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Birds (misc.) as Primary Character

Listed below are the fables with various birds as primary characters. This index page lists the associated fables in alphabetical order (ignoring a leading "a" or "the"). Please note that in some cases the primary character may not be the first animal/object in the fable's title; indeed, in some cases the primary character doesn't even appear in the title. (Also see the crow, daw, eagle, and lark index pages.)

• The Birdcatcher, The Partridge, and The Cock...Necessity knows no law.
• The Cock and The Jewel...Precious things are for those who prize them.
• The Cocks and The Partridge...Some people quarrel just for the sake of quarrelling.
• The Farmer and The Cranes...If words are not enough, action must be taken.
• A Fowler and A Blackbird...There is no glory in tricking those easy to trick.
• The Fox and The Stork...One bad turn deserves another.
• A Galled Ass and A Raven...Not everyone is treated alike.
• The Geese and The Cranes...The more vulnerable need to watch more closely.
• The Goose With The Golden Eggs...Greed often overreaches itself.
• The Grasshopper and The Owl...Don't be unreasonable against greater force.
• The Hawk, The Kite, and The Pigeons...Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease.
• The Hawk and The Nightingale...A bird caught is better than more uncaught.
• The Hen and The Swallow...A good natured man will often assist his own destruction.
• A Kingfisher...Many a wise man will provide against one danger but fall into another.
• The Kites and The Swans...The desire for imaginary benefits often involves the loss of present blessings.
• The Laborer and The Nightingale...Keep what you have.
• A Nightingale and A Bat...A wrong reason is worse than no reason.
• An Ostrich, Birds, and Beasts...Sometimes a half-truth is necessary.
• The Partridge and The Fowler...A traitor undermines the foundations of society.
• The Peacock and The Crane...Fine feathers don't make fine birds.
• The Peacock and Juno...Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
• The Raven and The Swan...Change of habit cannot alter nature.
• The Seagull and The Kite...Every man should be content to mind his own business.
• The Sick Kite...We must make friends in prosperity if we would have their help in adversity.
• The Sparrow and The Hare...Misery loves company.
• The Spendthrift and The Swallow...Don't draw a conclusion based on a single observation.
• The Swallow and Other Birds...Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
• The Swallow, The Serpent, and The Court of Justice...Justice is fickle.
• The Swan and The Goose...A man cannot be too careful of what he does, where the life of any creature is in question.
• The Thirsty Pigeon...Act in haste and repent at leisure.
• The Thrush and The Fowler...Men feel worst when they contribute to their own undoing.
• A Thrush and A Swallow...Know the nature of those you deal with.
• A Woman and Her Hen...Set bounds to our desires and content ourselves when we are well.

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