Category: Greece

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The Farmer and the Cranes (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

SOME CRANES made their feeding grounds on some plowlands newly sown with wheat. For a long time the Farmer, brandishing an empty sling, chased them away by the terror he inspired; but when the...

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The Man and the Lion (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A MAN and a Lion traveled together through the forest. They soon began to boast of their respective superiority to each other in strength and prowess. As they were disputing, they passed a statue...

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The Flies and the Honey-Pot (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A NUMBER of Flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned in a housekeeper’s room, and placing their feet in it, ate greedily. Their feet, however, became so smeared with...

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The Tortoise and the Eagle (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A TORTOISE, lazily basking in the sun, complained to the sea-birds of her hard fate, that no one would teach her to fly. An Eagle, hovering near, heard her lamentation and demanded what reward...

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The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

THE ASS and the Fox, having entered into partnership together for their mutual protection, went out into the forest to hunt. They had not proceeded far when they met a Lion. The Fox, seeing...

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The Mountain in Labor (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A MOUNTAIN was once greatly agitated. Loud groans and noises were heard, and crowds of people came from all parts to see what was the matter. While they were assembled in anxious expectation of...