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The basic story is of two friends walking through rough country who are suddenly confronted by a bear. One of the travellers saves himself by scrambling up a tree while the other throws himself on the ground and pretends to be dead. The animal comes close and sniffs him over but then leaves, for bears are reputed not to touch dead meat.
The Lion, the Bear and the Fox; The Lion, the Boar and the Vultures; The Man and the Lion; The Man with two Mistresses; The Mischievous Dog; The Miser and his Gold; Momus criticizes the creations of the gods; The Moon and her Mother; The Mountain in Labour; The Mouse and the Oyster; The North Wind and the Sun; The Oak and the Reed; The Old Man ...
Brownhills alphabet plate, Aesop's Fables series, The Fox and the Grapes c. 1880. Sharpe's limerick versions of Aesop's fables appeared in 1887. This was in a magnificently hand-produced Arts and Crafts Movement edition, The Baby's Own Aesop: being the fables condensed in rhyme with portable morals pictorially pointed by Walter Crane. [94]
Aesop (/ ˈ iː s ɒ p / EE-sop or / ˈ eɪ s ɒ p / AY-sop; Ancient Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aísōpos; c. 620–564 BCE; formerly rendered as Æsop) was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables.
The Bear and the Bees is a fable of North Italian origin that became popular in other countries between the 16th - 19th centuries. There it has often been ascribed to Aesop's fables, although there is no evidence for this and it does not appear in the Perry Index. Various versions have been given different interpretations over time and artistic ...
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Aesop and the Victorious Athlete Perry 542. The Ass and the Lyre Perry 543. The Widow and the Soldier Perry 544. The Two Suitors Perry 545. Aesop and his Mistress Perry 546. The Cock carried in a litter by Cats Perry 547. The Sow giving birth and the Wolf Perry 548. Aesop and the Runaway Slave Perry 549. The Race Horse Perry 550. When the Bear ...
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