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• 1.The Horse and the Stag
• A very long time ago horses lived freely all over the world．One of these horses used to feed every day in a grassy meadow．No other animal used the m...
• 2.A Tiger in Tow
• A tiger caught a fox on the hunt for animals to devour．You can't be so bold as to eat me．said the fox．I am sent by the heavenly god to rule over th...
• 3.The Crane，the Crow and the Countryman
• A crane and a crow made a league on oath，providing that the crane should protect the crow against other birds，and that the crow should foretell the ...
• 4.The Old Hound
• A hunter once had an old and faithful hound．For many years he had been the best dog in the pack，running more swiftly and catching more wild animals ...
• 5.The“Finishing”Touch
• In the state of Chu，an aristocrat，after offering sacrifices to his ancestors，bestowed a flask of wine on the gentlemen who worked for him．They dis...
• 6.Aesop at Play
• An Athenian seeing Aesop in a crowd of boys at play with nuts，stopped and laughed at him for a madman．As soon as the sageOne who was good at laughin...
• 7.The Dog and the Bone
• A dog once stole a bone from a butcher's shop．He ran off down the street as fast as he could，across the meadow in the village and down the hill to a...
• 8.The Maidens on the River Bank
• On the river bank lived a number of maidens．One of them was very poor and could not afford a lamp．The others talked about it among themselves and wa...
• 9.The Camel and the Fly
• A fly，chancing to sit on the back of a camel，who was trekking along weighed down with heavy burdens，was quite delighted with himself，as he appeare...
• 10.The Boy and the Lion
• Once upon a time a shepherd boy was wandering far from home．He lost his way in the forest and as darkness fell he felt very frightened and lonely．Su...