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The Blind Man and the Whelp
2023-11-24A BLIND MAN was accustomed to distinguishing different animals bytouching them with his hands. The whelp of a Wolf was broughthim, with a request that...
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The Bitch and Her Whelps
2023-11-24A BITCH, ready to whelp, earnestly begged a shepherd for a placewhere she might litter. When her request was granted, shebesought permission to rear h...
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The Belly and the Members
2023-11-24One fine day it occurred to the Members of the Body that theywere doing all the work and the Belly was having all the food. Sothey held a meeting, and...
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Belling the Cat
2023-11-24Long ago, the mice had a general council to consider whatmeasures they could take to outwit their common enemy, the Cat.Some said this, and some said ...
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The Bee and Jupiter
2023-11-24A BEE from Mount Hymettus, the queen of the hive, ascended toOlympus to present Jupiter some honey fresh from her combs. Jupiter, delighted with the o...
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The Bear and the Two Travelers
2023-11-24TWO MEN were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them ontheir path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree andconcealed himself in the br...
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The Bear and the Fox
2023-11-24A BEAR boasted very much of his philanthropy, saying that of allanimals he was the most tender in his regard for man, for he hadsuch respect for him t...
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The Bat and the Weasels
2023-11-24A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleadedto be spared his life. The Weasel refused, saying that he was bynature the enemy of a...
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The Bat, the Birds and the Beasts
2023-11-24A great conflict was about to come off between the Birds andthe Beasts. When the two armies were collected together the Bathesitated which to join. Th...
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The Bald Man and the Fly
2023-11-24There was once a Bald Man who sat down after work on a hotsummer's day. A Fly came up and kept buzzing about his bald pate,and stinging him from t...