The Fables of La Fontaine, translated by Elizur Wright

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Author

La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695

Title

Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes

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Produced by Thomas Berger, Eric Eldred, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Language

English

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PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Subject

Fables, French -- Translations into English

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Text

eBook-No.

7241

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7241

Release Date

January 1, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.FABLES OF LA FONTAINE
2. 2.PREFACE — THE FLY AND THE GAME. — THE DOG AND CAT. — THE GOLDEN PITCHER. — PARTY STRIFE. — THE CAT AND THE THRUSH.
3. 3.ADVERTISEMENT
4. 4.A PREFACE, — BALLADE SUR ESCOBAR. — BALLAD UPON ESCOBAR.
5. 5.THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE — To Monseigneur The Dauphin.[ 1 ] — BOOK I. — I .--THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT.[ 1 ] — II .--THE RAVEN AND THE FOX.[ 2 ] — III .--THE FROG THAT WISHED TO BE AS BIG AS THE OX.[ 3 ] — IV .--THE TWO MULES. — V .--THE WOLF AND THE DOG.[ 5 ] — VI .--THE HEIFER, THE GOAT, AND THE SHEEP, IN COMPANY WITH THE LION.[ 6 ] — VII .--THE WALLET.[ 7 ] — VIII .--THE SWALLOW AND THE LITTLE BIRDS.[ 8 ] — IX .--THE CITY RAT AND THE COUNTRY RAT.[ 10 ] — X .--THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.[ 11 ] — XI .--THE MAN AND HIS IMAGE.[ 12 ] — XII .--THE DRAGON WITH MANY HEADS, AND THE DRAGON WITH MANY TAILS.[ 14 ] — XIII .--THE THIEVES AND THE ASS.[ 16 ] — XIV .--SIMONIDES PRESERVED BY THE GODS.[ 17 ] — XV .--DEATH AND THE UNFORTUNATE.[ 19 ] — XVI .--DEATH AND THE WOODMAN.[ 21 ] — XVII .--THE MAN BETWEEN TWO AGES, AND HIS TWO MISTRESSES.[ 22 ] — XVIII .--THE FOX AND THE STORK.[ 23 ] — XIX .--THE BOY AND THE SCHOOLMASTER.[ 24 ] — XX .--THE COCK AND THE PEARL.[ 25 ] — XXI .--THE HORNETS AND THE BEES.[ 26 ] — XXII .--THE OAK AND THE REED.[ 28 ] — BOOK II. — I .--AGAINST THE HARD TO SUIT.[ 1 ] — II .--THE COUNCIL HELD BY THE RATS [ 4 ] — III .--THE WOLF ACCUSING THE FOX BEFORE THE MONKEY.[ 6 ] — IV .--THE TWO BULLS AND THE FROG.[ 9 ] — V .--THE BAT AND THE TWO WEASELS.[ 10 ] — VI .--THE BIRD WOUNDED BY AN ARROW.[ 12 ] — VII .--THE BITCH AND HER FRIEND.[ 13 ] — VIII .--THE EAGLE AND THE BEETLE.[ 14 ] — IX .--THE LION AND THE GNAT.[ 15 ] — X .--THE ASS LOADED WITH SPONGES, AND THE ASS LOADED WITH SALT.[ 16 ] — XI .--THE LION AND THE RAT.[ 17 ] — XII .--THE DOVE AND THE ANT.[ 18 ] — XIII .--THE ASTROLOGER WHO STUMBLED INTO A WELL.[ 19 ] — XIV .--THE HARE AND THE FROGS.[ 20 ] — XV .--THE COCK AND THE FOX.[ 21 ] — XVI .--THE RAVEN WISHING TO IMITATE THE EAGLE.[ 22 ] — XVII .--THE PEACOCK COMPLAINING TO JUNO.