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The Story of Devadatta 2

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A traveler So he remained in the veranda of an almshouse near, and at night he suddenly beheld a woman descending with a rope from...

The Raising of Lazarus 2

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Martha met him Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him. The Jews then which...

The Matron of Ephesus 2

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Maidservant But she was ill-pleased by such commonplace consolation, and smote her breast more violently than ever, tearing out her hair and throwing it upon...

The Jackal 1

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The Jackal (Anonymous: 14th Century A.D., or earlier) Nothing is known of the author of the Hitopadesa, a manual of didac-tic fables composed—on the basis...

The Haunted House 1

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Pliny The Younger (62—113 A.D.) The Letters of Pliny the Younger (known in Latin as C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus) give a pleasant and varied picture...

The Dove and the Crow 1

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The Dove And The Crow (Anonymous: 2nd Century B.C. or later) It is thought that the collection of fables now known as the Panchatantra had...

Rabbi Akiva 2

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Rabbi Akiva The Rabbis tell us that once the Roman Government made a decree forbidding Israel to study the law. Thereupon Pappus, son of Yehudah,...

Horatius at the Bridge 2

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Horatius at the Bridge By this time the Tarquins had fled to Lars Porsena, king of Clu- sium. There, with advice and entreaties, they besought...

The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse 2

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A mouse, you know, does not live forever. So come with me and I`ll show you life and the town.” Overpowered with such fine...

King Rhampsinitus and the Thief 1

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Herodotus (484—424 B.C.) Herodotus, the Father of History, is celebrated as a teller of tales. These he introduced into his History partly for purposes of...