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The Wolf and the Fox
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Wolf and the Goat
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Wolf and the Horse
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Wolf and the Housedog
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Wolf and the Lion (Fable 131)
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Wolf and the Lion (Fable 246)
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Wolf and the Sheep
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Wolf and the Shepherd
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Wolf and the Shepherds
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Ape
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Wolves and the Sheep
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Wolves and the Sheepdogs
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Woman and Her Hen
Public-domain English source text from George Fyler Townsend’s translation of the ancient Aesopic fable tradition.
The Woman with Two Skins
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.
The Woman, the Ape, and the Child
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.
The best horseman is always on his feet.
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.
The best is cheapest.
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.
The cat loves fish, but she is loath to wet her feet.
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.
The chamber of sickness is the chapel of devotion.
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.
The clerk wishes the priest to have a fat dish.
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.
The darkest hour is that before dawn.
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.
The deil ne'er sent a wind out of hell but he wad sail with it.
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.
The devil can quote Scripture for his purpose.
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.