«A gray Wolf seized a Sheep / And dragged it off into the woods with him. / But he hadn’t brought this guest along to keep / Him company: he tore the poor lamb limb from limb, / And then most ravenously munched, / So that the sheep-bones crackled, snapped, and crunched. Since there was s...»
«A Peasant had a Sheep indicted / And brought to trial for a heinous crime. / The judge, a Fox, was not one to waste time. / He told both parties: “Now, without getting excited / And shouting at each other, tell the Court just what took place. / Include all evidence material to the case....»
«The Snake asked Zeus to take away his hiss. / And let him have a songbird’s voice instead. / “I’m miserable,” he moaned. “I can’t go on like this. / Wherever I rear up my head. / They shy away from me like sin; / Your smaller creatures do, at least; / And as for any bigger be...»
«A Swan, a Sand-Crab, and a Pike, one day, / Made up their minds to pull a cart of hay. / When all three had been harnessed up, the Swan said, “Start!” / I hey labored mightily, but couldn’t budge the cart. / Why not ? It was a light load, and not awkward. / But the Swan kept trying t...»