The Fables of Jean de la FontaineBook I - Book II - Book III - Book IV - Book V - Book VI -Book VII - Book VIII - Book IX - Book X - Book XI - Book XII The story of Jean De La Fontaine (Wikipedia) - Fables in french | ![]() |
| Book I | Top of page |
> 1 The Grasshopper and the Ant
> 2 The Raven and the Fox
> 3 The Frog That Wished to Be As Big As the Ox
> 4 The Two Mules
> 5 The Wolf and the Dog
> 6 The Heifer, the Goat, and the Sheep, In Company With The Lion
> 7 The Wallet
> 8 The Swallow and the Little Birds
> 9 The City Rat and the Country Rat
> 10 The Wolf and the Lamb
> 11 The Man And His Image
> 12 The Dragon With Many Heads, and the Dragon With Many Tails
> 13 The Thieves and the Ass
> 14 Simonides Preserved By The Gods
> 15 Death and the Unfortunate
> 16 Death and the Woodman
> 17 The Man Between Two Ages, And His Two Mistresses
> 18 The Fox and the Stork
> 19 The Boy and the Schoolmaster
> 20 The Cock and the Pearl
> 21 The Hornets and the Bees
> 22 The Oak and the Reed
| Book II | Top of page |
> 1 Against the Hard to Suit
> 2 The Council Held By The Rats
> 3 The Wolf Accusing The Fox Before The Monkey
> 4 The Two Bulls and the Frog
> 5 The Bat and the Two Weasels
> 6 The Bird Wounded By An Arrow
> 7 The Bitch And Her Friend
> 8 The Eagle and the Beetle
> 9 The Lion and the Gnat
> 10 The Ass Loaded With Sponges, and the Ass Loaded With Salt
> 11 The Lion and the Rat
> 12 The Dove and the Ant
> 13 The Astrologer Who Stumbled Into A Well
> 14 The Hare and the Frogs
> 15 The Cock and the Fox
> 16 The Raven Wishing To Imitate The Eagle
> 17 The Peacock Complaining To Juno
> 18 The Cat Metamorphosed Into A Woman
> 19 The Lion and the Ass Hunting
> 20 The Will Explained By Aesop
| Book III | Top of page |
> 1 The Miller, His Son, and the Ass
> 2 The Members and the Belly
> 3 The Wolf Turned Shepherd
> 4 The Frogs Asking A King
> 5 The Fox and the Goat
> 6 The Eagle, the Wild Sow, and the Cat
> 7 The Drunkard And His Wife
> 8 The Gout and the Spider
> 9 The Wolf and the Stork
> 10 The Lion Beaten By The Man
> 11 The Fox and the Grapes
> 12 The Swan and the Cook
> 13 The Wolves and the Sheep
> 14 The Lion Grown Old
> 15 Philomel And Progne
> 16 The Woman Drowned
> 17 The Weasel In The Granary
> 18 The Cat and the Old Rat
| Book IV | Top of page |
> 1 The Lion In Love
> 2 The Shepherd and the Sea
> 3 The Fly and the Ant
> 4 The Gardener And His Lord
> 5 The Ass and the Little Dog
> 6 The Battle of the Rats and the Weasels
> 7 The Monkey and the Dolphin
> 8 The Man and the Wooden God
> 9 The Jay In The Feathers of the Peacock
> 10 The Camel and the Floating Sticks
> 11 The Frog and the Rat
> 12 The Animals Sending Tribute To Alexander
> 13 The Horse Wishing To Be Revenged On The Stag
> 14 The Fox and the Bust
> 15 The Wolf, the Goat, and the Kid
> 16 The Wolf, the Mother, And Her Child
> 17 The Words Of Socrates
> 18 The Old Man And His Sons
> 19 The Oracle and the Atheist
> 20 The Miser Who Had Lost His Treasure
> 21 The Eye of the Master
> 22 The Lark And Her Young Ones With The Owner Of A Field
| Book V | Top of page |
> 1 The Woodman and Mercury
> 2 The Earthen Pot and the Iron Pot
> 3 The Little Fish and the Fisher
> 4 The Ears of the Hare
> 5 The Fox With His Tail Cut Off
> 6 The Old Woman And Her Two Servants
> 7 The Satyr and the Traveller
> 8 The Horse and the Wolf
> 9 The Ploughman And His Sons
> 10 The Mountain In Labour
> 11 Fortune and the Boy
> 12 The Doctors
> 13 The Hen With The Golden Eggs
> 14 The Ass Carrying Relics
> 15 The Stag and the Vine
> 16 The Serpent and the File
> 17 The Hare and the Partridge
> 18 The Eagle and the Owl
> 19 The Lion Going To War
> 20 The Bear and the Two Companions
> 21 The Ass Dressed In The Lion's Skin
| Book VI | Top of page |
> 1 The Shepherd and the Lion
> 2 The Lion and the Hunter
> 3 Phoebus And Boreas
> 4 Jupiter and the Farmer
> 5 The Cockerel, the Cat, and the Young Mouse
> 6 The Fox, the Monkey, and the Animals
> 7 The Mule Boasting Of His Genealogy
> 8 The Old Man and the Ass
> 9 The Stag Seeing Himself In The Water
> 10 The Hare and the Tortoise
> 11 The Ass And His Masters
> 12 The Sun and the Frogs
> 13 The Countryman and the Serpent
