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145 篇The Fox Who Served a Lion | 侍奉狮子的狐狸
A fox serving a lion grows discontent with its small share of the hunt and decides to hunt alone,...
30 阅读The Fir-Tree and the Bramble | 冷杉与荆棘
A proud fir-tree boasts of its usefulness to a humble bramble, only to be reminded that its value...
31 阅读The Wolf, the Fox and the Ape | 狼、狐狸与猿
A wolf accuses a fox of theft, but the ape judge, in a paradoxical ruling, doubts the wolf's loss...
32 阅读The Crow and the Serpent | 乌鸦与蛇
A hungry crow seizes a sleeping serpent, only to be fatally bitten. It laments that what seemed l...
36 阅读The Eagle and the Arrow | 鹰与箭
An eagle is mortally wounded by an archer's arrow, only to discover with its dying breath that th...
27 阅读The Eagle and the Cocks | 鹰与公鸡
Two cocks fight for dominance; the victor's pride leads to his capture by an eagle, allowing the ...
32 阅读The Fox and the Hedgehog | 狐狸与刺猬
A wounded fox prefers to keep the flies that are already full, fearing that driving them away wou...
30 阅读The Doe and the Lion | 母鹿与狮子
A doe escapes hunters by hiding in a lion's cave, only to be killed by the lion. The fable warns ...
35 阅读The Dog and the Hare | 猎犬与野兔
A hare questions a hound's contradictory behavior of attacking and fawning, highlighting that a t...
30 阅读The Bat, Bramble and Cormorant | 蝙蝠、荆棘与鸬鹚
A bat, bramble, and cormorant lose their joint investment in a shipwreck. The trauma of the loss ...
27 阅读The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller | 烧炭工与漂洗工
A charcoal-burner invites a fuller to share his house to save costs and foster friendship, but th...
31 阅读The Crow and the Swan | 乌鸦与天鹅
A crow mistakenly believes a swan's whiteness comes from the water and abandons his food source t...
31 阅读The Tiger and the Fox | 老虎与狐狸
A boastful Tiger, claiming to protect other animals from a hunter, is shot by an arrow while post...
29 阅读The Milkmaid and Her Pail | 挤奶女工和她的牛奶桶
A milkmaid daydreams about all the wealth and finery she will buy with the proceeds from selling ...
28 阅读The Fox and the Torch | 恶邻与火狐
A jealous farmer's attempt to destroy his neighbor's harvest by setting a fox with a torch loose ...
30 阅读The Musician and the Echo | 音乐家与回音
A conceited musician, misled by the flattering echo of his practice room, fails disastrously on a...
25 阅读The Travellers and the Bear | 旅人与熊
Two travellers promise mutual aid, but when a bear attacks, one abandons the other to save himsel...
31 阅读The One-Eyed Stag | 独眼雄鹿
A one-eyed stag focuses his vigilance on the perceived danger from land, only to be killed by an ...
33 阅读The Stag and the Vine | 牡鹿与葡萄藤
A stag saved by a vine betrays its protector by eating its leaves, revealing its location and mee...
27 阅读The Wily Lion | 狡猾的狮子
A hungry lion, afraid of a bull's horns, uses flattery to trick the bull into removing its only d...
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