Aesop's Fables - Illustrated by Charles Robinson (The Banbury Cross Series)

by Grace Rhys (Editor), Charles Robinson (Illustrator)

Overview

This wonderful collection of moral tales from Aesop, the Ancient Greek slave and storyteller, features gorgeous illustrations by Arthur Rackham.

Aesop was an Ancient Greek slave with a remarkable gift for storytelling and is believed to have lived between 620 and 560 BCE. This collection features a variety of entertaining stories and thought-provoking morals that were first told by Aesop and were passed down from generation to generation until they were recorded in writing. The brilliant tales are accompanied by Arthur Rackham’s beautifully imaginative and humorous illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781528782227
Publisher:	Pook Press
Publication date:	01/31/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	5 - 17 Years

About the Author

Grace Rhys (1865–1929) was an Irish writer best known for editing and collating fairy tale collections, including ‘Aesop’s Fables’ (1890).

Table of Contents

The Wolf and the Lamb; The Dog and the Shadow; The City Mouse and the Country Mouse; The Cock and the Diamond; The Frogs Desiring a King; The Kite, Hawk, and Pigeons; The Thief and the Dog; The Sow and the Wolf; The Crow and the Mussel; The Stag Looking into the Pool; The Fox and the Raven; The Old Lion; The Ass and the Little Dog; The Lion and the Mouse; The Frog and the Mouse; The Lion and the Bear; The Countryman and the Snake; The Lion and the Ass; The Sick Kite; The Swallow and the Other Birds; The Mountain in Labour; The Ass and His Ungrateful Master; The Old Dog and His Master; The Ass, the Ape, and the Mole; The Hares and the Frogs; The Wolf, the She-Goat, and the Kid; The Dog and the Sheep; The Countryman and the Snake; The Fox and the Stork; The Wolf and the Crane; The Fox and the Mask; A Daw and Borrowed Feathers; The Ant and the Fly; The Frog Who Wished to be as Big as an Ox; The Lion, the Heifer, the Goat, and the Sheep A-Hunting; The Horse and the Ass; The Fox and the Wolf; The Snake and the File; The Wolves and the Sheep; The Axe and the Forest; The Tree and the Wedge; The Eagle and the Arrow; The Thrush Taken with Birdlime; The Dog in the Manger; The Sheep and the Crow; The Belly and the Members; The Lark and Her Young Ones; The Stag and the Oxen; The Eagle and the Crow; The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf; The Fox and the Sick Lion; The Mouse and the Weasel; The Bat and the Two Weasels; The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat; The Ostrich, Birds, and Beasts; The Boar and the Horse; The Horse and the Stag; The Young Men and the Cook; The Butcher and the Dog; The Lamb, the Goat, and the Wolf; The Father and His Sons; The Fox and the Cock; The Horse and the Laden Ass; The Collier and the Fuller; The Thrush and the Swallow; The Fowler and the Ringdove; The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner; An Ass and a Wolf; The Horse and the Lion; The Wolf and the Mastiff; The Farmer and His Dogs; The Camel at First Sight; The Fox and the Lion; The Eagle and the Fox; The Fox and the Ape; The Husbandman and the Stork; Jupiter and the Camel; The Old Weasel and the Mice; The Old Tree that was Transplanted; The Woman and the Fat Hen; A Man Bitten by a Dog; The Hunted Beaver; The Tunny and the Dolphin; The Two Enemies at Sea; The Fortune Teller; The Wise Woman; The Traveller and the Astrologer; The Two Rabbits; The Fox and the Goat; The Partridge and the Cocks; The Boasting Traveller; Apollo and the Impostor; The Doctor and His Patient; The Fox and the Crocodile; The Fox and the Countryman; The Man and His Wooden God; The Dog Invited to Supper; The