Contents
 Translator's Preface
 Introduction by John Hollander
 The Fables
 For Monseigneur le Dauphin
 Book I
 The Cricket and the Ant
 The Crow and the Fox
 The Frog Who Would Grow as Big as the Ox
 The Two Mules
 The Wolf and the Hound
 The Heifer, the Goat, and the Lamb in Consort with the Lion
 The Beggar's Sack
 The Swallow and the Little Birds
 The City Rat and the Country Rat
 The Wolf and the Lamb
 The Man and His Image
 The Dragon with Many Heads and the Dragon with Many Tails
 The Thieves and the Ass
 Simonides Saved by the Gods
 Death and the Wretched Man & Death and the Woodsman
 The Middle-aged Man and His Two Mistresses
 The Fox and the Stork
 The Child and the Schoolmaster
 The Cock and the Pearl
 The Hornets and the Honeybees
 The Oak and the Reed
 Book II
 Against Those with Too Difficult Tastes
 The Rats in Council Assembled
 The Wolf Pleading against the Fox before the Ape
 The Two Bulls and a Frog
 The Bat and the Two Weasels
 The Bird Wounded by an Arrow
 The Mastiff Bitch and Her Friend
 The Eagle and the Dung Beetle
 The Lion and the Gnat
 The Ass with a Load of Sponges, and the Ass with a Load of
 Salt
 The Lion and the Rat & The Dove and the Ant
 The Astrologer Who Happens to Fall into a Well
 The Hare and the Frogs
 The Cock and the Fox
 The Crow Who Wanted to Imitate the Eagle
 The Peacock Who Complained to Juno
 The Cat Metamorphosed into a Woman
 The Lion and the Ass out Hunting
 The Will Explained by ¿esop
 Book III
 The Miller, His Son, and the Ass
 The Limbs and the Stomach
 The Wolf Turned Shepherd
 The Frogs Who Ask for a King
 5
 The Fox and the Goat
 The Eagle, the Wild Sow, and the Cat
 The Drunkard and His Wife
 Gout and the Spider
 The Wolf and the Stork
 The Lion Brought Down by Man
 The Fox and the Grapes
 The Swan and the Cook
 The Wolf and the Ewes
 The Lion Grown Old
 Philomela and Procne
 The Drowned Wife
 The Weasel in the Larder
 The Cat and an Old Rat
 Book IV
 The Lion in Love
 The Shepherd and the Sea
 The Fly and the Ant
 The Gardener and His Lord
 The Ass and the Pup
 The War between the Rats and the Weasels
 The Ape and the Dolphin
 The Man with the Wooden Idol
 The Jay Dressed in the Peacock's Feathers
 The Camel and the Floating Sticks
 The Frog and the Rat
 The Tribute Sent by the Animals to Alexander
 The Horse Who Sought Revenge on the Stag
 The Fox and the Bust
 The Wolf, the She-goat, and the Kid & The Wolf, the Mother,
 and the Child
 A Reflection from Socrates
 The Old Man and His Sons
 The Oracle and the Infidel
 The Miser Who Lost His Treasure
 The Master's Eye
 The Lark, Her Little Ones, and the Farmer Who Owns the Field
 Book V
 The Woodsman and Mercury
 The Earthen Pot and the Iron Pot
 The Little Fish and the Fisherman
 The Hare and His Ears
 The Fox Who Lost His Tail
 The Old Woman and the Two Servants
 The Satyr and the Passerby
 The Horse and the Wolf
 The Ploughman and His Sons
 The Mountain in Labor
 Dame Fortune and the Child
 The Doctors
 The Hen with the Golden Eggs
 The Ass with a Load of Holy Relics
 The Deer and the Vine
 The Snake and the File
 6
 The Hare and the Partridge
 The Eagle and the Owl
 The Lion Going off to War
 The Bear and the Two Companions
 The Ass Dressed in the Lion's Skin
 Book VI
 The Shepherd and the Lion & The Lion and the Hunter
 Phoebus and Boreas
 Jupiter and the Farmer
 The Cockerel, the Cat, and the Little Mouse
 The Fox, the Ape, and the Animals
 The Mule Who Boasted of His Family Tree
 The Old Man and the Ass
 The Stag Who Sees Himself in the Water
 The Hare and the Tortoise
 The Ass and His Masters
 The Sun and the Frogs
 The Peasant and the Snake
 The Sick Lion and the Fox
 The Bird-catcher, the Hawk, and the Lark
 The Horse and the Ass
 The Dog Who Drops His Prey for Its Reflection
 The Wagoner Stuck in the Mud
 The Charlatan
