BOOK III.

Prologue, to Eutychus 390 497 Fable I. The Old Woman and the Cask 393 498 II. The Panther and Shepherd 394 498 III. Esop and the Farmer 395 --- IV. The Butcher and the Ape 395 499 [III] V. Esop and the Insolent Man 395 499 [IV] VI. The Fly and the Mule 396 499 [V] VII. The Dog and the Wolf 397 500 [VI] VIII. The Brother and Sister 398 501 [VII] IX. Socrates to his Friends 398 502 [VIII] X. The Poet on Believing and not Believing 399 502 [IX] [XI. The Eunuch to the Abusive Man 401 --- ] XI. The Cock and the Pearl [XII] 401 504 XII. The Bees and the Drones, the Wasp sitting as judge [XIII] 402 505 XIII. Esop at play [XIV] 402 505 XIV. The Dog to the Lamb [XV] 403 506 XV. The Grasshopper and the Owl [XVI] 404 507 XVI. The Trees under the Protection of the Gods [XVII] 405 508 XVII. The Peacock to Juno [XVIII] 405 509 XVIII. Esop’s Answer to the Inquisitive Man [XIX] 406 509 Epilogue 407 ---