> 14 The Sick Lion and the Fox
> 15 The Fowler, the Hawk, and the Lark
> 16 The Horse and the Ass
> 17 The Dog That Dropped The Substance For The Shadow
> 18 The Carter In The Mire
> 19 The Charlatan
> 20 Discord
> 21 The Young Widow
> 22 Epilogue
| Book VII | Top of page |
> 1 To Madame De Montespan
> 2 The Animals Sick of the Plague
> 3 The Ill-Married
> 4 The Rat Retired From The World
> 5 The Heron
> 6 The Maid
> 7 The Wishes
> 8 The Lion's Court
> 9 The Vultures and the Pigeons
> 10 The Coach and the Fly
> 11 The Dairywoman and the Pot Of Milk
> 12 The Curate and the Corpse
> 13 The Man Who Ran After Fortune, and the Man Who Waited For Her In His Bed
> 14 The Two Cocks
> 15 The Ingratitude And Injustice Of Men Towards Fortune
> 16 The Fortune-Tellers
> 17 The Cat, the Weasel, and the Young Rabbit
> 18 The Head and the Tail of the Serpent
> 19 An Animal In The Moon
| Book VIII | Top of page |
> 1 Death and the Dying
> 2 The Cobbler and the Financier
> 3 The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox
> 4 The Power Of Fables
> 5 The Man and the Flea
> 6 The Women and the Secret
> 7 The Dog That Carried His Master's Dinner
> 8 The Joker and the Fishes
> 9 The Rat and the Oyster
> 10 The Bear and the Amateur Gardener
> 11 The Two Friends
> 12 The Hog, the Goat, and the Sheep
> 13 Thyrsis And Amaranth
> 14 The Funeral of the Lioness
> 15 The Rat and the Elephant
> 16 The Horoscope
> 17 The Ass and the Dog
> 18 The Pashaw and the Merchant
> 19 The Use Of Knowledge
> 20 Jupiter and the Thunderbolts
> 21 The Falcon and the Capon
> 22 The Cat and the Rat
> 23 The Torrent and the River
> 24 Education
> 25 The Two Dogs and the Dead Ass
> 26 Democritus and the People Of Abdera
> 27 The Wolf and the Hunter
| Book IX | Top of page |
> 1 The Faithless Depositary
> 2 The Two Doves
> 3 The Monkey and the Leopard
> 4 The Acorn and the Pumpkin
> 5 The Schoolboy, the Pedant, and the Owner Of A Garden
> 6 The Sculptor and the Statue Of Jupiter
> 7 The Mouse Metamorphosed Into A Maid
> 8 The Fool Who Sold Wisdom
> 9 The Oyster and the Litigants
> 10 The Wolf and the Lean Dog
> 11 Nothing Too Much
> 12 The Wax-Candle
> 13 Jupiter and the Passenger
> 14 The Cat and the Fox
> 15 The Husband, the Wife, and the Thief
> 16 The Treasure and the Two Men
> 17 The Monkey and the Cat
> 18 The Kite and the Nightingale
> 19 The Shepherd And His Flock
| Book X | Top of page |
> 1 The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg
> 2 The Man and the Adder
> 3 The Tortoise and the Two Ducks
> 4 The Fishes and the Cormorant
> 5 The Burier And His Comrade
> 6 The Wolf and the Shepherds
> 7 The Spider and the Swallow
> 8 The Partridge and the Cocks
> 9 The Dog Whose Ears Were Cropped
> 10 The Shepherd and the King
> 11 The Fishes and the Shepherd Who Played The Flute
> 12 The Two Parrots, the King, And His Son
> 13 The Lioness and the Bear
> 14 The Two Adventurers and the Talisman
> 15 The Rabbits
> 16 The Merchant, the Noble, the Shepherd, and the King's Son
| Book XI | Top of page |
> 1 The Lion
> 2 The Gods Wishing to Instruct a Son of Jupiter
> 3 The Farmer, the Dog, and the Fox
> 4 The Mogul's Dream
> 5 The Lion, the Monkey, and the Two Asses
> 6 The Wolf and the Fox
> 7 The Peasant of the Danube
> 8 The Old Man and the Three Young Ones
> 9 The Mice and the Owl
> 10 Epilogue
| Book XII | Top of page |
> 1 The Companions of Ulysses
> 2 The Cat and the Two Sparrows
> 3 The Miser and the Monkey
> 4 The Two Goats
> 5 The Old Cat and the Young Mouse
> 6 The Sick Stag
> 7 The Bat, the Bush, and the Duck
> 8 The Quarrel of the Dogs And Cats, And That of the Cats And Mice
> 9 The Wolf and the Fox
> 10 The Lobster And Her Daughter
> 11 The Eagle and the Magpie
> 12 The King, the Kite, and the Falconer
> 13 The Fox, the Flies, and the Hedgehog
> 14 Love And Folly
> 15 The Raven, the Gazelle, the Tortoise, and the Rat
> 16 The Woods and the Woodman
> 17 The Fox, the Wolf, and the Horse
> 18 The Fox and the Turkeys
> 19 The Ape
> 20 The Scythian Philosopher
> 21 The Elephant and the Ape Of Jupiter
> 22 The Fool and the Sage
> 23 The English Fox
> 24 Daphnis And Alcimadure
> 29 The Arbiter, the Almoner, and the Hermit