 Discord
 The Young Widow
 Epilogue
 Book VII
 For Madame de Montespan
 The Animals Ill with the Plague
 The Man Who Married a Shrew
 The Rat Who Withdrew from the World
 The Heron and the Damsel
 The Wishes
 King Lion's Court
 The Vultures and the Pigeons
 The Coach and the Fly
 The Milkmaid and the Milk Jug
 The Cur¿ and the Corpse
 The Man Who Runs after Fortune, and The Man Who Waits for
 Her in His Bed
 The Two Cocks
 The Ingratitude and Injustice of Men toward Fortune
 The Fortune-tellers
 The Cat, the Weasel, and the Little Rabbit
 The Snake's Head and Tail
 An Animal in the Moon
 Book VIII
 Death and the Dying Man
 The Cobbler and the Financier
 The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox
 The Power of Fables
 The Man and the Flea
 Women and Secrets
 7
 The Dog Who Carries His Master's Dinner around His Neck
 The Joker and the Fish
 The Rat and the Oyster
 The Bear and the Garden-lover
 The Two Friends
 The Hog, the Goat, and the Sheep
 Tircis and Amaranth
 The Lioness's Funeral
 The Rat and the Elephant
 The Horoscope
 The Ass and the Dog
 The Pasha and the Merchant
 The Value of Knowledge
 Jupiter and the Thunderbolts
 The Falcon and the Capon
 The Cat and the Rat
 The Torrent and the Rivulet
 Breeding
 The Two Dogs and the Dead Ass
 Democritus and the Abderitans
 The Wolf and the Hunter
 Book IX
 The Faithless Trustee
 The Two Pigeons
 The Ape and the Leopard
 The Acorn and the Pumpkin
 The Schoolboy, the Pedant, and the Owner of a Garden
 The Sculptor and the Statue of Jupiter
 The Mouse Metamorphosed into a Maiden
 The Madman Who Sells Wisdom
 The Oyster and the Adversaries
 The Wolf and the Scrawny Dog
 All in Moderation
 The Taper
 Jupiter and the Traveler
 The Cat and the Fox
 The Husband, the Wife, and the Thief
 The Treasure and the Two Men
 The Monkey and the Cat
 The Kite and the Nightingale
 The Shepherd and His Flock
 Discourse for Madame de la Sabli¿re
 The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg
 Book X
 The Man and the Snake
 The Turtle and the Two Ducks
 The Fishes and the Cormorant
 The Money-burier and His Friend
 The Wolf and the Shepherds
 The Spider and the Swallow
 The Partridge and the Cocks
 The Dog Who Had His Ears Cut Short
 The Shepherd and the King
 The Fishes and the Shepherd Who Plays the Flute
 8
 The Two Parrots, the King, and His Son
 The Lioness and the She-bear
 The Two Adventurers and the Wondrous Writ
 Discourse for Monsieur le duc de la Rochefoucauld
 The Merchant, the Aristocrat, the Shepherd, and the Prince
 Book XI
 The Lion
 The Gods Wishing to Instruct a Son of Jupiter
 The Farmer, the Hound, and the Fox
 The Dream of the Man from the Mogol Land
 The Lion, the Ape, and the Two Asses
 The Wolf and the Fox
 The Peasant from the Danube
 The Old Man and the Three Young Men
 The Mice and the Screech Owl
 Epilogue
 Book XII
 The Companions of Ulysses
 The Cat and the Two Sparrows
 The Treasure-hoarder and the Ape
 The Two Goats
 For Monseigneur le duc de Bourgogne
 The Old Cat and the Young Mouse
 The Sick Stag
 The Bat, the Bush, and the Duck
 The Quarrel of the Dogs and Cats and of the Cats and Mice
 The Wolf and the Fox
 The Crayfish and Her Daughter
 The Eagle and the Magpie
 The Kite, the King, and the Fowler
 The Fox, the Flies, and the Hedgehog
 Love and Folly
 The Crow, the Gazelle, the Tortoise, and the Rat
 The Forest and the Woodsman
 The Fox, the Wolf, and the Horse
 The Fox and the Young Turkey Cocks
 The Ape
 The Scythian Philosopher
 The Elephant and Jupiter's Ape
 A Fool and a Wise Man
 The English Fox
 Daphnis and Alcimadura
 Philemon and Baucis
 The Matron of Ephesus
 Belphegor
 The Daughters of Mineas
 The Arbiter, the Hospitaler, and the Hermit
 Appendix
 The Sun and the Frogs
 The Rats' League
 Notes
 Notes to Illustrations
 Bibliography
 Index