Retells, in verse, thirteen fables from the Greek slave, Aesop.

Contents: Why Aesop? -- The hare and the tortoise -- The tortoise and the eagle -- The dog and the bone -- The lion and the mouse -- The fox and the grapes -- The fox and the crow -- The grasshopper and the ants -- The mice in council -- The frog and the ox -- The boy who cried wolf -- The fox and the stork -- The dog in the manger -- Counting your chickens -- About Aesop.