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The Two Fellows And The Bear
Two Fellows were travelling together through a wood, when a Bear rushed out upon them. One of the travellers happened to be in front, and he seized hold of the branch of a tree, and hid himself among the leaves. The other, seeing no help for it, threw himself flat down upon the ground, with his face in the dust. The Bear, coming up to him, put his muzzle close to his ear, and sniffed and sniffed. But at last with a growl he shook his head and slouched off, for bears will not touch dead meat. Then the fellow in the tree came
Aesop's Fables
Table of Contents
- The Cock And The Pearl 9
- The Wolf And The Lamb 10
- The Dog And The Shadow 12
- The Lion's Share 14
- The Wolf And The Crane 16
- The Man And The Serpent 18
- The Town Mouse And The Country Mouse 20
- The Fox And The Crow 23
- The Sick Lion 25
- The Ass And The Lapdog 27
- The Lion And The Mouse 29
- The Swallow And The Other Birds 31
- The Frogs Desiring A King 33
- The Mountains In Labour 36
- The Hares And The Frogs 38
- The Wolf And The Kid 40
- The Woodman And The Serpent 41
- The Bald Man And The Fly 43
- The Fox And The Stork 44
- The Fox And The Mask 46
- The Jay And The Peacock 47
- The Serpent And The File 53
- The Man And The Wood 54
- The Dog And The Wolf 55
- The Belly And The Members 57
- The Hart In The Ox-stall 59
- The Fox And The Grapes 61
- The Horse, Hunter, And Stag 62
- The Peacock And Juno 64
- The Fox And The Lion 65
- The Lion And The Statue 66
- The Ant And The Grasshopper 67
- The Tree And The Reed 69
- The Fox And The Cat 71
- The Wolf In Sheep's Clothing 73
- The Dog In The Manger 75
- The Man And The Wooden God 76
- The Fisher 77
- The Shepherd's Boy 78
- The Young Thief And His Mother 80
- The Man And His Two Wives 82
- The Nurse And The Wolf 84
- The Tortoise And The Birds 86
- The Two Crabs 88
- The Ass In The Lion's Skin 89
- The Two Fellows And The Bear 91
- The Two Pots 93
- The Four Oxen And The Lion 94
- The Fisher And The Little Fish 95
- Avaricious And Envious 96
- The Crow And The Pitcher 98
- The Man And The Satyr 100
- The Goose With The Golden Eggs 102
- The Labourer And The Nightingale 104
- The Fox, The Cock, And The Dog 106
- The Wind And The Sun 108
- Hercules And The Waggoner 110
- The Man, The Boy, And The Donkey 112
- The Miser And His Gold 115
- The Fox And The Mosquitoes 117
- The Fox Without A Tail 119
- The One-eyed Doe 121
- Belling The Cat 122
- The Hare And The Tortoise 124
- The Old Man And Death 126
- The Hare With Many Friends 128
- The Lion In Love 130
- The Bundle Of Sticks 132
- The Lion, The Fox, And The Beasts 134
- The Ass's Brains 136
- The Eagle And The Arrow 138
- The Milkmaid And Her Pail 139
- The Cat-maiden 141
- The Horse And The Ass 143
- The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner 144
- The Buffoon And The Countryman 145
- The Old Woman And The Wine-jar 147
- The Fox And The Goat 148
- The End 150
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