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The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons
2023-11-24THE PIGEONS, terrified by the appearance of a Kite, called uponthe Hawk to defend them. He at once consented. When they hadadmitted him into the cote,...
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The Heifer and the Ox
2023-11-24A HEIFER saw an Ox hard at work harnessed to a plow, andtormented him with reflections on his unhappy fate in beingcompelled to labor. Shortly afterwa...
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The Hawk and the Nightingale
2023-11-24A NIGHTINGALE, sitting aloft upon an oak and singing according tohis wont, was seen by a Hawk who, being in need of food, swoopeddown and seized him. ...
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The Hart in the Ox-Stall
2023-11-24A Hart hotly pursued by the hounds fled for refuge into anox-stall, and buried itself in a truss of hay, leaving nothing tobe seen but the tips of his...
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The Hart and the Hunter
2023-11-24The Hart was once drinking from a pool and admiring the noblefigure he made there. "Ah," said he, "where can you see suchnoble horns as...
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The Hart and the Vine
2023-11-24A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the largeleaves of a Vine. The huntsmen, in their haste, overshot theplace of his concealment. ...
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The Hare With Many Friends
2023-11-24A Hare was very popular with the other beasts who all claimedto be her friends. But one day she heard the hounds approachingand hoped to escape them b...
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The Hares and the Foxes
2023-11-24THE HARES waged war with the Eagles, and called upon the Foxes tohelp them. They replied, "We would willingly have helped you, ifwe had not known...
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The Hares and the Lions
2023-11-24THE HARES harangued the assembly, and argued that all should beequal. The Lions made this reply: "Your words, O Hares! aregood; but they lack bot...
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The Hares and the Frogs
2023-11-24The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts, they did notknow where to go. As soon as they saw a single animal approachthem, off they used to run...