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Sample ## Take a look inside E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Lindy Walsh, Linda Cantoni, and the publica.now Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) Transcriber’s Note: In the original, some titles use V for U. This has been preserved in this e-book. Spelling errors are noted with a hover Transcriber’s Note, but obvious punctuation errors and inconsistent formatting have been corrected. CONTENTS THE BABY’S OWN ÆSOP BEING THE FABLES CONDENSED IN RHYME WITH PORTABLE MORALS PICTORIALLY POINTED BY WALTER CRANE ENGRAVED & PRINTED IN COLOURS BY EDMUND EVANS LONDON FREDERICK WARNE AND CO. AND NEW YORK PREFACE For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal. I have added a touch here and there, but the credit of this part of the book still belongs to him. Walter Crane To the Possessors of “Baby’s Opera” & “Baby’s Bouquet” with Walter Crane’s Compliments CONTENTS Page 9\. The Fox and the Grapes. 10\. The Cock and the Pearl.—The Wolf and the Lamb. 11\. The Wind and the Sun. 12\. King Log and King Stork. 13\. The Frightened Lion. 14\. The Mouse and the Lion.—The Married Mouse. 15\. Hercules and the Waggoner. 16\. The Lazy Housemaids. 17\. The Snake and the File.—The Fox and the Crow. 18\. The Dog in the Manger.—The Frog and the Bull. 19\. The Fox and the Crane. 20\. Horse and Man.—The Ass and the Enemy. 21\. The Fox and the Mosquitoes.—The Fox and the Lion. 22\. The Miser and his Gold.—The Golden Eggs. 23\. The Man that pleased None. 24\. The Oak and the Reeds.—The Fir and the Bramble. 25\. The Trees and the Woodman. 26\. The Hart and the Vine. 27\. The Man and the Snake. 28\. The Fox and the Mask. 29\. The Ass in the… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fthe-babys-own-aesop) The sample continues in the full work. 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