Eagle and the Man; The Husbandman and His Sons; The Dog and the Wolf; The Lion and the Bull; The Lion in Love; The Blacksmith and His Dog; The Mule; The Fighting Cocks; The Lioness and the Fox; The Stag and the Fawn; Jupiter and the Bee; The Wasps and the Honey-Pot; The Fowler and the Blackbird; Mercury and the Traveller; The Boy and His Mother; The Fox Without a Tail; The Fox and the Bramble; The Shepherd Turned Merchant; The Old Man and the Lion; The Disappointed Fishermen; The Fox and the Grapes; The Wolf and the Lion; The Spendthrift and the Swallow; Mercury and the Woodman; The Fisherman and His Flute; The Fisherman and His Luck; The Man of Many Promises; The Old Man and Death; The Old Woman and the Doctor; The Cat and the Mice; The Boy and the Snake; The Hare and the Tortoise; The Ass, the Lion, and the Cock; The Falconer and the Partridge; The Peach, the Apple, and the Blackberry; The Mole and Her Dam; The Wasps, the Partridges, and the Husbandman; Jupiter and the Serpent; The Cock and the Dog on a Journey; The Man and the Flea; Hercules and the Flea; The Man and His Two Wives; The Two Frogs; The Bat, the Bramble, and the Cormorant; The Nightingale and the Bat; The Fowler and the Lark; The Covetous Man; The Deer and the Lion; The One-Eyed Doe; The Hart and the Vine; The Gardener and His Dog; The Sow and the Cat; The Lion, the Fox, and the Wolf; The Drunken Husband; The Swan and the Goose; The Shepherd and the Young Wolf; The Snake and the Crab; The Boy and the Cockles; The Two Travellers; The Neighbour Frogs; The Kingfisher; The Fisherman and Troubled Water; The Ape and the Dolphin; Mercury and the Carver; The Bees and their Master; Mercury and Tiresias; The Hound and the Mastiff; The Unhappy Match; The Wolf and the Kid; The Blackamoor; The Raven and the Swan; The Swallow and the Crow; The Fox and the Crab; The Musician; Jupiter’s Wedding; The Wolf and the Sheep; The Hares, the Foxes, and the Eagles; The Cur and His Master; The Thieves and the Cock; The Crow and the Raven; The Crow and the Dog; The Raven and the Serpent; The Jackdaw and the Pigeons; The Jackdaw with the String on His Foot; The Oak and the Willow; Jupiter and Fraud; The Origin of the Ant; Travellers by the Seaside; The Horseman and His Wig; The Wild Ass and the Tame One; The Ass and the Raven; The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion; The Pigeon and the Glass; The Pigeon and the Crow; The Woman and Her Two Daughters; The Ass and the Frogs; The Herdsman and Jupiter; The Gnat and the Lion; The Lion and the Frog; The Ant and the Dove; The Peacock as King; The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox A-Hunting; The Kid and the Wolf; Jupiter and the Ass; The Hen and the Swallow; The Old Woman and Her Maids; The Lion and the Goat; The Vulture and His Guests; The Bustards and the Cranes; Jupiter and the Ape; The Eagle and the Owl; The Shepherd and His Coat; The Fisherman and the Little Fish; The Grasshopper and the Ants; The Wolf and the Nurse; The Bull and the Goat; The Tortoise and the Eagle; The Crab and Her Daughter; The Goose and the Gosling; The Wind and the Sun; The Ass in the Lion’s Skin; The Worm and the Fox; The Cur in Disgrace; The Travellers and the Bear; The Peacock and the Crane; The Tiger and the Fox; The Bulls and the Lion; The Fir-Tree and the Bramble; The Brazen and the Earthen Pots; Fortune and the Clown; Fortune and the Countryman; Fortune and the Boy; The Crow and the Pitcher; The Man and the Lion; The Covetous Man and the Envious; The Ass and the Dog; The Thief and the Boy; The Countryman and the Ox; The Satyr and the Man; The Hare and the Sparrow; The Countryman and the Boar; The Mouse and the Bull; Hercules and the Waggoner; The Goose with