THE ÆSOP FOR CHILDREN

THE COCK AND THE FOX Fable, Page 58

The ÆSOP for
CHILDREN

WITH PICTURES BY

MILO WINTER

RAND McNALLY & CO.
CHICAGO

Copyright, 1919, by
Rand McNally & Company

A LIST OF THE FABLES

	PAGE
The Wolf and the Kid	11
The Tortoise and the Ducks	12
The Young Crab and His Mother	13
The Frogs and the Ox	13
The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox	14
Belling the Cat	15
The Eagle and the Jackdaw	16
The Boy and the Filberts	16
Hercules and the Wagoner	17
The Kid and the Wolf	17
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse	18
The Fox and the Grapes	20
The Bundle of Sticks	20
The Wolf and the Crane	21
The Ass and His Driver	22
The Oxen and the Wheels	22
The Lion and the Mouse	23
The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf	24
The Gnat and the Bull	25
The Plane Tree	25
The Farmer and the Stork	26
The Sheep and the Pig	26
The Travelers and the Purse	28
The Lion and the Ass	28
The Frogs Who Wished for a King	29
The Owl and the Grasshopper	30
The Wolf and His Shadow	31
The Oak and the Reeds	32
The Rat and the Elephant	33
The Boys and the Frogs	33
The Crow and the Pitcher	34
The Ants and the Grasshopper	34
The Ass Carrying the Image	35
A Raven and a Swan	35
The Two Goats	36
The Ass and the Load of Salt	36
The Lion and the Gnat	38
The Leap at Rhodes	38
The Cock and the Jewel	39
The Monkey and the Camel	39
The Wild Boar and the Fox	40
The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion	40
The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat	41
The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox	41
The Wolf and the Lamb	42
The Wolf and the Sheep	43
The Hares and the Frogs	43
The Fox and the Stork	44
The Travelers and the Sea	45
The Wolf and the Lion	45
The Stag and His Reflection	46
The Peacock	46
The Mice and the Weasels	48
The Wolf and the Lean Dog	48
The Fox and the Lion	49
The Lion and the Ass	50
The Dog and His Master's Dinner	50
The Vain Jackdaw and his Borrowed Feathers	51
The Monkey and the Dolphin	52
The Wolf and the Ass	53
The Monkey and the Cat	54
The Dogs and the Fox	54
The Dogs and the Hides	55
The Rabbit, the Weasel, and the Cat	55
The Bear and the Bees	56
The Fox and the Leopard	56
The Heron	58
The Cock and the Fox	58
The Dog in the Manger	59
The Wolf and the Goat	60
The Ass and the Grasshoppers	60
The Mule	61
The Fox and the Goat	61
The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse	62
The Wolf and the Shepherd	63
The Peacock and the Crane	64
The Farmer and the Cranes	64
The Farmer and His Sons	65
The Two Pots	66
The Goose and the Golden Egg	66
The Fighting Bulls and the Frog	68
The Mouse and the Weasel	68
The Farmer and the Snake	69
The Goatherd and the Wild Goats	69
The Spendthrift and the Swallow	70
The Cat and the Birds	70
The Dog and the Oyster	71
The Astrologer	71
Three Bullocks and a Lion	72
Mercury and the Woodman	72
The Frog and the Mouse	74
The Fox and the Crab	74
The Serpent and the Eagle	75
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing	75
The Bull and the Goat	76
The Eagle and the Beetle	76
The Old Lion and the Fox	78
The Man and the Lion	78
The Ass and the Lap Dog	79
The Milkmaid and Her Pail	80
The Wolf and the Shepherd	80
The Goatherd and the Goat	81
The Miser	81
The Wolf and the House Dog	82
The Fox and the Hedgehog	83
The Bat and the Weasels	84
The Quack Toad	84
The Fox Without a Tail	85
The Mischievous Dog	86
The Rose and the Butterfly	86
The Cat and the Fox	88
The Boy and the Nettles	88
The Old Lion	89
The Fox and the Pheasants	89
Two Travelers and a Bear	90
The Porcupine and the Snakes	91
The Fox and the Monkey	91
The Mother and the Wolf	92
The Flies and the Honey	92
The Eagle and the Kite	93
The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf	93
The Animals and the Plague	94
The Shepherd and the Lion	95
The Dog and His Reflection	96
The Hare and the Tortoise	96
The Bees and Wasps, and the Hornet	98
The Lark and Her Young Ones	99
The Cat and the Old Rat	100
The Fox and the Crow	101
The Ass and His Shadow	102
The Miller, His Son, and the Ass	102
The Ant and the Dove	104
The Man and the Satyr	104
The Wolf, the Kid, and the Goat	106
The Swallow and the Crow	106
Jupiter and the Monkey	107
The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox	107
The Lion's Share	108
The Mole and his Mother	108
The North Wind and the Sun	109
The Hare and His Ears	110
The Wolves and the Sheep	110
The Fox and the Cock	111
The Ass in the Lion's Skin	111
The Fisherman and the Little Fish	112
The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle	112

