The world of Aesop and his fables -- Introduction by D.L. Ashliman -- Aesop's fables : Fox and the grapes -- Goose that laid the golden eggs -- Cat and the mice -- Mischievous dog -- Charcoal burner and the fuller -- Mice in council -- Bat and the weasels -- Dog and the sow -- Fox and the crow -- Horse and the groom -- Wolf and the lamb -- Peacock and the crane -- Cat and the birds -- Spendthrift and the swallow -- Old woman and the doctor -- Moon and her mother -- Mercury and the woodman -- Ass, the fox, and the lion -- Lion and the mouse -- Crow and the pitcher -- Boys and the frogs -- North wind and the sun -- Mistress and her servants -- Goods and the ills -- Hares and the frogs -- Fox and the stork -- Wolf in sheep's clothing -- Stag in the ox stall -- Milkmaid and her pail -- Dolphins, the whales, and the sprat -- Fox and the monkey -- Ass and the lapdog -- Fir tree and the bramble -- Frogs' complaint against the sun -- Dog, the cock, and the fox -- Gnat and the bull -- Bear and the travelers -- Slave and the lion -- Flea and the man -- Bee and Jupiter -- Oak and the reeds -- Blind man and the cub -- Boy and the snails -- Apes and the two travelers -- Ass and his burdens -- Shepherd's boy and the wolf -- Fox and the goat -- Fisherman and the sprat -- Boasting traveler -- Crab and his mother -- Ass and his shadow -- Farmer and his sons -- Dog and the cook -- Monkey as king -- Thieves and the cock -- Farmer and fortune -- Jupiter and the monkey -- Father and sons -- Lamp -- Owl and the birds -- Ass in the lion's skin -- She-goats and their beards -- Old lion -- Boy bathing -- Quack frog -- Swollen fox -- Mouse, the frog, and the hawk -- Boy and the nettles -- Peasant and the apple tree -- Jackdaw and the pigeons -- Jupiter and the tortoise -- Dog in the manger -- Two bags -- Oxen and the axletrees -- Boy and the filberts -- Frogs asking for a king -- Olive tree and the fig tree -- Lion and the boar -- Walnut tree -- Man and the lion -- Tortoise and the eagle -- Kid on the housetop -- Fox without a tail -- Vain jackdaw -- Traveler and his dog -- Shipwrecked man and the sea -- Wild boar and the fox -- Mercury and the sculptor -- Fawn and his mother -- Fox and the lion -- Eagle and his captor -- Blacksmith and his dog -- Stag at the pool -- Dog and his reflection -- Mercury and the tradesmen -- Mice and the weasels -- Peacock and Juno -- Bear and the fox -- Ass and the old peasant -- Ox and the frog -- Man and the image -- Hercules and the Wagoner -- Pomegranate, the apple tree, and the bramble -- Lion, the bear, and the fox -- Blackamoor -- Two soldiers and the robber -- Lion and the wild ass -- Man and the satyr -- Image seller -- Eagle and the arrow -- Rich man and the tanner -- Wolf, the mother, and her child -- Old woman and the wine jar -- Lioness and the vixen -- Viper and the file -- Cat and the cock -- Hare and the tortoise -- Soldier and the horse -- Oxen and the butchers -- Wolf and the lion -- Sheep, the wolf, and the stag -- Lion and the three bulls -- Horse and his rider -- Goat and the vine -- Two pots -- Old hound -- Clown and the countryman -- Lark and the farmer -- Lion and the ass -- Prophet -- Hound and the hare -- Lion, the mouse, and the fox -- Trumpeter taken prisoner -- Wolf and the crane -- Eagle, the cat, and the wild sow -- Wolf and the sheep -- Tuna fish and the dolphin -- Three tradesmen -- Mouse and the bull -- Hare and the hound -- Town mouse and the country mouse -- Lion and the bull -- Wolf, the fox, and the ape -- Eagle and the cocks -- Escaped jackdaw -- Farmer and the fox -- Venus and the cat -- Crow and the swan -- Stag with one eye -- Fly and the draft mule -- Cock and the jewel -- Wolf and the shepherd -- Farmer and the stork -- Charger and the miller -- Grasshopper and the owl -- Grasshopper and the ants -- Farmer and the viper -- Two frogs -- Cobbler turned doctor -- Ass, the cock, and the lion -- Belly and the members -- Bald man and the fly -- Ass and the wolf -- Monkey and the camel -- Sick man and the doctor -- Travelers and the plane tree -- Flea and the ox -- Birds, the beasts, and the bat -- Man and his two mistresses -- Eagle, the jackdaw, and the shepherd -- Wolf and the boy -- Miller, his son, and their ass -- Stag and the vine -- Lamb chased by a wolf -- Archer and the lion -- Wolf and the goat -- Sick stag -- Ass and the mule -- Brother and sister -- Heifer and the ox -- Kingdom of the lion -- Ass and his driver -- Lion and the hare -- Wolves and the dogs -- Bull and the calf -- Trees and the ax -- Astronomer -- Laborer and the snake -- Caged bird and the bat -- Ass and his purchaser -- Kid and the wolf -- Debtor and his sow -- Bald huntsman -- Herdsman and the lost bull -- Hound and the fox -- Mule -- Father and his daughters -- Thief and the innkeeper -- Pack ass and the wild ass -- Ass and his masters -- Pack ass, the wild ass, and the lion -- Ant -- Frogs and the well -- Crab and the fox -- Fox and the grasshopper -- Farmer, his boy, and the rooks -- Ass and the dog -- Ass carrying the image -- Athenian and the Theban -- Goatherd and the goat -- Sheep and the dog -- Shepherd and the wolf -- Lion, Jupiter, and the elephant -- Pig and the sheep -- Gardener and his dog -- Rivers and the sea -- Lion in love -- Beekeeper -- Wolf and the horse -- Bat, the bramble, and the seagull -- Dog and the wolf -- Wasp and the snake -- Eagle and the beetle -- Fowler and the lark -- Fisherman piping -- Weasel and the man -- Plowman, the ass, and the ox -- Demades and his fable -- Monkey and the dolphin -- Crow and the snake -- Dogs and the fox -- Nightingale and the hawk -- Rose and the amaranth -- Man, the horse, the ox, and the dog -- Wolves, the sheep, and the ram -- Swan -- Snake and Jupiter -- Wolf and his shadow -- Plowman and the wolf -- Mercury and the man bitten by an ant -- Wily lion -- Parrot and the cat -- Stag and the lion -- Imposter -- Dogs and the hides -- Lion, the fox, and the ass -- Fowler, the partridge, and the cock -- Gnat and the lion -- Farmer and his dogs -- Eagle and the fox -- Butcher and his customers -- Hercules and Minerva -- Fox who served a lion -- Quack doctor -- Lion, the wolf, and the fox -- Hercules and Plutus -- Fox and the leopard -- Fox and the hedgehog -- Crow and the raven -- Witch -- Old man and death -- Miser -- Foxes and the river -- Horse and the stag -- Fox and the bramble -- Fox and the snake -- Lion, the fox, and the stag -- Man who lost his spade -- Partridge and the fowler -- Runaway slave -- Hunter and the woodman -- Serpent and the eagle -- Rogue and the oracle -- Horse and the ass -- Dog chasing a wolf -- Grief and his due -- Hawk, the kite, and the pigeons -- Woman and the farmer -- Prometheus and the making of man -- Swallow and the crow -- Hunter and the horseman -- Goatherd and the wild goats -- Nightingale and the swallow -- Traveler and fortune -- Glossary of names and terms from classical mythology -- Appendix (Aesopic fables and their Aarne-Thompson type numbers) -- Inspired by Aesop's fables -- Comments & questions -- For further reading -- Alphabetical index of fables.