THE DONKEY AND THE LAPDOG Let’s not force our talent, As nothing would be performed gracefully: Never has a dolt, no matter how much he tries, Could ever be taken for a gentleman. Few people blessed by the Heavens, Possess the inborn gift...
The wolf and the crane A Wolf had been feasting too greedily, and a bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. He could get it neither up nor down, and of course he could not eat a thing. Naturally that was...
The Hare and the Tortoise Once there was a Hare who used to laugh scornfully at a Tortoise because he plodded along so slowly. “You never can get anywhere with those short legs of yours. Look at my long legs! They’re...
The Woodman and the Serpent One wintry day a Woodman was tramping home from his work when he saw something black lying on the snow. When he came closer he saw it was a Serpent to all appearance dead. But he...
The Wolf and the Kid A KID standing on the roof of a house, out of harm’s way, saw a Wolf passing by and immediately began to taunt and revile him. The Wolf, looking up, said, “Sirrah! I hear thee: yet...