Chapter V: Book V

Prologue 427 526
Fable I. Demetrius and Menander 427 527
II. The Travellers and the Robber 428 528
III. The Bald Man and the Fly 429 529
IV. The Man and the Ass 429 529
V. The Buffoon and Countryman 429 530
VI. The Two Bald Men 431 532
VII. Princeps the Flute Player 431 532
VIII. The Emblem of Opportunity 433 534
IX. The Bull and the Calf 433 534
X. The Huntsman and the Dog 433 535

THE NEW FABLES--Attributed to Phædrus.

Fable I. The Ape and the Fox 435
II. The Author 436
III. Mercury and the two Women 436
IV. Prometheus and Cunning 437
V. The Author 438
VI. The signification of the Punishments
of Tartarus 438
VII. The Author 439
VIII. Æsop and the Author 439
IX. Pompeius Magnus and his Soldier 440
X. Juno, Venus, and the Hen 441
XI. The Father of a Family and Æsop 442
XII. The Philosopher and the Victor
in the Gymnastic Games 442
XIII. The Ass and the Lyre 443
XIV. The Widow and the Soldier 443
XV. The Rich Suitor and the Poor One 444
XVI. Æsop and his Mistress 445
XVII. A Cock carried in a Litter by Cats 446
XVIII. The Sow bringing forth and the Wolf 446
XIX. The Runaway Slave and Æsop 447
XX. The Chariot Horse sold for the Mill 447
XXI. The Hungry Bear 448
XXII. The Traveller and the Raven 449
XXIII. The Shepherd and the She-Goat 449
XXIV. The Serpent and the Lizard 449
XXV. The Crow and the Sheep 450
XXVI. The Servant and the Master 450
XXVII. The Hare and the Herdsman 450
XXVIII. The Young Man and the Courtesan 451
XXIX. The Beaver 451
XXX. The Butterfly and the Wasp 452
XXXI. The Ground-Swallow and the Fox 453
Epilogue 453

ÆSOPIAN FABLES--The Authors of Which Are Not Known.

Fable I. The Sick Kite 454
II. The Hares tired of Life 454
III. Jupiter and the Fox 455
IV. The Lion and the Mouse 455
V. The Man and the Trees 456
VI. The Mouse and the Frog 456
VII. The Two Cocks and the Hawk 456
VIII. The Snail and the Ape 457
IX. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse 457
X. The Ass fawning upon his Master 458
XI. The Crane, the Crow, and the Countryman 459
XII. The Birds and the Swallow 459
XIII. The Partridge and the Fox 460
XIV. The Ass, the Ox, and the Birds 461
XV. The Lion and the Shepherd 461
XVI. The Goat and the Bull 462
XVII. The Horse and the Ass 462
XVIII. The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat 463
XIX. The Nightingale, the Hawk, and the Fowler 463
XX. The Wolf, the Fox, and the Shepherd 464
XXI. The Sheep and the Wolves 464
XXII. The Ape and the Fox 465
XXIII. The Wolf, the Huntsman, and the Shepherd 465
XXIV. The Truthful Man, the Liar, and the Apes 466
XXV. The Man and the Lion 467
XXVI. The Stork, the Goose, and the Hawk 467
XXVII. The Sheep and the Crow 468
XXVIII. The Ant and the Grasshopper 468
XXIX. The Horse and the Ass 469
XXX. The Old Lion and the Fox 469
XXXI. The Camel and the Flea 469
XXXII. The Kid and the Wolf 470
XXXIII. The Poor Man and the Serpent 470
XXXIV. The Eagle and the Kite 471

THE FABLES OF PHÆDRUS.