden Idol 233 The Jay Dressed in Peacock's Plumes 235 The Little Fish and the Fisherman 239 Battle Between the Rats and Weasles 241 The Camel and the Drift-Wood 244 The Frog and the Rat 246 The Old Woman and Her Servants 251 The Animals Sending a Tribute to Alexander 253 The Horse Wishing to be Revenged on the Stag 257 The Fox and the Bust 259 The Horse and the Wolf 263 The Saying of Socrates 265 The Old Man and His Children 267 The Oracle and the Impious Man 270 The Mountain in Labour 272 Fortune and the Little Child 275 The Earthen Pot and the Iron Pot 277 The Hare's Ears 279 The Fox with His Tail Cut Off 281 The Satyr and the Passer-By 283 The Doctors 287 The Labouring Man and His Children 289 The Hen with the Golden Eggs 291 The Ass that Carried the Relics 295 The Serpent and the File 296 The Hare and the Partridge 298 The Stag and the Vine 300 The Lion Going to War 304 The Ass in the Lion's Skin 306 The Eagle and the Owl 308 The Shepherd and the Lion 313 The Lion and the Hunter 316 Phbus and Boreas 318 The Bear and the Two Friends 323 Jupiter and the Farmer 326 The Stag Viewing Himself in the Stream 328 The Cockerel, the Cat, and the Little Rat 332 The Fox, the Monkey, and the Other Animals 335 The Mule That Boasted of His Family 337 The Old Man and the Ass 339 The Countryman and the Serpent 343 The Hare and the Tortoise 345 The Sick Lion and the Fox 348 The Ass and His Masters 352 The Sun and the Frogs 354 The Carter Stuck in the Mud 356 The Doc and the Shadow 360 [Pg vii] The Bird-Catcher, the Hawk, and the Skylark 361 The Horse and the Ass 363 The Charlatan 365 The Young Widow 368 Discord 373 The Animals Sick of the Plague 375 The Rat Who Retired From the World 381 The Heron 383 The Man Badly Married 385 The Maiden 388 The Wishes 393 The Vultures and the Pigeons 396 The Court of the Lion 401 The Milk-Maid and the Milk-Pail 404 The Curate and the Corpse 409 The Man Who Runs After Fortune, and the Man Who Waits for Her 411 The Two Fowls 416 The Coach and the Fly 420 The Ingratitude and Injustice of Men Towards Fortune 422 An Animal in the Moon 426 The Fortune-Teller 431 The Cobbler and the Banker 435 The Cat, the Weasel, and the Little Rabbit 440 The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox 443 The Head and the Tail of the Serpent 448 The Dog Which Carried Round His Neck His Master's Dinner 451 Death and the Dying Man 456 The Power of Fables 460 The Bear and the Amateur of Gardening 464 The Man and the Flea 469 The Woman and the Secret 471 Tircis and Amaranth 475 The Joker and the Fishes 479 The Rat and the Oyster 481 The Two Friends 484 The Pig, the Goat, and the Sheep 486 The Rat and the Elephant 488 The Funeral or the Lioness 492 The Bashaw and the Merchant 496 The Horoscope 502 The Torrent and the River 507 The Ass and the Dog 511 The Two Dogs and the Dead Ass 514 The Advantage of Being Clever 520 The Wolf and the Hunter 523 Jupiter and the Thunderbolts 529 The Falcon and the Capon 533 The Two Pigeons 536 Education 543 The Madman Who Sold Wisdom 547 The Cat and the Rat 549 Democritus and the Anderanians 553 The Oyster and Its Claimants 559 The Fraudulent Trustee 561 Jupiter and the Traveller 567 The Ape and the Leopard 571 The Acorn and the Gourd 574 The School-Boy, the Pedant, and the Nursery Gardener 577 The Cat and the Fox 580 The Sculptor and the Statue of Jupiter 585 The Mouse Metamorphosed Into a Girl 588 The Monkey and the Cat 595 The Wolf and the Starved Dog 597 The Wax Candle 599 "Not Too Much" 601 The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg 604 The Cormorant and the Fishes 619 The Husband, the Wife, and the Robber 624 The Shepherd and the King 627 The Two Men and the Treasure 635 The Shepherd and His Flock 637 The Kite and the Nightingale 639 The Fish and the Shepherd Who Played on the Clarionet 643 The Man and the Snake 645 [Pg viii] The Tortoise and the Two Ducks 650 The Two Adventurers and the Talisman 655 The Miser and his Friend 659 The Wolf and the Peasants 662 The Rabbits 667 The Swallow and the Spider 672 The Partridge and the Fowls 674 The Lion 676 The Dog Whose Ears Were Cut 682 The Two Parrots, the Monarch, and His Son 684 The Peasant of the Danube 688 The Lioness and She-Bear 695 The Merchant, the Nobleman, the Shepherd, and the King's Son 697 The Old Man and the Three Young Men 700 The Gods as Instructors of Jupiter's Son 705 The Owl and the Mice 708 The Companions of Ulysses 713 The Farmer, the Dog, and the Fox 721 The Dream of an Inhabitant of Mogul 725 The Two Goats 728 The Lion, the Ape, and the Two Asses 733 The Wolf and the Fox 737 The Sick Stag 740 The Cat and the Two Sparrows 744 The Miser and the Ape 747 To the Duke of Burgundy 750 The Old Cat and the Young Mouse 752 The Bat, the Bush, and the Duck 754 The Eagle and the Magpie 759 The Quarrel of the Dogs and the Cats; and, Also, That of the Cats and the Mice 762 Love and Folly 767 The Wolf and the Fox 770 The Crab and Its Daughter 774 The Forest and the Woodman 776 The Fox, the Flies, and the Hedge-Hog 780 The Hawk, the King, and the Falcon 782 The Fox and the Turkeys 791 The Crow, the Gazelle, the Tortoise, and the Rat 793 The English Fox 803 The Ape 807 The Fox, the Wolf, and the Horse 809 The League of the Rats 812 A Scythian Philosopher 817 Daphnis and Alcimadura 820 The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey 826 The Madman and the Philosopher 829 The Frogs and the Sun 831 The Arbitrator, Almoner, and Hermit 833[Pg ix] ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 50316
Author: La Fontaine, Jean de
Release Date: Oct 26, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883
Translator: Thornbury, Walter, 1828-1876