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Abstemius's Fables (Sir Roger L'Estrange)

Fable 255. (1) A Mouse in a Chest.
Fable 256. (2) A Husband-man and Ceres.
Fable 257. (3) A Country-man and a Hawk.
Fable 258. (4) A Swallow and a Spider.
Fable 259. (5) A Country-man and a River.
Fable 260. (6) A Pigeon and a Pye.
Fable 261. (7) A Cuckow and a Hawk.
Fable 262. (8) A Country-Man and an Ass.
Fable 263. (9) A Fox and a Knot of Gossips.
Fable 264. (10) Capons Fat and Lean.
Fable 265. (11) Oxen and a Piece of Timber.
Fable 266. (12) Trees Straight and Crooked.
Fable 267. (13) A Swan and a Stork.
Fable 268. (14) The Inconsolable Widow.
Fable 269. (15) A Wench parting with her Sweetheart.
Fable 270. (16) A Fly upon a Wheel.
Fable 271. (17) An Eele and a Snake.
Fable 272. (19) Seamen Praying to Saints.
Fable 273. (20) The Fishes and the Frying-Pan.
Fable 274. (21) A League of Beasts and Fishes.
Fable 275. (22) A Covetous Ambassador.
Fable 276. (23) An Old Friend and a Cardinal.
Fable 277. (24) A Young Droll and a Crooked Old Man.
Fable 278. (25) An Old Fellow and a Young Wench.
Fable 279. (26) An Eagle and a Pye.
Fable 280. (28) A Country-man and a Mouse.
Fable 281. (29) A Sick Hermit.
Fable 282. (30) A Rich Man and a Foolish Servant.
Fable 283. (31) A Widow had a Mind to Marry.
Fable 284. (32) Town-Dogs and Country-Dogs.
Fable 285. (--) A Snake to Jupiter.
Fable 286. (34) The Frogs and Tortoises.
Fable 287. (35) The Mice and the Oak.
Fable 288. (36) A Run-away Dog and his Master.
Fable 289. (37) The Birds and Beetles.
Fable 290. (38) A Bear and Bees.
Fable 291. (39) A Fowler and a Chaffinch.
Fable 292. (40) A Soldier and two Horses.
Fable 293. (41) A Spaniel and a Sow.
Fable 294. (42) Oxen and Timber.
Fable 295. (43) A Goldfinch and a Boy.
Fable 296. (44) A Droll and a Bishop.
Fable 297. (45) A Lapwing Preferr'd.
Fable 298. (46) A Priest and Pears.
Fable 299. (48) A Horse and a Hog.
Fable 300. (49) A Hunts-man and a Currier.
Fable 301. (50) A Hermit and a Soldier.
Fable 302. (51) A Husband and Wife twice Married.
Fable 303. (52) A Lion and a Mouse.
Fable 304. (54) Wax and Brick.
Fable 305. (55) A Husbandman turn'd Soldier and Merchant.
Fable 306. (56) An Ass puts in for an Office.
Fable 307. (57) A River and a Fountain.
Fable 308. (58) A Wicked Man and the Devil.
Fable 309. (59) A Council of Birds for Chusing more Kings.
Fable 310. (60) A Woman that would needs Die for her Husband.
Fable 311. (61) A Son Singing at his Mother's Funeral.
Fable 312. (62) A Jealous Husband.
Fable 313. (63) A Man that would not take a Clyster.
Fable 314. (64) A Wolf and a Sick Ass.
Fable 315. (--) A Fox and a Sick Cock.
Fable 316. (65) Three Things are the Better for Beating.
Fable 317. (66) The Ass's Wish.
Fable 318. (67) A Cat and Mice.
Fable 319. (--) A Boar and a Fox.
Fable 310. (69) A Wolf and a Porcupine.
Fable 321. (70) A Mouse and a Kite.
Fable 322. (71) A Cockle and Jupiter.
Fable 323. (--) A Bitch ready to Puppy.
Fable 324. (72) A Hedge-Hog and a Snake.
Fable 325. (73) A Fox and a Hare.
Fable 326. (74) An Old Man resolv'd to give over Whoring.
Fable 327. (75) An Impertinent and a Philosopher.
Fable 328. (76) A Wolfe in a Sheeps-Skin.
Fable 329. (77) An Incorrigible Son.
Fable 330. (78) A Sheep-Biter Hang'd.
Fable 331. (79) A Bull and a Ram.
Fable 332. (80) A Widow and a Green Ass.
Fable 333. (81) An Eagle and Rabbets.
Fable 334. (82) A Pike sets up for Sovereignty.
Fable 335. (83) A Sheep picks a Quarrel with a Shepherd.
Fable 336. (84) A Creaking Wheel.
Fable 337. (85) A Man had a mind to try his Friends.
Fable 338. (86) A Fox Praising Hare's Flesh.
Fable 339. (88) A Plain Horse wins the Prize.
Fable 340. (89) A Country-man and a Kid.
Fable 341. (90) A Weak Young Man and a Wolfe.
Fable 342. (91) A Lad Robbing an Orchard.
Fable 343. (92) A Nightingale and a Hawk.
Fable 344. (93) A Lion and a Hog.
Fable 345. (94) A Gnat and a Bee.
Fable 346. (95) A Lion, Ass, and Hare.
Fable 347. (96) Pigeons Reconcile the Hawks.
Fable 348. (97) A Woman that brought a Fire into the House.
Fable 349. (98) A Corrupt Officer.
Fable 350. (99) An Old Man that was willing to put off Death.
Fable 351. (100) A Miser and his Bags.