Aesop & Walter Crane 
The Baby’s Own Aesop 

The Baby’s Own Aesop is a collection of Aesop’s famous fables, written in rhymes and beautifully illustrated by Walter Crane. Excerpt: ‘The Fox and the Grapes. 10. The Cock and the Pearl.—The Wolf and the Lamb. 11. The Wind and the Sun. 12. King Log and King Stork. 13. The Frightened Lion. 14. The Mouse and the Lion.—The Married Mouse. 15. Hercules and the Waggoner. 16. The Lazy Housemaids. 17. The Snake and the File.—The Fox and the Crow. 18. The Dog in the Manger.—The Frog and the Bull. 19. The Fox and the Crane. 20. Horse and Man.—The Ass and the Enemy. 21. The Fox and the Mosquitoes.—The Fox and the Lion. 22. The Miser and his Gold.—The Golden Eggs. 23. The Man that pleased None. 24. The Oak and the Reeds.—The Fir and the Bramble. 25. The Trees and the Woodman. 26. The Hart and the Vine. 27. The Man and the Snake. 28. The Fox and the Mask. 29. The Ass in the Lion’s Skin. 30. The Lion and the Statue. 31. The Boaster. 32. The Vain Jackdaw. 33. The Peacock’s Complaint. 34. The Two Jars.—The Two Crabs. 35. Brother and Sister. 36. The Fox without a Tail. 37. The Dog and the Shadow. 38. The Crow and the Pitcher.—The Eagle and the Crow. 39. The Blind Doe. 40. The Geese and the Cranes.’