Famous cartoonists retell and illustrate a variety of fables from Aesop and other sources.

The fox and the grapes /James Kochalka -- The town mouse and the country mouse / Tom Gauld -- Hermes and the man who was bitten by an ant / George O'Connor -- Leopard drums up dinner / Sophie Goldstein -- The belly and the body members / Charise Harper -- Lion + Mouse / R. Sikoryak -- Fox and Crow / Jennifer L. Meyer -- The old man and death / Eleanor Davis -- The boy who cried wolf / Jaime Hernandez -- The crow and the pitcher / Simone Lia -- Hermes and the woodsman / George O'Connor -- The dog and his reflection / Graham Chaffee -- The dolphins, the whales, and the sprat / Maris Wicks -- The frogs who desired a king / George O'Connor -- The hare and the pig / Vera Brosgol -- The demon, the thief, and the hermit / Keny Widjaja -- The elephant in favor / Corinne Mucha -- The Mouse Council / Liniers -- Man and wart / Mark Newgarden -- The milkmaid and her pail / Israel Sanchez -- The great weasel war / Ulises Farinas -- The sun and the wind / R.O. Blechman -- The hare and the tortoise / Graham Annable -- The grasshopper and the ants / John Kerschbaum -- The thief and the watchdog / Braden Lamb and Shelli Paroline -- Hermes and the sculptor / George O'Connor -- The hen and the mountain turtle / Gregory Benton -- Demades and his fable / Roger Langridge.