Man

Man is the most contradictory animal in the fables. He warms the serpent that bites him and blows hot and cold with the same mouth. He prays to the gods but must push his own cart. He promises, cheats, regrets, and starts again. Around him, the animals often behave better.

1. Nº 11The Man and the Ethiopian→
2. Nº 44The Two Men Who Quarrelled About the Gods→
3. Nº 48The Man Bitten by an Ant and Hermes→
4. Nº 52The Middle-Aged Man and His Two Mistresses→
5. Nº 54The Blind Man and the Cub→
6. Nº 57Men and Zeus→
7. Nº 58The Man and the Fox→
8. Nº 59The Man and the Lion Travelling Together→
9. Nº 60The Man and the Satyr→
10. Nº 61The Man Who Broke a Statue→
11. Nº 78The Old Man and Death→
12. Nº 97Diogenes and the Bald Man→
13. Nº 120Zeus and Men→
14. Nº 123Zeus and the Jar of Blessings→
15. Nº 131The Demigod→
16. Nº 139The Horse, the Ox, the Dog, and Man→
17. Nº 148The Camel Seen for the First Time→
18. Nº 164The Escaped Jackdaw→
19. Nº 177The Man Bitten by a Dog→
20. Nº 178The Invited Dog→
21. Nº 245The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea→
22. Nº 249The Sick Man and the Doctor→
23. Nº 263The Man Who Bought an ass→
24. Nº 287The Hen with the Golden Eggs→
25. Nº 300The Partridge and the Man→
26. Nº 303The Two Bags→
27. Nº 322Prometheus and Men→
28. Nº 357The Flea and the Man→