Ass

The ass is the eternal servant of the fables. He carries heavy loads and dreams of a better life. When he imitates stronger or finer animals, things end badly. He often envies others, only to discover their lot is worse than his own. Aesop uses him to show the folly of wanting to be what we are not.

1. Nº 16The Goat and the Ass→
2. Nº 141The Horse and the Ass→
3. Nº 208The Lion and the Ass Hunting Together→
4. Nº 209The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox→
5. Nº 228The Wolf and the Ass→
6. Nº 236The Wandering Priests and the Ass→
7. Nº 262The Asses Appealing to Zeus→
8. Nº 263The Man Who Bought an ass→
9. Nº 265The Ass Carrying Salt→
10. Nº 266The Ass Carrying a Statue of a God→
11. Nº 267The Ass in the Lion's Skin→
12. Nº 268The Ass Praising the Horse's Lot→
13. Nº 269The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion→
14. Nº 270The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion→
15. Nº 271The Ass and the Frogs→
16. Nº 272The Ass and the Mule Carrying the Same Load→
17. Nº 273The Ass and the Gardener→
18. Nº 274The Ass, the Crow, and the Wolf→
19. Nº 275The Ass and the Little Dog→
20. Nº 276The Ass and the Dog Travelling Together→
21. Nº 277The Ass and the Ass-Driver→
22. Nº 278The Ass and the Cicadas→
23. Nº 279The Ass Who Passed for a Lion→
24. Nº 280The Ass Browsing on Thorns and the Fox→
25. Nº 281The Ass Pretending to Limp and the Wolf→