the Golden Eggs; The Ape and Her Young Ones; The Calf and the Ox; The Dog and the Lion; The Fox and the Hedgehog; The Pike and the Sea Fish; The Leopard and the Fox; Demades and the Audience; The Mouse in a Chest; The Boar and the Fox; Ceres and the Husbandman; The Countryman and the Hawk; The Spider and the Swallow; The Countryman and the River; The Magpie and the Pigeon; The Cuckoo and the Hawk; The Ass and His Master; The Swan and the Stork; The Wolf and the Shepherds; The Oxen and the Timber; The Crooked Tree; The Lobsters; The Fly On the Wheel; The Eel and the Snake; The Cook and the Fish; The Beasts, the Birds, and the Fishes; The Ambassador and the Nobleman; The Cavalier and the Cardinal; The Owl and the Grasshopper; The Old Man and the Young Man; The Fat and Lean Capons; The Eagle and the Magpie; The Countryman and the Mouse; The Dog and the Curs; Jupiter and the Snake; The Man and His Foolish Servant; The Tortoises and the Frogs; The Mice and the Acorns; The Bear and the Bees; The Fowler and the Birds; The Officer and His Horse; The Lion and the Mouse; The Coachman and His Wheel; The Old Woman and the Cask Of Wine; The Indolent Young Man; The Cock and the Fox; The Shepherd and the Cur; The Nightingale and the Hawk; The Old Man and His Son, and the Ass; The Ass and Its Shadow; The Fox and the Wolf; Æsop at Play; The Porcupine and the Snakes; The Mouse and the Frog; The Bull and the Gnat; The Brother and Sister; The Bees, the Drones, and the Wasp; The Eagle, the Cat, and the Sow; The Ass and the Lion Hunting; The Young Man and His Cat; The Cats and the Mice; The Man and the Gnat; The Sheep and the Dog; The Ass Eating Thistles; The Young Mouse, the Cock, and the Cat; The Oak and the Reeds; The Husbandman and the Eagle; The Man and the Weasel; The Eagle and the Owl; The Spider and the Silkworm; The Lion and the Elephant; The Falcon and the Capon; The Knight and His Charger; The Ass and the Boar; The Frogs and the Fighting Bulls; The Bear and the Fox; The Kite and the Pigeons; The Wolf, the Fox, and the Ape; The Sea and the Rivers; The Mastiff and the Goose; The Mice in Council; Hercules and Pallas; The Sick Stag; The Geese and the Cranes; The Dog and the Hare; The Discontented Ass; The Husbandman That Lost His Mattock; The Oxen and the Butchers; The Goatherd and the Goat; The Hare and the Dog; The ant and the Chrysalis; Death and Cupid; The Cat and the Fox; The Tongues; The Wild and the Tame Geese; The Fox, the Wolf, and the Horse; The Ass Carrying an Idol; The Fox, the Weasel, and the Rabbit; The Gardener and His Landlord; A Boar Challenges an Ass; The Horse and the Groom; The Deceived Eagle; The Lion, the Bear, the Monkey, and the Fox; The Tail Of the Serpent; The Mocking Bird; The Merry-andrew and the Countryman; The Lynx and the Mole; The Thresher and the Ear Of Corn; The Owls, the Bats, and the Sun; The Master and His Scholar; The Man and the Stone; The Frog and the Fox; The Ape and the Bee; The Cormorant and the Fishes; The Cat and the Sparrows; The Bee and the Fly; The Elephant and the Assembly Of animals; The Wolf in Disguise; The Travellers and the Crow; The Beggar and His Dog; The Blind Sheep; The Two Rats; The Clock and the Dial; The Silkworm and the Spider; The Lion and the Snake; The Gardener and His Master; The Two Lizards; The Fowler and the Birds; The Lion and the Ass; The Mastiff and the Curs; The Envious Glowworm; The Chameleon; The Cat and the Bat; The Sorceress; The Ape and the Carpenter; The King and His Servant; The Wolf and the Lamb; The Two Foxes; The Parrot; The Fighting Cocks and the Turkey; The Fish and the Fishermen; The Frog and the Tadpole; The Spanish Cavalier; The Sheep and the Bramble; The Mice and the Trap; The Two