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  2. The Fowler and the Snake - Wikipedia

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    The story is told of a fowler out hunting and concludes, 'Thus the man dies, who looks to the stars with drawn-back bow'. [3] The preceding emblem had illustrated the fable of the Astrologer who Fell into a Well and this continues the lesson there of the need to keep one's attention focussed on the things of this world.

  3. The Fox and the Stork - Wikipedia

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    The fable has also appeared on postage stamps illustrating La Fontaine's fables. These include in the 11 franc commemorative set of 1977 from Burundi ; [ 23 ] the 35 franc stamp issued by Dahomey in 1972, [ 24 ] later overprinted as a 50 franc value for Benin ; [ 25 ] the 170 forint stamp issued as part of a set by Hungary in 1960; [ 26 ] and a ...

  4. List of Aesop's Fables - Wikipedia

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    The Crab and the Fox; The Cock and the Jewel; The Cock, the Dog and the Fox; The Crow and the Pitcher; The Crow and the Sheep; The Crow and the Snake; The Deer without a Heart; The Dog and Its Reflection; The Dog and the Sheep; The Dog and the Wolf; The Dogs and the Lion's Skin; The Dove and the Ant; The Eagle and the Beetle; The Eagle and the Fox

  5. The Fable of Fox and Heron - Wikipedia

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    The Fable of Fox and Heron is an oil painting by Frans Snyders depicting the story from Aesop's Fable.It was created in Antwerp sometime between 1630 and 1640, [1] the painting is a composite of two stories, "The Fable of the Fox and Heron (or stork)" and "The Frogs who asked for a King". [2]

  6. The Fox and the Weasel - Wikipedia

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    The Fox and the Weasel is a title used to cover a complex of fables in which a number of other animals figure in a story with the same basic situation involving the unfortunate effects of greed. Of Greek origin, it is counted as one of Aesop's Fables and is numbered 24 in the Perry Index .

  7. The Eagle and the Fox - Wikipedia

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    An original fable by Laurentius Abstemius demonstrates the kinship between the story of "The Eagle and the Fox" and another by Aesop about The Eagle and the Beetle.In the Abstemius story, an eagle seizes some young rabbits to feed its young and tears them to pieces despite their mother's plea for mercy, thinking that an earth-bound creature could do it no harm.

  8. The Crow and the Snake - Wikipedia

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    The Crow or Raven and the Snake or Serpent is one of Aesop's Fables and numbered 128 in the Perry Index. [1] Alternative Greek versions exist and two of these were adopted during the European Renaissance. The fable is not to be confused with the story of this title in the Panchatantra, which is completely different.

  9. The Fox and the Sick Lion - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of La Fontaine's fable by Gustave Doré. The Fox and the Sick Lion is one of Aesop's Fables, well known from Classical times and numbered 142 in the Perry Index. [1] There is also an Indian analogue. Interpretations of the story's meaning have differed widely in the course of two and a half millennia.