Fable
The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
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Works & expressions
Fable
The Bitch and Her Whelps
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Blind Man and the Whelp
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Poetry
The Blossom
Love spies a blossom stirred by the wind, the lover envies the air that touches it, and he pleads that breaking his sworn vow for her should not be counted a sin.
Fable
The Boasting Traveler
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Bowman and Lion
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Boy and the Filberts
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Boy and the Nettles
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Boy Bathing
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Boy Hunting Locusts
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Boys and the Frogs
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Brazier and His Dog
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Brother and the Sister
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Buffoon and the Countryman
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Bull and the Calf
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Bull and the Goat
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Bull, the Lioness, and the Wild-Boar Hunter
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Camel
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Camel and Jupiter
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Camel and the Arab
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Cat and the Birds
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Cat and the Cock
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Cat and the Mice
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
Fable
The Cat and Venus
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.