THE ÆSOP FOR CHILDREN

THE WOLF AND THE KID

There was once a little Kid whose growing horns made him think he was a grown-up Billy Goat and able to take care of himself. So one evening when the flock started home from the pasture and his mother called, the Kid paid no heed and kept right on nibbling the tender grass. A little later when he lifted his head, the flock was gone.

He was all alone. The sun was sinking. Long shadows came creeping over the ground. A chilly little wind came creeping with them making scary noises in the grass. The Kid shivered as he thought of the terrible Wolf. Then he started wildly over the field, bleating for his mother. But not half-way, near a clump of trees, there was the Wolf!

The Kid knew there was little hope for him.

"Please, Mr. Wolf," he said trembling, "I know you are going to eat me. But first please pipe me a tune, for I want to dance and be merry as long as I can."

The Wolf liked the idea of a little music before eating, so he struck up a merry tune and the Kid leaped and frisked gaily.

Meanwhile, the flock was moving slowly homeward. In the still evening air the Wolf's piping carried far. The Shepherd Dogs pricked up their ears. They recognized the song the Wolf sings before a feast, and in a moment they were racing back to the pasture. The Wolf's song ended suddenly, and as he ran, with the Dogs at his heels, he called himself a fool for turning piper to please a Kid, when he should have stuck to his butcher's trade.

Do not let anything turn you from your purpose.

THE WOLF AND THE KID

THE TORTOISE AND THE DUCKS

The Tortoise, you know, carries his house on his back. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot leave home. They say that Jupiter punished him so, because he was such a lazy stay-at-home that he would not go to Jupiter's wedding, even when especially invited.

After many years, Tortoise began to wish he had gone to that wedding. When he saw how gaily the birds flew about and how the Hare and the Chipmunk and all the other animals ran nimbly by, always eager to see everything there was to be seen, the Tortoise felt very sad and discontented. He wanted to see the world too, and there he was with a house on his back and little short legs that could hardly drag him along.

One day he met a pair of Ducks and told them all his trouble.

"We can help you to see the world," said the Ducks. "Take hold of this stick with your teeth and we will carry you far up in the air where you can see the whole countryside. But keep quiet or you will be sorry."

The Tortoise was very glad indeed. He seized the stick firmly with his teeth, the two Ducks took hold of it one at each end, and away they sailed up toward the clouds.

Just then a Crow flew by. He was very much astonished at the strange sight and cried:

"This must surely be the King of Tortoises!"

"Why certainly——" began the Tortoise.

But as he opened his mouth to say these foolish words he lost his hold on the stick, and down he fell to the ground, where he was dashed to pieces on a rock.

Foolish curiosity and vanity often lead to misfortune.

THE ÆSOP FOR CHILDREN

The ÆSOP for CHILDREN

WITH PICTURES BY

MILO WINTER

RAND McNALLY & CO. CHICAGO

A LIST OF THE FABLES

THE ÆSOP FOR CHILDREN

THE WOLF AND THE KID

THE TORTOISE AND THE DUCKS

The ÆSOP for
CHILDREN

RAND McNALLY & CO.
CHICAGO