[ 24 ] — XVIII .--THE CAT METAMORPHOSED INTO A WOMAN.[ 26 ] — XIX .--THE LION AND THE ASS HUNTING.[ 28 ] — XX .--THE WILL EXPLAINED BY AESOP.[ 29 ] — BOOK III. — I .--THE MILLER, HIS SON, AND THE ASS [ 1 ] — II .--THE MEMBERS AND THE BELLY.[ 5 ] — III .--THE WOLF TURNED SHEPHERD.[ 9 ] — IV .--THE FROGS ASKING A KING.[ 10 ] — V .--THE FOX AND THE GOAT.[ 11 ] — VI .--THE EAGLE, THE WILD SOW, AND THE CAT.[ 12 ] — VII .--THE DRUNKARD AND HIS WIFE.[ 14 ] — VIII .--THE GOUT AND THE SPIDER.[ 15 ] — IX .--THE WOLF AND THE STORK.[ 16 ] — X .--THE LION BEATEN BY THE MAN.[ 17 ] — XI .--THE FOX AND THE GRAPES.[ 18 ] — XII .--THE SWAN AND THE COOK.[ 19 ] — XIII .--THE WOLVES AND THE SHEEP.[ 20 ] — XIV .--THE LION GROWN OLD.[ 21 ] — XV .--PHILOMEL AND PROGNE.[ 22 ] — XVI .--THE WOMAN DROWNED.[ 24 ] — XVII .--THE WEASEL IN THE GRANARY.[ 25 ] — XVIII .--THE CAT AND THE OLD RAT.[ 27 ] — BOOK IV. — I .--THE LION IN LOVE.[ 1 ] — II .--THE SHEPHERD AND THE SEA.[ 3 ] — III .--THE FLY AND THE ANT.[ 4 ] — IV .--THE GARDENER AND HIS LORD. — V .--THE ASS AND THE LITTLE DOG.[ 5 ] — VI .--THE BATTLE OF THE RATS AND THE WEASELS.[ 7 ] — VII .--THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN.[ 9 ] — VIII .--THE MAN AND THE WOODEN GOD.[ 11 ] — IX .--THE JAY IN THE FEATHERS OF THE PEACOCK.[ 12 ] — X .--THE CAMEL AND THE FLOATING STICKS.[ 14 ] — XI .--THE FROG AND THE RAT.[ 15 ] — XII .--THE ANIMALS SENDING TRIBUTE TO ALEXANDER.[ 17 ] — XIII .--THE HORSE WISHING TO BE REVENGED UPON THE STAG.[ 18 ] — XIV .--THE FOX AND THE BUST.[ 19 ] — XV .--THE WOLF, THE GOAT, AND THE KID.[ 20 ] — XVI .--THE WOLF, THE MOTHER, AND HER CHILD.[ 21 ] — XVII .--THE WORDS OF SOCRATES.[ 22 ] — XVIII .--THE OLD MAN AND HIS SONS.[ 23 ] — XIX .--THE ORACLE AND THE ATHEIST.[ 25 ] — XX .--THE MISER WHO HAD LOST HIS TREASURE.[ 26 ] — XXI .--THE EYE OF THE MASTER.[ 27 ] — XXII .--THE LARK AND HER YOUNG ONES WITH THE OWNER OF A FIELD.[ 28 ] — BOOK V. — I .--THE WOODMAN AND MERCURY.[ 1 ] — II .--THE EARTHEN POT AND THE IRON POT.[ 4 ] — III .--THE LITTLE FISH AND THE FISHER.[ 5 ] — IV .--THE EARS OF THE HARE.[ 6 ] — V .--THE FOX WITH HIS TAIL CUT OFF.[ 8 ] — VI .--THE OLD WOMAN AND HER TWO SERVANTS.[ 9 ] — VII .--THE SATYR AND THE TRAVELLER.[ 10 ] — VIII .--THE HORSE AND THE WOLF.[ 11 ] — IX .--THE PLOUGHMAN AND HIS SONS.[ 12 ] — X .--THE MOUNTAIN IN LABOUR.[ 13 ] — XI .--FORTUNE AND THE BOY.[ 15 ] — XII .--THE DOCTORS.[ 16 ] — XIII .--THE HEN WITH THE GOLDEN EGGS.[ 17 ] — XIV .--THE ASS CARRYING RELICS.[ 18 ] — XV .--THE STAG AND THE VINE.[ 19 ] — XVI .--THE SERPENT AND THE FILE.[ 20 ] — XVII .--THE HARE AND THE PARTRIDGE. — XVIII .--THE EAGLE AND THE OWL.[ 21 ] — XIX .--THE LION GOING TO WAR.[ 23 ] — XX .--THE BEAR AND THE TWO COMPANIONS.[ 24 ] — XXI .--THE ASS DRESSED IN THE LION'S SKIN.[ 27 ] — BOOK VI. — I .--THE SHEPHERD AND THE LION.[ 1 ] — II .--THE LION AND THE HUNTER.[ 4 ] — III .--PHOEBUS AND BOREAS.