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The Aesop for Children: With pictures by Milo Winter

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Cover of The Aesop for Children: With pictures by Milo Winter

Cover: The Spider and the Wasp (1912), colour plate from Aesop's Fables by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (published 1912)

A set of Aesop's fables told simply for children, from the tortoise and the hare to the fox and the grapes, each ending with a moral. Milo Winter's illustrations accompany this popular edition.

Summary written with Claude Sonnet 5.5.

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Table of contents

  1. 1: The Wolf and the Kid
  2. 2: The Tortoise and the Ducks
  3. 3: The Young Crab and His Mother
  4. 4: The Frogs and the Ox
  5. 5: The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox
  6. 6: Belling the Cat
  7. 7: The Eagle and the Jackdaw
  8. 8: The Boy and the Filberts
  9. 9: Hercules and the Wagoner
  10. 10: The Kid and the Wolf
  11. 11: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
  12. 12: The Fox and the Grapes
  13. 13: The Bundle of Sticks
  14. 14: The Wolf and the Crane
  15. 15: The Ass and His Driver
  16. 16: The Oxen and the Wheels
  17. 17: The Lion and the Mouse
  18. 18: The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf
  19. 19: The Gnat and the Bull
  20. 20: The Plane Tree
  21. 21: The Farmer and the Stork
  22. 22: The Sheep and the Pig
  23. 23: The Travelers and the Purse
  24. 24: The Lion and the Ass
  25. 25: The Frogs Who Wished for a King
  26. 26: The Owl and the Grasshopper
  27. 27: The Wolf and His Shadow
  28. 28: The Oak and the Reeds
  29. 29: The Rat and the Elephant
  30. 30: The Boys and the Frogs
  31. 31: The Crow and the Pitcher
  32. 32: The Ants and the Grasshopper
  33. 33: The Ass Carrying the Image
  34. 34: A Raven and a Swan
  35. 35: The Two Goats
  36. 36: The Ass and the Load of Salt
  37. 37: The Lion and the Gnat
  38. 38: The Leap at Rhodes
  39. 39: The Cock and the Jewel
  40. 40: The Monkey and the Camel
  41. 41: The Wild Boar and the Fox
  42. 42: The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion
  43. 43: The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat
  44. 44: The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox
  45. 45: The Wolf and the Lamb
  46. 46: The Wolf and the Sheep
  47. 47: The Hares and the Frogs
  48. 48: The Fox and the Stork
  49. 49: The Travelers and the Sea
  50. 50: The Wolf and the Lion
  51. 51: The Stag and His Reflection
  52. 52: The Peacock
  53. 53: The Mice and the Weasels
  54. 54: The Wolf and the Lean Dog
  55. 55: The Fox and the Lion
  56. 56: The Lion and the Ass
  57. 57: The Dog and His Master's Dinner
  58. 58: The Vain Jackdaw and His Borrowed Feathers
  59. 59: The Monkey and the Dolphin
  60. 60: The Wolf and the Ass
  61. 61: The Monkey and the Cat
  62. 62: The Dogs and the Fox
  63. 63: The Dogs and the Hides
  64. 64: The Rabbit, the Weasel, and the Cat
  65. 65: The Bear and the Bees
  66. 66: The Fox and the Leopard
  67. 67: The Heron
  68. 68: The Cock and the Fox
  69. 69: The Dog in the Manger
  70. 70: The Wolf and the Goat
  71. 71: The Ass and the Grasshoppers
  72. 72: The Mule
  73. 73: The Fox and the Goat
  74. 74: The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse
  75. 75: The Wolf and the Shepherd
  76. 76: The Peacock and the Crane
  77. 77: The Farmer and the Cranes
  78. 78: The Farmer and His Sons
  79. 79: The Two Pots
  80. 80: The Goose and the Golden Egg
  81. 81: The Fighting Bulls and the Frog
  82. 82: The Mouse and the Weasel
  83. 83: The Farmer and the Snake
  84. 84: The Sick Stag
  85. 85: The Goatherd and the Wild Goats
  86. 86: The Spendthrift and the Swallow
  87. 87: The Cat and the Birds
  88. 88: The Dog and the Oyster
  89. 89: The Astrologer
  90. 90: Three Bullocks and a Lion
  91. 91: Mercury and the Woodman
  92. 92: The Frog and the Mouse
  93. 93: The Fox and the Crab
  94. 94: The Serpent and the Eagle
  95. 95: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
  96. 96: The Bull and the Goat
  97. 97: The Eagle and the Beetle
  98. 98: The Old Lion and the Fox
  99. 99: The Man and the Lion
  100. 100: The Ass and the Lap Dog
  101. 101: The Milkmaid and Her Pail
  102. 102: The Wolf and the Shepherd
  103. 103: The Goatherd and the Goat
  104. 104: The Miser
  105. 105: The Wolf and the House Dog
  106. 106: The Fox and the Hedgehog
  107. 107: The Bat and the Weasels
  108. 108: The Quack Toad
  109. 109: The Fox Without a Tail
  110. 110: The Mischievous Dog
  111. 111: The Rose and the Butterfly
  112. 112: The Cat and the Fox
  113. 113: The Boy and the Nettle
  114. 114: The Old Lion
  115. 115: The Fox and the Pheasants
  116. 116: Two Travelers and a Bear
  117. 117: The Porcupine and the Snakes
  118. 118: The Fox and the Monkey
  119. 119: The Mother and the Wolf
  120. 120: The Flies and the Honey
  121. 121: The Eagle and the Kite
  122. 122: The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf
  123. 123: The Animals and the Plague
  124. 124: The Shepherd and the Lion
  125. 125: The Dog and His Reflection
  126. 126: The Hare and the Tortoise
  127. 127: The Bees and Wasps, and the Hornet
  128. 128: The Lark and Her Young Ones
  129. 129: The Cat and the Old Rat
  130. 130: The Fox and the Crow
  131. 131: The Ass and Its Shadow
  132. 132: The Miller, His Son, and the Ass
  133. 133: The Ant and the Dove
  134. 134: The Man and the Satyr
  135. 135: The Wolf, the Kid, and the Goat
  136. 136: The Swallow and the Crow
  137. 137: Jupiter and the Monkey
  138. 138: The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox
  139. 139: The Lion's Share
  140. 140: The Mole and His Mother
  141. 141: The North Wind and the Sun
  142. 142: The Hare and His Ears
  143. 143: The Wolves and the Sheep
  144. 144: The Cock and the Fox
  145. 145: The Ass in the Lion's Skin
  146. 146: The Fisherman and the Little Fish
  147. 147: The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle