1.THELIONANDTHEMOUSELionwasawakenedfromsleepbyaMouserunningoverhisface.Risingupinanger,hecaughthimandwasabouttokillhim,whentheMousepiteouslyentreated,saying：“Ifyouwouldonlysparemylife,Iwouldbesuretorepayyourkindness。”TheLionlaughedandlethimgo。IthappenedshortlyafterthisthattheLionwascaughtbysomehunters,whoboundhimbystrongropestotheground.TheMouse,recognizinghisroar,cameup,andgnawedtheropewithhisteeth,andsettinghimfree,exclaimed：“Youridiculedtheideaofmyeverbeingabletohelpyou,notexpectingtoreceivefrommeanyrepaymentofyourfavour；butnowyouknowthatitispossibleforevenaMousetoconferbenefitsonaLion。”2.THEWOLFANDTHELAMBAWolfmeetingwithaLambastrayfromthefold,resolvednottolayviolenthandsonhim,buttofindsomeplea,whichshouldjustifytotheLambhimselfhisrighttoeathim.Hethusaddressedhim：“Sirrah,lastyearyougrosslyinsultedme。”“Indeed,”bleatedtheLambinamournfultoneof***,“Iwasnotthenborn。”ThensaidtheWolf,“Youfeedinmypasture。”“No,goodsir,”repliedtheLamb,“Ihavenotyettastedgrass。”AgainsaidtheWolf,“Youdrinkofmywell。”“No,”exclaimedtheLamb,“Ineveryetdrankwater,forasyetmymother′smilkisbothfoodanddrinktome。”OnwhichtheWolfseizedhim,andatehimup,saying,“Well！Iwon′tremainsupperless,eventhoughyourefuteeveryoneofmyimputations。”Thetyrantwillalwaysfindapretextforhistyranny。3.THEASSANDTHEGRASSHOPPERAsshavingheardsomeGrasshopperschirping,washighlyenchanted；and,desiringtopossessthesamecharmsofmelody,demandedwhatsortoffoodtheylivedon,togivethemsuchbeautiful***s.Theyreplied,“Thedew。”TheAssresolvedthathewouldonlyliveupondew,andinashorttimediedofhunger。