[ 5 ] — IV .--JUPITER AND THE FARMER.[ 6 ] — V .--THE COCKEREL, THE CAT, AND THE YOUNG MOUSE.[ 7 ] — VI .--THE FOX, THE MONKEY, AND THE ANIMALS.[ 8 ] — VII .--THE MULE BOASTING OF HIS GENEALOGY.[ 9 ] — VIII .--THE OLD MAN AND THE ASS.[ 10 ] — IX .--THE STAG SEEING HIMSELF IN THE WATER.[ 11 ] — X .--THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE.[ 12 ] — XI .--THE ASS AND HIS MASTERS.[ 15 ] — XII .--THE SUN AND THE FROGS.[ 16 ] — XIII .--THE COUNTRYMAN AND THE SERPENT.[ 17 ] — XIV .--THE SICK LION AND THE FOX.[ 18 ] — XV .--THE FOWLER, THE HAWK, AND THE LARK.[ 19 ] — XVI .--THE HORSE AND THE ASS.[ 20 ] — XVII .--THE DOG THAT DROPPED THE SUBSTANCE FOR THE SHADOW.[ 21 ] — XVIII .--THE CARTER IN THE MIRE.[ 22 ] — XIX .--THE CHARLATAN.[ 23 ] — XX .--DISCORD. — XXI .--THE YOUNG WIDOW.[ 26 ] — EPILOGUE. — BOOK VII.[ 1 ] — To Madame De Montespan[ 2 ] — I .--THE ANIMALS SICK OF THE PLAGUE.[ 4 ] — II .--THE ILL-MARRIED. — III .--THE RAT RETIRED FROM THE WORLD. — IV .--THE HERON.[ 7 ] — V .--THE MAID.[ 9 ] — VI .--THE WISHES. — VII .--THE LION'S COURT.[ 10 ] — VIII .--THE VULTURES AND THE PIGEONS.[ 12 ] — IX .--THE COACH AND THE FLY.[ 13 ] — X .--THE DAIRYWOMAN AND THE POT OF MILK. — XI .--THE CURATE AND THE CORPSE.[ 15 ] — XII .--THE MAN WHO RAN AFTER FORTUNE, AND THE MAN WHO WAITED FOR HER IN HIS BED. — XIII .--THE TWO COCKS.[ 18 ] — XIV .--THE INGRATITUDE AND INJUSTICE OF MEN TOWARDS FORTUNE.[ 19 ] — XV .--THE FORTUNE-TELLERS. — XVI .--THE CAT, THE WEASEL, AND THE YOUNG RABBIT.[ 22 ] — XVII .--THE HEAD AND THE TAIL OF THE SERPENT.[ 24 ] — XVIII .--AN ANIMAL IN THE MOON.[ 26 ] — BOOK VIII. — I .--DEATH AND THE DYING.[ 1 ] — II .--THE COBBLER AND THE FINANCIER. — III .--THE LION, THE WOLF, AND THE FOX.[ 3 ] — IV .--THE POWER OF FABLES. — V .--THE MAN AND THE FLEA.[ 11 ] — VI .--THE WOMEN AND THE SECRET.[ 12 ] — VII .--THE DOG THAT CARRIED HIS MASTER'S DINNER. — VIII .--THE JOKER AND THE FISHES.[ 13 ] — IX .--THE RAT AND THE OYSTER[ 14 ] — X .--THE BEAR AND THE AMATEUR GARDENER.[ 15 ] — XI .--THE TWO FRIENDS.[ 17 ] — XII .--THE HOG, THE GOAT, AND THE SHEEP.[ 19 ] — XIII .--THYRSIS AND AMARANTH. — XIV .--THE FUNERAL OF THE LIONESS.[ 22 ] — XV .--THE RAT AND THE ELEPHANT. — XVI .--THE HOROSCOPE. — XVII .--THE ASS AND THE DOG.[ 25 ] — XVIII .--THE PASHAW AND THE MERCHANT.[ 27 ] — XIX .--THE USE OF KNOWLEDGE.[ 29 ] — XX .--JUPITER AND THE THUNDERBOLTS. — XXI .--THE FALCON AND THE CAPON.[ 30 ] — XXII .--THE CAT AND THE RAT.[ 33 ] — XXIII .--THE TORRENT AND THE RIVER.[ 34 ] — XXIV .--EDUCATION. — XXV .--THE TWO DOGS AND THE DEAD ASS.[ 35 ] — XXVI .--DEMOCRITUS AND THE PEOPLE OF ABDERA. — XXVII .--THE WOLF AND THE HUNTER.[ 38 ] — BOOK IX. — I .--THE FAITHLESS DEPOSITARY.[ 1 ] — II .--THE TWO DOVES.[ 2 ] — III .--THE MONKEY AND THE LEOPARD.[ 3 ] — IV .--THE ACORN AND THE PUMPKIN. — V .--THE SCHOOLBOY, THE PEDANT, AND THE OWNER OF A GARDEN. — VI .