of the Dogs and Cats_ 158

R

_The Rat and the Elephant_ 118
_The Rat and the Oyster_ 114
_The Rat Retired from the World_ 86

S

_The Shepherd and his Dog_ 44
_The Shepherd and his Flock_ 38
_The Shepherd and the Lion_ 180
_The Shepherd and the Sea_ 16
_The Sick Stag_ 156
_The Spider and the Swallow_ 142
_The Stag and the Vine_ 190
_The Sun and the Frogs_ 100
_The Swan and the Cook_ 12

T

_The Thieves and the Ass_ 4
_The Tortoise and the Two Ducks_ 40
_The Two Asses_ 42
_The Two Bulls and the Frog_ 64
_The Two Dogs and the Dead Ass_ 124
_The Two Goats_ 152
_The Two Mules_ 46
_The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg_ 50

V

_The Vultures and the Pigeons_ 188

W

_The Wallet_ 174
_The Wax-Candle_ 36
_The Weasel in the Granary_ 14
_The Wolf Accusing the Fox_ 6
_The Wolf and the Fox_ 160
_The Wolf and the Lean Dog_ 134
_The Wolf, the Goat, and the Kid_ 84
_The Wolf turned Shepherd_ 10
_The Woodman and Mercury_ 176
_The Woods and the Woodman_ 168

A HUNDRED FABLES OF LA FONTAINE

The Grasshopper and the Ant.

A grasshopper gay
Sang the summer away,
And found herself poor
By the winter's first roar.
Of meat or of bread,
Not a morsel she had!
So a-begging she went,
To her neighbour the ant,
For the loan of some wheat,
Which would serve her to eat,
Till the season came round.
"I will pay you," she saith,
"On an animal's faith,
Double weight in the pound
Ere the harvest be bound."
The ant is a friend
(And here she might mend)
Little given to lend.
"How spent you the summer?"
Quoth she, looking shame
At the borrowing dame.
"Night and day to each comer
I sang, if you please."
"You sang! I'm