Forty-two fables by Avianus show a world in flux in which humor and cunning provide the means of survival.
Contents
Foreword: Avianus Reborn -- I. The Nurse and the Child -- II. The Tortoise and the Eagle -- III. The Crab and Its Mother -- IV. The Wind and the Sun -- V. The Donkey and the Lion's Skin -- VI. The Frog and the Fox -- VII. The Vain Dog -- VIII. Jupiter and the Camel -- IX. The Two Companions and the Bear -- X. The Bald Cavalier -- XI. The Two Jars -- XII. The Farmer and the Treasure -- XIII. The Bull and the Goat -- XIV. The Monkey -- XV. The Crane and the Peacock -- XVI. The Oak and the Reed -- XVII. The Hunter and the Tiger -- XVIII. The Four Oxen and the Lion -- XIX. The Pine and the Bramble Bush -- XX. The Fisherman and the Fish -- XXI. The Nest in the Wheat Field -- XXII. The Greedy Man and the Envious Man -- XXIII. The Shopkeeper and the Statue -- XXIV. The Hunter and the Lion -- XXV. The Boy and the Thief.