Scythes; The Trooper and His Horse; How a Bad King Became a Good One; The Hounds in Couples; Minerva’s Olive; The Two Springs; The Boy and the Filberts; The Bear and the Fowls; The Rope Dance; The Dog and the Crocodile; The Woodcock and the Mallard; The Eagle, the Jackdaw, and the Magpie; The Ass and the Gardener; The Ostrich and the Pelican; The Old Trout, the Young Trout, and the Gudgeon; The Conceited Owl; The Partial Judge; The Plague Among the Beasts; The Hare Afraid Of His Ears; The Hungry Cat and the Pigeons; The Bee and the Spider; The Fox and the Cat; The Hen and the Fox; The Lion and the Council Of Beasts; The Owl and the Nightingale; The Eagle and the Rabbits; The Miser and the Magpie; The Indian and the Frenchman; The Spaniel and the Mastiff; The Fox in the Well; The Redbreast and the Sparrow; The Bee and the Cuckoo; The Two Thieves and the Bear; The Hunter, the Fox, and the Tiger; The Village Quack; The Frog and the Hen; The Diamond and the Glow-Worm; The Litigious Cats; The Spectacles; The Cock and the Horses; The Snail and the Statue; The Monster in the Sun; Æsop and the Poultry; The Gnat and the Bee; The Cat and the Cock; The Three Vases; The angler and the Salmon; The Sportsman and the Spaniel; The Wolf and the Ass; The Fly in Sr. Paul’s Cupola; The Ship and the Sailors; The Boy and the Nettle; The Laurustinus and the Rose-Tree; The Peacock’s Complaint to Juno; The Blind Man and the Lame Man; The Gourd and the Pine; The Toad and the May-Fly; The Farmer and His Dog; The Mouse and the Kite; The Hermit and the Bear; The Farmer and His Three Enemies; The Nightingale and His Cage; The Ram and the Bull; The Boy and the Goldfinch; The Horse and the Hog; The Lion and the Mouse; Wax and Brick; The Council Of Birds; The Generous Lion; The Fox and the Hare; Jupiter and the Cockle; Cæsar and the Slave; The Wolf in the Sheep’s Skin; Æsop and His Fellow-Servants; The Mice and the Cat; The Peacock; The Emigrant Mice; The Eclipse; The Boy and the Grasshopper; The Pike and the Dolphin; Jupiter and the animals; The Foxes; The Maid and the Pail Of Milk; The Serpent and the Man; The Mule Laden With Corn and the Mule Laden With Gold; The Passenger and the Pilot; The Ass Laden With Salt and Sponge; The Two Travellers and the Oyster; The Traveller; The Vain Jackdaw; The Cuckoo, the Hedge-Sparrow, and the Owl; The Man and His Friends; The Plain and Handsome Horses; The Lion, the Asses, and the Hares; The Pigeons and the Hawks; The Countryman and His Hog; The Ass Taught Grammar; The Fox and the Dragon; The Countryman and the Panther; The Wolf and the Fox; The Bee That Went Over to the Drones; The Eagle’s Claim to Beauty; The Cock and the Stuffed Fox; The Eagle and the Beetle; The Dancing Apes; The Two Travellers and the Ass; The Owl and the Little Birds; The Raven and the Wolves; Arion and the Dolphin; The Foolish Man and the Hedge; The Man and the Weasel; Few Friends; The Two Doctors and the Sheep; The Dog and the Cat; The Skittish Horse; The Two Men and the Halter; The Shipwreck Of Simonides; The Gardener and the Mole; The Merchant and His Friend; The Philosopher At Dinner; The Boy That Would Not Learn His Lesson; The Hare With Many Friends; The Raindrop; The Dreaming Travellers; The Mountebank and the Bear; The Farmer and His Servant; The Blackbird, the Thrush, and the Kite; The Fig-Tree and the Thorn; The Crow and the Raven; The Countryman and the Kid; The Miser and the Rotten Apples; Hercules and Pluto; The Man Who Would Not Hear Bad News; The Fox and the Cat; The Sheep and the Shepherd; The Philosopher and the Saucy Fellow; The Fox and the Gossips; The Traveller and the Pears; The Wolf and the Porcupine; The Captured Wolf; The Miller and the Rat; The Satyr and Fire