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The Miller, his Son, and their Ass

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The Miller, his Son, and their Ass
by Poggio Bracciolini

"Widely dispersed fable, number 721 in the Perry Index and number 1215 in the Aarne–Thompson classification systems of folklore narratives. Though it may have ancient analogues, the earliest extant version is in the work of the 13th-century Arab writer Ibn Said. There are many eastern versions of the tale and in Europe it was included in a number of Mediaeval collections. Since then it has been frequently included in collections of Aesop's Fables as well as the influential Fables of Jean de la Fontaine."

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Illustration by Walter Crane, from The Baby's Own Aesop (1908)