--THE SCULPTOR AND THE STATUE OF JUPITER. — VII .--THE MOUSE METAMORPHOSED INTO A MAID.[ 7 ] — VIII .--THE FOOL WHO SOLD WISDOM.[ 8 ] — IX .--THE OYSTER AND THE LITIGANTS. — X .--THE WOLF AND THE LEAN DOG.[ 11 ] — XI .--NOTHING TOO MUCH.[ 13 ] — XII .--THE WAX-CANDLE.[ 14 ] — XIII .--JUPITER AND THE PASSENGER.[ 17 ] — XIV .--THE CAT AND THE FOX. — XV .--THE HUSBAND, THE WIFE, AND THE THIEF.[ 18 ] — XVI .--THE TREASURE AND THE TWO MEN.[ 20 ] — XVII .--THE MONKEY AND THE CAT. — XVIII .--THE KITE AND THE NIGHTINGALE.[ 22 ] — XIX .--THE SHEPHERD AND HIS FLOCK.[ 25 ] — BOOK X. — I .--THE TWO RATS, THE FOX, AND THE EGG. — II .--THE MAN AND THE ADDER.[ 6 ] — III .--THE TORTOISE AND THE TWO DUCKS.[ 7 ] — IV .--THE FISHES AND THE CORMORANT.[ 8 ] — V .--THE BURIER AND HIS COMRADE.[ 9 ] — VI .--THE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERDS.[ 10 ] — VII .--THE SPIDER AND THE SWALLOW.[ 12 ] — VIII .--THE PARTRIDGE AND THE COCKS.[ 16 ] — IX .--THE DOG WHOSE EARS WERE CROPPED. — X .--THE SHEPHERD AND THE KING.[ 17 ] — XI .--THE FISHES AND THE SHEPHERD WHO PLAYED THE FLUTE.[ 18 ] — XII .--THE TWO PARROTS, THE KING, AND HIS SON.[ 19 ] — XIII .--THE LIONESS AND THE BEAR. — XIV .--THE TWO ADVENTURERS AND THE TALISMAN.[ 21 ] — XV .--THE RABBITS.[ 23 ] — XVI .--THE MERCHANT, THE NOBLE, THE SHEPHERD, AND THE KING'S SON.[ 25 ] — BOOK XI. — I .--THE LION.[ 1 ] — II .--THE GODS WISHING TO INSTRUCT A SON OF JUPITER.[ 2 ] — III .--THE FARMER, THE DOG, AND THE FOX.[ 4 ] — IV .--THE MOGUL'S DREAM.[ 6 ] — V .--THE LION, THE MONKEY, AND THE TWO ASSES.[ 9 ] — VI .--THE WOLF AND THE FOX. — VII .--THE PEASANT OF THE DANUBE.[ 11 ] — VIII .--THE OLD MAN AND THE THREE YOUNG ONES.[ 13 ] — IX .--THE MICE AND THE OWL. — EPILOGUE. — BOOK XII. — I .--THE COMPANIONS OF ULYSSES. — II .--THE CAT AND THE TWO SPARROWS.[ 4 ] — III .--THE MISER AND THE MONKEY.[ 5 ] — IV .--THE TWO GOATS.[ 6 ] — V .--THE OLD CAT AND THE YOUNG MOUSE. — VI .--THE SICK STAG.[ 13 ] — VII .--THE BAT, THE BUSH, AND THE DUCK.[ 14 ] — VIII .--THE QUARREL OF THE DOGS AND CATS, AND THAT OF THE CATS AND MICE. — IX .--THE WOLF AND THE FOX. — X .--THE LOBSTER AND HER DAUGHTER.[ 18 ] — XI .--THE EAGLE AND THE MAGPIE.[ 20 ] — XII .--THE KING, THE KITE, AND THE FALCONER.[ 21 ] — XIII .--THE FOX, THE FLIES, AND THE HEDGEHOG.[ 24 ] — XIV .--LOVE AND FOLLY.[ 25 ] — XV .--THE RAVEN, THE GAZELLE, THE TORTOISE, AND THE RAT.[ 27 ] — XVI .--THE WOODS AND THE WOODMAN.[ 32 ] — XVII .--THE FOX, THE WOLF, AND THE HORSE.[ 33 ] — XVIII .--THE FOX AND THE TURKEYS. — XIX .--THE APE. — XX .--THE SCYTHIAN PHILOSOPHER. — XXI .--THE ELEPHANT AND THE APE OF JUPITER. — XXII .--THE FOOL AND THE SAGE.[ 34 ] — XXIII .--THE ENGLISH FOX.[ 35 ] — XXIV .--THE SUN AND THE FROGS.[ 40 ] — XXV .--THE LEAGUE OF THE RATS. — XXVI .--DAPHNIS AND ALCIMADURE. — XXVII .--THE ARBITER, THE ALMONER, AND THE HERMIT.
6. 6.INDEX TO THE FABLES.

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