
Aesop's Fables - Translated by George Fyler Townsend
By AesopLength4h 14m
About this audiobook
Aesop's Fables is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. Of diverse origins, the stories associated with Aesop's name have descended to modern times through a number of sources. They continue to be reinterpreted in different verbal registers and in popular as well as artistic mediums.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length4 hrs 14 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 27, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Wolf And The Lamb
159The Shepherd and the Dog
2The Bat And The Weasels
160The Lamp
3The Ass And The Grasshopper
161The Lion, the Fox, and the Ass
4The Lion And The Mouse
162The Bull, the Lioness, and the Wild-Boar Hunter
5The Charcoal-Burner And The Fuller
163The Oak and the Woodcutters
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6The Father And His Sons
164The Hen and the Golden Eggs
7The Boy Hunting Locusts
165The Ass and the Frogs
8The Cock and the Jewel
166Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large
9The Kingdom of the Lion
167The Crow and the Raven
10The Wolf and the Crane
168The Trees and the Axe
11The Fisherman Piping
169The Crab and the Fox
12Hercules and the Wagoner
170The Woman and Her Hen
13The Ants and the Grasshopper
171The Ass and the Old Shepherd
14The Traveler and His Dog
172The Kites and the Swans
15The Dog and the Shadow
173The Wolves and the Sheepdogs
16The Mole and His Mother
174The Hares and the Foxes
17The Herdsman and the Lost Bull
175The Bowman and Lion
18The Hare and the Tortoise
176The Camel
19The Pomegranate, Apple-Tree, and Bramble
177The Wasp and the Snake
20The Farmer and the Stork
178The Dog and the Hare
21The Farmer and the Snake
179The Bull and the Calf
22The Fawn and His Mother
180The Stag, the Wolf, and the Sheep
23The Bear and the Fox
181The Peacock and the Crane
24The Swallow and the Crow
182The Fox and the Hedgehog
25The Mountain in Labor
183The Eagle, the Cat, and the Wild Sow
26The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion
184The Thief and the Innkeeper
27The Tortoise and the Eagle
185The Mule
28The Flies and the Honey-Pot
186The Hart and the Vine
29The Man and the Lion
187The Serpent and the Eagle
30The Farmer and the Cranes
188The Crow and the Pitcher
31The Dog in the Manger
189The Two Frogs
32The Fox and the Goat
190The Wolf and the Fox
33The Bear and the Two Travelers
191The Walnut-Tree
34The Oxen and the Axle-Trees
192The Gnat and the Lion
35The Thirsty Pigeon
193The Monkey and the Dolphin
36The Raven and the Swan
194The Jackdaw and the Doves
37The Goat and the Goatherd
195The Horse and the Stag
38The Miser
196The Kid and the Wolf
39The Sick Lion
197The Prophet
40The Horse and Groom
198The Fox and the Monkey
41The Ass and the Lapdog
199The Thief and the Housedog
42The Lioness
200The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog
43The Boasting Traveler
201The Apes and the Two Travelers
44The Cat and the Cock
202The Wolf and the Shepherd
45The Piglet, the Sheep, and the Goat
203The Hares and the Lions
46The Boy and the Filberts
204The Lark and Her Young Ones
47The Lion in Love
205The Fox and the Lion
48The Laborer and the Snake
206The Weasel and the Mice
49The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
207The Boy Bathing
50The Ass and the Mule
208The Ass and the Wolf
51The Frogs Asking for a King
209The Seller of Images
52The Boys and the Frogs
210The Fox and the Grapes
53The Sick Stag
211The Man and His Wife
54The Salt Merchant and His Ass
212The Peacock and Juno
55The Oxen and the Butchers
213The Hawk and the Nightingale
56The Lion, the Mouse, and the Fox
214The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox
57The Vain Jackdaw
215The Wolf and the Goat
58The Goatherd and the Wild Goats
216The Lion and the Bull
59Old friends cannot with impunity be sacrificed for new ones.
