Aesop

Once a contented country mouse received a visit from an old friend who lived at His Majesty's Court. The town mouse describes the court life where there is dancing and feasting and never a humdrum moment. The next morning the two friends set out together for the court.

A collection of the brief animal tales with specific morals which are attributed to a wise Greek slave. Includes The Fox and the Grapes, The Crow and the Pitcher, The Dog in the Manger, and The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf, among many others.