The monkey and the dolphin
A sailor, bound on a long voyage, took with him a monkey to amuse him while on shipboard. As he sailed off the coast of Greece, a violent tempest aros
Young Trusters
Young Trusters
Two kings
The king of Madagao, being engaged in a dispute with the king of Bornegascar, wrote him as follows: “Before proceeding further in this mat
The Vain Jackdaw
Jupiter determined, it is said, to create a sovereign over the birds, and made proclamation that, on a certain day, they should all present themselves
The tortoise and the birds
A tortoise desired to change its place of residence, so he asked an eagle to carry him to his new home, promising her a rich reward for her trouble. T
The old Hound
A Hound, who in the days of his youth and strength had never yielded to any beast of the forest, encountered in his old age a boar in the chase. He se