Contents
The Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine
CONTENTS
LA FONTAINE'S LIFE
PREFACE
Joconde
The Cudgelled and Contented Cuckold
The Husband Confessor
The Cobbler
The Peasant and His Angry Lord
The Muleteer
The Servant Girl Justified
The Three Gossips' Wager
The Old Man's Calendar
The Avaricious Wife and Tricking Gallant
The Jealous Husband
The Gascon Punished
The Princess Betrothed to the King of Garba
The Magick Cup
The Falcon
The Little Dog
The Eel Pie
The Magnificent
The Ephesian Matron
Belphegor
The Little Bell
The Glutton
The Two Friends
The Country Justice
Alice Sick
The Kiss Returned
Sister Jane
An Imitation of Anacreon
Another Imitation of Anacreon
PREFACE (To The Second Book)
Friar Philip's Geese
Richard Minutolo
The Monks of Catalonia
The Cradle
St. Julian's Prayer
The Countryman Who Sought His Calf
Hans Carvel's Ring
The Hermit
The Convent Gardener of Lamporechio
The Mandrake
The Rhemese
The Amorous Courtesan
Nicaise
The Progress of Wit
The Sick Abbess
The Truckers
The Case of Conscience
The Devil of Pope-fig Island
Feronde
The Psalter
King Candaules and the Doctor of Laws
The Devil in Hell
Neighbour Peter's Mare
The Spectacles
The Bucking Tub
The Impossible Thing
The Picture
The Pack-Saddle
The Ear-maker, and the Mould-mender
The River Scamander
The Confidant Without Knowing It, or the Stratagem
The Clyster
The Indiscreet Confession
The Contract
The Quid Pro Quo, or the Mistakes
The Dress-maker
The Gascon
The Pitcher
To Promise is One Thing, to Keep It, Another
The Nightingale
Epitaph of La Fontaine
A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine
Contents
The Acorn and the Pumpkin
The Animals Sick of the Plague
The Ape
The Ass and his Masters
The Ass and the Dog
The Ass and the Little Dog
The Ass Carrying Relics
The Ass Dressed in the Lion's Skin
The Ass Loaded with Sponges
B
The Bat and the Two Weasels
The Battle of the Rats and the Weasels
The Bear and the Two Companions
The Bird Wounded by an Arrow
C
The Camel and the Floating Sticks
The Carter in the Mire
The Cat and the Fox
The Cat and the Two Sparrows
The Cock and the Fox
The Council held by the Rats
The Countryman and the Serpent
The Cunning Fox
D
Death and the Woodman
The Dog and his Master's Dinner
The Dog whose Ears were Cropped
The Dove and the Ant
The Dragon with many Heads
E
The Eagle and the Magpie
The Eagle and the Owl
The Ears of the Hare
The Earthen Pot and the Iron Pot
Education
F
The Fool who Sold Wisdom
The Fox, the Flies, and the Hedgehog
The Fox, the Monkey, and the Animals
The Fox and the Turkeys
The Fox, the Wolf, and the Horse
G
The Grasshopper and the Ant
H
The Hare and the Partridge
The Head and the Tail of the Serpent
The Heifer, the Goat, and the Sheep
The Heron
The Hog, the Goat, and the Sheep
The Hornets and the Bees
The Horse and the Wolf
J
The Joker and the Fishes
L
The Lion and the Ass Hunting
The Lion and the Hunter
The Lion and the Gnat
The Lion and the Monkey
The Lion beaten by the Man
The Lioness and the Bear
The Lion Going to War
The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox
The Lobster and her Daughter
M
The Man and his Image
The Man and the Wooden God
The Man and the Owl
The Miser and the Monkey
The Monkey and the Cat
The Monkey and the Leopard
N
Nothing too Much
O
The Oak and the Reed
The Old Cat and the Young Mouse
The Old Man and the Ass
The Old Woman and her Servants
The Oyster and the Litigants
P
Philomet and Progne
The Ploughman and his Sons
Q
The Quarrel of the Dogs and Cats
R
The Rat and the Elephant
The Rat and the Oyster
The Rat Retired from the World
S
The Shepherd and his Dog
The Shepherd and his Flock
The Shepherd and the Lion
The Shepherd and the Sea
The Sick Stag
The Spider and the Swallow
The Stag and the Vine
The Sun and the Frogs
The Swan and the Cook
T
The Thieves and the Ass
The Tortoise and the Two Ducks
The Two Asses
The Two Bulls and the Frog
The Two Dogs and the Dead Ass
The Two Goats
The Two Mules
The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg
V
The Vultures and the Pigeons
W
The Wallet
The Wax-Candle
The Weasel in the Granary
The Wolf Accusing the Fox
The Wolf and the Fox
The Wolf and the Lean Dog
The Wolf, the Goat, and the Kid
The Wolf turned Shepherd
The Woodman and M
