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The Fisher and the Little Fish
A little thing in hand is worth more than a great thing in prospect
The Labourer and the Nightingale
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety
The Horse, Hunter, and Stag
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs
The Bald Man and the Fly
You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies
The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts
He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear
The Fox and the Stork
One bad turn deserves another
Androcles
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls
The One-Eyed Doe
You cannot escape your fate
The Wolf and the Kid
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance
The Cat-Maiden
Nature will out
The Lion and the Statue
We can easily represent things as we wish them to be
The Dog in the Manger
People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves
The Nurse and the Wolf
Enemies' promises were made to be broken
The Swallow and the Other Birds
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin
The Fox and the Goat
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties
The Crow and the Pitcher
Little by little does the trick
The Tortoise and the Birds
Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions
The Two Crabs
Example is the best precept
The Four Oxen and the Lion
United we stand, divided we fall
The Miser and His Gold
Wealth unused might as well not exist
The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar
The memory of a good deed lives on
The Young Thief and His Mother
Train up a child in the way he should go
Avaricious and Envious
Vices are their own punishment