Fable
The Horse and Groom
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
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Fable
The Horse and His Rider
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Horse and the Ass
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Horse and the Stag
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Hunter and the Horseman
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Hunter and the Woodman
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Huntsman and the Fisherman
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Image of Mercury and the Carpenter
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Poetry
The Indian Serenade
Waking from dreams of the beloved in the first sleep of night, the speaker is carried by some spirit to her chamber window, and after listening to the faint airs and the nightingale he collapses, begging to be lifted, kissed and pressed to her heart.
Fable
The Jackdaw and the Doves
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Jackdaw and the Fox
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Kid and the Wolf (Fable 067)
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Kid and the Wolf (Fable 198)
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Proverb
The kiln calls the oven burnt house.
A main proverb preserved in Walter K. Kelly's British-centered 1859 comparative collection. The exact oral origin is not asserted, and the historical saying is not presented as present-day fact or advice.
Fable
The King and the 'Nsiat Bird
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
Fable
The King and the Ju Ju Tree
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
Fable
The King who Married the Cock's Daughter
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
Fable
The King's Magic Drum
Public-domain English source text from Elphinstone Dayrell’s 1910 collection. This colonial-era retelling is preserved as a historical source, not presented as a contemporary or exhaustive account of Nigerian culture.
Fable
The Kingdom of the Lion
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The King’s Son and the Painted Lion
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Kites and the Swans
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Laborer and the Snake
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Lamb and the Wolf
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Lamp
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.