[Read more…] about A Fisherman and His BagpipeA Fisherman played music to draw Fish but none came. Once he caught some they danced to his tune because they were under his control.
Stick to business you know.
The Boy Hunting Locusts
[Read more…] about The Boy Hunting LocustsA Boy hunting locusts put out his hand toward a Scorpion. The Scorpion, showing his stinger, made the Boy glad he did not touch him or he would lose all.
Caution is important.
The Father, His Sons, and The Bundle of Sticks
[Read more…] about The Father, His Sons, and The Bundle of SticksSticks in a bundle can’t be broken but sticks taken singly can be easily broken. Same applies to people.
There is strength in union.
The Bat and The Weasels
[Read more…] about The Bat and The WeaselsA Bat caught by a Weasel pleaded to live as the Weasel thought he was a bird and wasn’t. Caught again he pleaded as a Mouse. Once more free.
It is sometimes wise to turn circumstances.
General Introduction
This collection of Aesop’s Fables contains translations published by The Paperless Readers Club (Charles W. Eliot (1834-1926) retold by Joseph Jacobs and edited by me), a 1912 book by V.S. Vernon Jones with Introduction by G.K. Chesterton, George Fyler Townsend (1814-1900), and Sir Roger L’Estrange (1616-1704). To the best of my knowledge these translations are in the public domain or freely useable.
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