BOOK V.

Prologue 427 526 Fable I. Demetrius and Menander 427 527 II. The Travellers and the Robber 428 528 III. The Bald Man and the Fly 429 529 IV. The Man and the Ass 429 529 V. The Buffoon and Countryman 429 530 VI. The Two Bald Men 431 532 VII. Princeps the Flute Player 431 532 VIII. The Emblem of Opportunity 433 534 IX. The Bull and the Calf 433 534 X. The Huntsman and the Dog 433 535

THE NEW FABLES--Attributed to Phædrus.

Fable I. The Ape and the Fox 435 II. The Author 436 III. Mercury and the two Women 436 IV. Prometheus and Cunning 437 V. The Author 438 VI. The signification of the Punishments of Tartarus 438 VII. The Author 439 VIII. Æsop and the Author 439 IX. Pompeius Magnus and his Soldier 440 X. Juno, Venus, and the Hen 441 XI. The Father of a Family and Æsop 442 XII. The Philosopher and the Victor in the Gymnastic Games 442 XIII. The Ass and the Lyre 443 XIV. The Widow and the Soldier 443 XV. The Rich Suitor and the Poor One 444 XVI. Æsop and his Mistress 445 XVII. A Cock carried in a Litter by Cats 446 XVIII. The Sow bringing forth and the Wolf 446 XIX. The Runaway Slave and Æsop 447 XX. The Chariot Horse sold for the Mill 447 XXI. The Hungry Bear 448 XXII. The Traveller and the Raven 449 XXIII. The Shepherd and the She-Goat 449 XXIV. The Serpent and the Lizard 449 XXV. The Crow and the Sheep 450 XXVI. The Servant and the Master 450 XXVII. The Hare and the Herdsman 450 XXVIII. The Young Man and the Courtesan 451 XXIX. The Beaver 451 XXX. The Butterfly and the Wasp 452 XXXI. The Ground-Swallow and the Fox 453 Epilogue 453

ÆSOPIAN FABLES--The Authors of Which Are Not Known.

Fable I. The Sick Kite 454 II. The Hares tired of Life 454 III. Jupiter and the Fox 455 IV. The Lion and the Mouse 455 V. The Man and the Trees 456 VI. The Mouse and the Frog 456 VII. The Two Cocks and the Hawk 456 VIII. The Snail and the Ape 457 IX. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse 457 X. The Ass fawning upon his Master 458 XI. The Crane, the Crow, and the Countryman 459 XII. The Birds and the Swallow 459 XIII. The Partridge and the Fox 460 XIV. The Ass, the Ox, and the Birds 461 XV. The Lion and the Shepherd 461 XVI. The Goat and the Bull 462 XVII. The Horse and the Ass 462 XVIII. The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat 463 XIX. The Nightingale, the Hawk, and the Fowler 463 XX. The Wolf, the Fox, and the Shepherd 464 XXI. The Sheep and the Wolves 464 XXII. The Ape and the Fox 465 XXIII. The Wolf, the Huntsman, and the Shepherd 465 XXIV. The Truthful Man, the Liar, and the Apes 466 XXV. The Man and the Lion 467 XXVI. The Stork, the Goose, and the Hawk 467 XXVII. The Sheep and the Crow 468 XXVIII. The Ant and the Grasshopper 468 XXIX. The Horse and the Ass 469 XXX. The Old Lion and the Fox 469 XXXI. The Camel and the Flea 469 XXXII. The Kid and the Wolf 470 XXXIII. The Poor Man and the Serpent 470 XXXIV. The Eagle and the Kite 471

THE FABLES OF PHÆDRUS.