Chapter III: Book III

Prologue, to Eutychus 390 497
Fable I. The Old Woman and the Cask 393 498
II. The Panther and Shepherd 394 498
III. Esop and the Farmer 395 ---
IV. The Butcher and the Ape 395 499 [III]
V. Esop and the Insolent Man 395 499 [IV]
VI. The Fly and the Mule 396 499 [V]
VII. The Dog and the Wolf 397 500 [VI]
VIII. The Brother and Sister 398 501 [VII]
IX. Socrates to his Friends 398 502 [VIII]
X. The Poet on Believing and not Believing 399 502 [IX]
[XI. The Eunuch to the Abusive Man 401 --- ]
XI. The Cock and the Pearl [XII] 401 504
XII. The Bees and the Drones, the Wasp
sitting as judge [XIII] 402 505
XIII. Esop at play [XIV] 402 505
XIV. The Dog to the Lamb [XV] 403 506
XV. The Grasshopper and the Owl [XVI] 404 507
XVI. The Trees under the Protection
of the Gods [XVII] 405 508
XVII. The Peacock to Juno [XVIII] 405 509
XVIII. Esop's Answer to the Inquisitive Man [XIX] 406 509
Epilogue 407 ---