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Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A WORKMAN, felling wood by the side of a river, let his axe drop by accident into a deep pool. Being thus deprived of …
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Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A WOLF saw a Goat feeding at the summit of a steep precipice, where he had no chance of reaching her. He called to her…
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Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
THE FROGS, grieved at having no established Ruler, sent ambassadors to Jupiter entreating for a King. Perceiving their…
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Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
THE SHE-GOATS having obtained a beard by request to Jupiter, the He-Goats were sorely displeased and made complaint th…
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Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A PEDDLER drove his Ass to the seashore to buy salt. His road home lay across a stream into which his Ass, making a fa…
Project Gutenberg · Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation
Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A FOX and a Monkey were traveling together on the same road. As they journeyed, they passed through a cemetery full of…
Project Gutenberg · Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation
Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
AN EAGLE made her nest at the top of a lofty oak; a Cat, having found a convenient hole, moved into the middle of the …
Project Gutenberg · Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation
Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A HORSE, proud of his fine trappings, met an Ass on the highway. The Ass, being heavily laden, moved slowly out of the…
Project Gutenberg · Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation
Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A VERY LARGE OAK was uprooted by the wind and thrown across a stream. It fell among some Reeds, which it thus addresse…
Project Gutenberg · Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation
Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A CERTAIN HUNTER, having snared a hare, placed it upon his shoulders and set out homewards. On his way he met a man on…
Project Gutenberg · Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation
Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A WILD ASS and a Lion entered into an alliance so that they might capture the beasts of the forest with greater ease. …
Project Gutenberg · Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation
Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A KING, whose only son was fond of martial exercises, had a dream in which he was warned that his son would be killed …
Project Gutenberg · Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation
Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
THE PURCHASER of a black servant was persuaded that the color of his skin arose from dirt contracted through the negle…
Project Gutenberg · Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation
Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
TWO MULES well-laden with packs were trudging along. One carried panniers filled with money, the other sacks weighted …
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Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A WILD BOAR stood under a tree and rubbed his tusks against the trunk. A Fox passing by asked him why he thus sharpene…
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Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A SAILOR, bound on a long voyage, took with him a Monkey to amuse him while on shipboard. As he sailed off the coast o…
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Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A WIDOW who was fond of cleaning had two little maidens to wait on her. She was in the habit of waking them early in t…
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Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A BOY put his hand into a pitcher full of filberts. He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to…
Project Gutenberg · Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation
Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A MAN had an Ass, and a Maltese Lapdog, a very great beauty. The Ass was left in a stable and had plenty of oats and h…
Project Gutenberg · Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation
Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A RICH MAN gave a great feast, to which he invited many friends and acquaintances. His Dog availed himself of the occa…
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Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A MAN committed a murder, and was pursued by the relations of the man whom he murdered. On his reaching the river Nile…
Project Gutenberg · Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation
Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
THE RIVERS joined together to complain to the Sea, saying, “Why is it that when we flow into your tides so potable and…
Project Gutenberg · Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation
Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
A GROOM used to spend whole days in currycombing and rubbing down his Horse, but at the same time stole his oats and s…
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Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation) · 古希腊寓言传统（汤森英译本）
THE EAGLE and the Beetle were at enmity together, and they destroyed one another’s nests. The Eagle gave the first pro…
Project Gutenberg · Three Hundred Aesop’s Fables · George Fyler Townsend translation