217The Goat and the Ass
60The Mischievous Dog
218The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
61The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail
219The Wolf, the Fox, and the Ape
62The Boy and the Nettles
220The Fly and the Draught-Mule
63The Man and His Two Sweethearts
221The Fishermen
64The Astronomer
222The Lion and the Three Bulls
65The Wolves and the Sheep
223The Fowler and the Viper
66The Old Woman and the Physician
224The Horse and the Ass
67The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle
225The Fox and the Mask
68The Charger and the Miller
226The Geese and the Cranes
69The Fox and the Monkey
227The Blind Man and the Whelp
70The Horse and His Rider
228The Dogs and the Fox
71The Belly and the Members
229The Cobbler Turned Doctor
72The Vine and the Goat
230The Wolf and the Horse
73Jupiter and the Monkey
231The Brother and the Sister
74The Widow and Her Little Maidens
232The Wasps, the Partridges, and the Farmer
75The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf
233The Crow and Mercury
76The Cat and the Birds
234The North Wind and the Sun
77The Kid and the Wolf
235The Two Men Who Were Enemies
78The Ox and the Frog
236The Gamecocks and the Partridge
79The Shepherd and the Wolf
237The Quack Frog
80The Father and His Two Daughters
238The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox
81The Farmer and His Sons
239The Dog's House
82The Crab and Its Mother
240The Wolf and the Lion
83The Heifer and the Ox
241The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat
84The Swallow, the Serpent, and the Court of Justice
242The Spendthrift and the Swallow
85The Thief and His Mother
243The Fox and the Lion
86The Old Man and Death
244The Owl and the Birds
87The Fir-Tree and the Bramble
245The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
88The Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk
246The Ass in the Lion's Skin
89The Man Bitten by a Dog
247The Sparrow and the Hare
90The Two Pots
248The Flea and the Ox
91The Wolf and the Sheep
249The Goods and the Ills
92The Aethiop
250The Dove and the Crow
93The Fisherman and His Nets
251Mercury and the Workmen
94The Huntsman and the Fisherman
252The Eagle and the Jackdaw
95The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar
253The Fox and the Crane
96The Fox and the Crow
254Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva, and Momus
97The Two Dogs
255The Eagle and the Fox
98The Stag in the Ox-Stall
256The Man and the Satyr
99The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons
257The Ass and His Purchaser
100The Widow and the Sheep
258The Two Bags
101The Wild Ass and the Lion
259The Stag at the Pool
102The Eagle and the Arrow
260The Jackdaw and the Fox
103The Sick Kite
261The Lark Burying Her Father
104The Lion and the Dolphin
262The Gnat and the Bull
105The Lion and the Boar
263The Bitch and Her Whelps
106The One-Eyed Doe
264The Dogs and the Hides
107The Shepherd and the Sea
265The Shepherd and the Sheep
108The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion
266The Grasshopper and the Owl
109The Mice and the Weasels
267The Monkey and the Camel
110The Mice in Council
268The Peasant and the Apple-Tree
111The Wolf and the Housedog
269The Two Soldiers and the Robber
112The Rivers and the Sea
270The Trees Under the Protection of the Gods
113The Playful Ass
271The Mother and the Wolf
114The Three Tradesmen
272The Ass and the Horse
115The Master and His Dogs
273Truth and the Traveler
116The Wolf and the Shepherds
274The Manslayer
117The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat
275The Lion and the Fox
118The Ass Carrying the Image
276The Lion and the Eagle
119The Two Travelers and the Axe
277The Hen and the Swallow
120The Old Lion
278The Buffoon and the Countryman
121The Old Hound
279The Crow and the Serpent
122The Bee and Jupiter
280The Hunter and the Horseman
123The Milk-Woman and Her Pail
281The King's Son and the Painted Lion
124The Seaside Travelers
282The Cat and Venus
125The Brazier and His Dog
283The She-Goats and Their Beards
126The Ass and His Shadow
284The Miller, His Son, and Their Ass
127The Ass and His Masters
285The Crow and the Sheep
128The Oak and the Reeds
286The Fox and the Bramble
129The Fisherman and the Little Fish
287The Wolf and the Lion
130The Hunter and the Woodman
288The Dog and the Oyster
131The Wild Boar and the Fox
289The Ant and the Dove
132The Lion in a Farmyard
290The Partridge and the Fowler
133Mercury and the Sculptor
291The Flea and the Man
134The Swan and the Goose
292The Thieves and the Cock
135The Swollen Fox
293The Dog and the Cook
136The Fox and the Woodcutter
294The Travelers and the Plane-Tree
137The Birdcatcher, the Partridge, and the Cock
295The Hares and the Frogs
138The Monkey and the Fishermen
296The Lion, Jupiter, and the Elephant
139The Flea and the Wrestler
297The Lamb and the Wolf
140The Two Frogs
298The Rich Man and the Tanner
141The Cat and the Mice
299The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea
142The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox
300The Mules and the Robbers
143The Doe and the Lion
301The Viper and the File
144The Farmer and the Fox
302The Lion and the Shepherd
145The Seagull and the Kite
303The Camel and Jupiter
146The Philosopher, the Ants, and Mercury
304The Panther and the Shepherds
147The Mouse and the Bull
305The Ass and the Charger
148The Lion and the Hare
306The Eagle and His Captor
149The Peasant and the Eagle
307The Bald Man and the Fly
150The Image of Mercury and the Carpenter
308The Olive-Tree and the Fig-Tree
151The Bull and the Goat
309The Eagle and the Kite
152The Dancing Monkeys
310The Ass and His Driver
153The Fox and the Leopard
311The Thrush and the Fowler
154The Monkeys and Their Mother
312The Rose and the Amaranth
155The Oaks and Jupiter
313The Frogs' Complaint Against the Sun
156The Hare and the Hound
314LIFE OF AESOP
157The Traveler and Fortune
315PREFACE
158The Bald Knight