“A Fox was one day talking to a Wolf about the strength of man. ‘No animals,’ he said, ‘could withstand Man, and they were obliged to use cunning to hold their own against him.’ The Wolf answered, ‘If ever I happen to see a Man, I should attack him all the same.’ ‘Well, I can help you to that,’ said the Fox. ‘Come to me early tomorrow, and I will show you one!'”

“A wolf and a fox once lived together. The fox, who was the weaker of the two, had to do all the hard work, which made him anxious to leave his companion.” I am unaware of any evidence pointing to this tale as the origin for the term “sly fox,” but it is certainly a perfect exemplification of that epithet.

“There was once on a time an old goat who had seven little kids, and loved them with all the love of a mother for her children.” A couple of surprises can be found in this tale, some more horrific than others.

“A Spider and a Flea dwelt together in one house, and brewed their beer in an egg-shell.” As odd and fun that first sentence is, this tale continues on in a mildly terrifying manner, and ends quite terribly for the characters we meet along the way.