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• 1.The weasel and the man 黄鼠狼和人
• A man once caught a weasel, which was always sneaking about the house, and was just going to drown it in a tub of water, when it begged hard for its l...
• 2.The ploughman,the ass and the ox
• A ploughman yoked his ox and his ass together, and set to work to plough his field. It was a poor makeshift of a team, but it was the best he could do...
• 3.The nightingale and the hawk
• A nightingale was sitting on a bough of an oak and singing, as her custom was. A hungry hawk presently spied her, and darting to the spot seized her i...
• 4.The swan
• The swan is said to sing but once in its life-when it knows that it is about to die. A certain man, who had heard of the song of the swan, one day saw...
• 5.The wolves, the sheep and Ram
• The wolves sent a deputation to the sheep with proposals for a lasting peace between them, on condition of their giving up the sheepdogs to instant de...
• 6.The snake and Jupiter
• A snake suffered a good deal from being constantly trodden upon by man and beast, owing partly to the length of his body and partly to his being unabl...
• 7.The wolf and his shadow
• A wolf, who was roaming about on plain when the sun was getting low in the sky, was much impressed by the size of his shadow, and said to himself, I h...
• 8.A Beautiful Flower
• This happened many summers ago. There was a young flower in a desert where was always dried and sad-looking. It was growing by itself, enjoying everyd...
• 9.The ploughman and the wolf
• A ploughman loosed his oxen from the plough, and led them away to the water to drink. While he was absent a half-starved wolf appeared on the scene, a...
• 10.Mercury and the bitten by an ant
• A man once saw a ship go down with all its crew, and commented severely on the injustice of the gods. They care nothing for a man's character, said he...