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191:Cum principibus ut cum igne
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608:The Dog and the Wolf
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198:La Fontaine's Fables
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1161:Adémar de Chabannes
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925:The Fox and the Cat
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688:The Frog and the Ox
528:The Ass and the Pig
275:Classical Quarterly
175:The Fables of Aesop
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129:Reasons for caution
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