Introduction The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton, with illustrations by E. Boyd Smith (1908):
300 B.C.
Author- brave, silence in presence of king,
Put in prison,
For a year wrote down all his wisdom (the fables)
The Rustic and the Nightingale The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton, with illustrations by E. Boyd Smith (1908):
A man had a garden in which he loved dearly. With his most prized possession being the rose tree.
Once day he noticed a nightingale perched on the tree singing. The next day he noticed flower petals on the ground caused from the bird. So he put out a snare to catch the bird, which he did. He told the bird that it was to be punished for messing with his tree. The bird convinced the man to let it go, which he did. When he did the bird was so grateful that it told the man there was a pot of gold buried in the garden and to use it.
The Ass, the Lion, and the Fox The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton, with illustrations by E. Boyd Smith (1908):
A lion who used to be a fierce hunter became ill. A fox who used to live off of the lions leftovers become worried.
Lion told fox the only way he could survive was to eat the ears and heart of a donkey.
The fox found a donkey in a field and the fox tricked it claiming to know of a better field and the donkey followed. The fox led it towards the lions cave, who was awaiting their arrival.
The lion jumped on the donkey but was too weak and the donkey took off. The fox went after it and tried to get the donkey to come back. Told the donkey that the lion was enchanted and could do no harm. The donkey believed and made friends with the lion and even fell asleep near the lion. The lion killed the donkey and told the fox to watch it while he bathed before eating. The fox ate the heart and ears. When the lion returned the fox told the lion that there was no heart or ears and disappeared into the woods.
300 B.C.
Author- brave, silence in presence of king,
Put in prison,
For a year wrote down all his wisdom (the fables)
The Rustic and the Nightingale The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton, with illustrations by E. Boyd Smith (1908):
A man had a garden in which he loved dearly. With his most prized possession being the rose tree.
Once day he noticed a nightingale perched on the tree singing. The next day he noticed flower petals on the ground caused from the bird. So he put out a snare to catch the bird, which he did. He told the bird that it was to be punished for messing with his tree. The bird convinced the man to let it go, which he did. When he did the bird was so grateful that it told the man there was a pot of gold buried in the garden and to use it.
The Ass, the Lion, and the Fox The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton, with illustrations by E. Boyd Smith (1908):
A lion who used to be a fierce hunter became ill. A fox who used to live off of the lions leftovers become worried.
Lion told fox the only way he could survive was to eat the ears and heart of a donkey.
The fox found a donkey in a field and the fox tricked it claiming to know of a better field and the donkey followed. The fox led it towards the lions cave, who was awaiting their arrival.
The lion jumped on the donkey but was too weak and the donkey took off. The fox went after it and tried to get the donkey to come back. Told the donkey that the lion was enchanted and could do no harm. The donkey believed and made friends with the lion and even fell asleep near the lion. The lion killed the donkey and told the fox to watch it while he bathed before eating. The fox ate the heart and ears. When the lion returned the fox told the lion that there was no heart or ears and disappeared into the woods.
Fox. Roger Bunting, 2012. Flickr.
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