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Aesop's Fables; a new translation

Aesop

Read by Phil Chenevert · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Chapters

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00 - Preface: Some of Aesop's Best Loved Fables (11:36)
01 - The Wolf turned Shepherd; The Stag at the Pool; The Fox and the Mask; The Bear and the Fox; The Wolf and the Lamb; The One-Eyed Lamb; The Dog, Cock and Fox; The Mouse, the frog and theHawk; The Lioness: The Dog and the Oyster; The Wolf and the Shepherds; The Hares and the Frogs; The Lion and the Boar; The Mischievous Dog; The Quack Frog; The Ass, the Fox and the Lion; The Wolf and the Sheep; The Cock and the Jewel; The Raven and the Swan (14:45)
02 - The Two Pots; The Gnat and the Lion; The Widow and her Little Maidens; The Fox and the Lion; The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; The Monkey and the Dolphin; The Game-cocks and the Partridge; The Boy and the Nettle; The Trumpeter taken Prisoner; The Fatal Marriage; he Ass and the Charger; The Vain Jackdaw; The Milkmaid and her Pot of Milk; The Playful Ass; The Man and the Satyr: The Oak and the Reeds; The Huntsman and the Fisherman; The Mother and the Wolf; The Sheperd and the Wolf; The Dove and the Crow (17:52)
03 - The Old Man and the Three Young Men; The Lion and the Fox; The Horse and the Stag; The Lion and the Dolphin; The Mice in Council; The Camel and the Arab; The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle; The Boys and the Frogs; The Crab and it's Mother; The Wolf and the Shepherd;The Man and the Lion; The Ox and the Frog; The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat; The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller; The Bull and the Goat; The Lion and the Mouse; The Horse and the Ass; The Old Hound; The Crow and the Pitcher; The Ass Eating Thistles; (16:06)
04 - The Wolf and the Lion; The King's Son and the Painted Lion; The Trees and the Axe; The Seaside Travelers; The Sea-gull and the Kite; The Monkey and the Camel; The Rat and the Elephant; The Fisherman Piping; The Wolf and the House-dog;The Eagle and the Kite; The Dogs and the Hides; The Fisherman and the Little Fish; The Ass and his Purchaser; The Shepherd and the Sheep; The Fox and the Crow; The Swallow and the Crow; The Hen and the Golden Eggs; The Old Man and Death; The Fox and the Leopard; (15:26)
05 - The Mountain in Labor; The Bear and the Two Travelers; The Sick Kite; The Wolf and the Crane; The Cat and the Cock; The Wolf and the Horse; The Two Soldiers and the Robber; The Monkey and the Cat; The Two Frogs; The Vine and the Goat;The Mouse and the Boasting Rat; The Dogs and the Fox; The Thief and the House-Dog; The Sick Stag; The Fowler and the Ringdove; The Kid and the Wolf; The Blind Man and the Whelp; The Geese and the Cranes; The North Wind and the Sun; (13:48)
06 - The Laborer and the Snake; The Bull and the Calf; The Goat and the Ass; The Boasting Traveler; The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion; The Stag and the Fawn; The Partridge and the Fowler; The Farmer and the Stork; The Ass and his Driver; The Hare and the Hound;The Kites and the Swan; The Dog in the Manger; The Crow and the Serpent; The Cat and the Fox; The Eagle and the Arrow; The Dog Invited to Supper; The Frogs Asking for a King; The Prophet; The Dog and his Master's Dinner; The Buffon and the Countryman (17:55)
07 - The Boar and the Ass; The Fox and the Goat; The Oxen and the Butchers; The Horse and his Rider; The Dog and the Hare; The Fawn and his Mother; The Lark and her Young Ones; The Bowman and the Lion; The Boy and the Filberts; The Woman and her Hen;The Lamb and the Wolf; The Bear and the Gardener; The Heifer and the Ox; The Eagle and the Fox; The Hawk and the Nightingale; The Hen and the Swallow; The Herdsman and the Lost Bull; The Shepherd's Boy and 'Wolf!'; The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons; The Farmer and the Cranes; The Cat and the Mice (18:07)
08 - The Father and his Sons; The Owl and the Grasshopper; The Fox and the Grapes; The Ass carrying the Image; The Ass and the Lap-Dog; The Tortoise and the Eagle; The Porcupine and the Snakes; The Fox who had Lost his Tail; The Old Lion; The Ass and the Wolf; The Horse and the Groom; The Ass and his Shadow; The Horse and the Loaded Ass; The Mules and the Robbers; The Lion and the Three Bulls; The Dog and the Shadow; The Ants and the Grasshopper; The Thirsty Pigeon; The Flies and the Honey; The Great and the Little Fishes (15:14)
09 - The Wolves and the Sheep; The Fox and the Stork; The Bat and the Weasels; The Hare and the Tortoise; Jupiter and the Monkey; The Lion in Love; The Miser; The Wolf and the Goat; The Bald Knight; The Fox and the Wood-Cutter; The Kid and the Wolf; The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox; The Stag in the Ox-Stall; The Eagle and the Jackdaw; The Three Tradesmen; The Dancing Monkeys; The Ass and the Grasshopper; The Ass in the Lion's Skin; The Boy Bathing; The Cock and the Fox; (16:37)
10 - The Viper and the File; The Oxen and the Axle-Trees; The Bear and the Bee-Hives; The Thrush and the Swallow; The Sensible Ass; The Lion and the Ass; The Fox and the Ape; The Lion and the Wolf; The Miller, his Son and their Ass; The Travelers and the Plane-Tree; The Tortoise and the Two Ducks; The Countryman and the Snake; The Madman who Sold Wisdom; The Leopard and the Fox; The Hare afraid of his Ears; The Peacock and the Crane; The Mouse and the Weasel; The Fox and the Tiger; The Fox and the Turkeys; The Eagle, the Cat and the Wild Sow; (17:39)
11 - The Peacock and the Magpie; The Two Goats; The Dove and the Ant; The Eagle and the Beetle; The Mule; The Cat, the Weasel and the Rabbit; The Rat and the Frog; The Widow and the Sheep; The Man Bitten by a Dog; The Horse and the Wolf; The Goatherd and the Goats; The Goose with the Golden Eggs; The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar; The Ass Carrying Salt; The Gnat and the Bull; The Lion and the Gnat; The Lion, the Ass and the Fox Hunting; The Dog Whose Ears were Cropped; The Wind and the Sun; The Wild Boar and the Fox (16:41)
12 - The Hunter and the Wolf; The Astronomer; The Bulls and the Frogs; The Thief and His Mother; The Man and His Two Wives; The Heifer, the Goat, the Sheep and the Lion; The Camel and the Travelers; The Swan and the Goose; The Dolphins and the Sprat; The Shepherd and the Sea; The Bees, the Drones, and the Wasp; The Wolf, the Goat and the Kid; The Fox and the Hedgehog; The Brazier and His Dog; The Wild Ass and the Lion; The father and His Two Daughters; The Fir Tree and the Bramble; The Fox and the Monkey; The Farmer and His Sons; The Cat and the Birds; The Stag, the Wolf and the Sheep; (15:41)

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