NOTE: Babrius has taken a traditional Aesopic joke about the heart as a seat of intelligence (see the preceding two fables for similar examples) and expanded the story at unprecedented length, anticipating in many ways the later medieval beast epic. The belief about the power of the deer’s antlers to drive away snakes, as well as her long life, were popular legends in Greece and Rome, although these details are extraneous to the actual plot of this story. A story with the same plot but different characters—lion, jackal, and donkey—comprises Book 4 of the Panchatantra.
INDEX OF PERRY NUMBERS
See Note on the Text and Translation, pp. xxxii–xxxiii. The following are not recorded in Perry: Fables 28, 105, 127, 239, 328, 401, 402, 448.
Perry 1 = 154–5
Perry 2 = 341–2
Perry 3 = 153
Perry 4 = 131
Perry 5 = 559
Perry 6 = 439
Perry 7 = 310
Perry 8 = 557
Perry 9 = 113
Perry 10 = 269
Perry 11 = 290
Perry 12 = 191
Perry 13 = 419
Perry 14 = 188
Perry 15 = 255–6
Perry 16 = 129
Perry 17 = 398
Perry 18 = 287
Perry 19 = 306
Perry 20 = 189
Perry 21 = 420
Perry 22 = 387
Perry 23 = 134
Perry 24 = 443
Perry 25 = 456
Perry 26 = 546
Perry 27 = 550
Perry 28 = 477
Perry 29 = 542
Perry 30 = 480
Perry 31 = 584
Perry 32 = 168
Perry 33 = 209
Perry 34 = 478
Perry 35 = 368
Perry 36 = 472
Perry 37 = 37
Perry 38 = 357
Perry 39 = 487
Perry 40 = 314
Perry 41 = 373
Perry 42 = 494
Perry 43 = 445
Perry 44 = 27
Perry 45 = 225
Perry 46 = 183
Perry 47 = 539
Perry 48 = 288
Perry 49 = 229
Perry 50 = 350
Perry 51 = 75
Perry 52 = 292
Perry 53 = 493
Perry 54 = 291
Perry 55 = 432
Perry 56 = 315
Perry 57 = 589
Perry 58 = 433
Perry 59 = 304
Perry 60 = 484
Perry 61 = 469
Perry 62 = 220
Perry 63 = 1
Perry 64 = 173
Perry 65 = 91
Perry 66 = 540
Perry 67 = 93
Perry 68 = 159
Perry 69 = 490
Perry 70 = 202
Perry 71 = 547
Perry 72 = 79
Perry 73 = 324
Perry 74 = 262
Perry 75 = 457
Perry 76 = 459
Perry 77 = 80
Perry 78 = 421
Perry 79 = 299
Perry 80 = 427
Perry 81 = 24
Perry 82 = 235
Perry 83 = 354
Perry 84 = 115
Perry 85 = 397
Perry 86 = 426
Perry 87 = 434
Perry 88 = 562
Perry 89 = 475
Perry 90 = 54
Perry 91 = 338
Perry 92 = 68
Perry 93 = 305
Perry 94 = 548
Perry 95 = 570
Perry 96 = 552
Perry 97 = 356
Perry 98 = 221
Perry 99 = 561
Perry 100 = 518
Perry 101 = 329
Perry 102 = 522
Perry 103 = 519
Perry 104 = 182
Perry l05 = 502
Perry 106 = 508
Perry 107 = 351
Perry 108 = 520
Perry 109 = 528
Perry 110 = 471
Perry 111 = 413
Perry 112 = 125
Perry 113 = 160
Perry 114 = 586
Perry 115 = 138
Perry 116 = 333
Perry 117 = 510
Perry 118 = 451
Perry 119 = 501
Perry 120 = 77
Perry 121 = 252
Perry 122 = 122
Perry 123 = 327
Perry 124 = 104
Perry 125 = 319
Perry 126 = 281
Perry 127 = 320
Perry 128 = 143, 460
Perry 129 = 325
Perry 130 = 66
Perry 131 = 8
Perry 132 = 228
Perry 133 = 263
Perry 134 = 117
Perry 135 = 442
Perry 136 = 374
Perry 137 = 224
Perry 138 = 248
Perry 139 = 334
Perry 140 = 355
Perry 141 = 270
Perry 142 = 18
Perry 143 = 99
Perry 144 = 438
Perry 145 = 55
Perry 146 = 245
Perry 147 = 62
Perry 148 = 286
Perry 149 = 15
Perry 150 = 70
Perry 151 = 217
Perry 152 = 167
Perry 153 = 31–2
Perry 154 = 399
Perry 155 = 130
Perry 156 = 46
Perry 157 = 100
Perry 158 = 282–3
Perry 159 = 109
Perry 160 = 33
Perry 161 = 316
Perry 162 = 467
Perry 163 = 509
Perry 164 = 6
Perry 165 = 455
Perry 166 = 513
Perry 167 = 425
Perry 168 = 276
Perry 169 = 274
Perry 170 = 585
Perry 171 = 500
Perry 172 = 364
Perry 173 = 474
Perry 174 = 470
Perry 175 = 82
Perry 176 = 440
Perry 177 = 279
Perry 178 = 476
Perry 179 = 10
Perry 180 = 152
Perry 181 = 65
Perry 182 = 278
Perry 183 = 4
Perry 184 = 340
Perry 185 = 568
Perry 186 = 486
Perry 187 = 312–13
Perry 188 = 322
Perry 189 = 377
Perry 190 = 390
Perry 191 = 145
Perry 192 = 441
Perry 193 = 87
Perry 194 = 48
Perry 195 = 268
Perry 196 = 141
Perry 197 = 63
Perry 198 = 172
Perry 199 = 302
Perry 200 = 496
Perry 201 = 431
Perry 202 = 194
Perry 203 = 337
Perry 204 = 543–4
Perry 205 = 395
Perry 206 = 381
Perry 207 = 275
Perry 208 = 78
Perry 209 = 34
Perry 210 = 151
Perry 211 = 289
Perry 212 = 386
Perry 213 = 201
Perry 214 = 259–61
Perry 215 = 124
Perry 216 = 161
Perry 217 = 233
Perry 218 = 497
Perry 219 = 22
Perry 220 = 23
Perry 221 = 135
Perry 222 = 197
Perry 223 = 196
Perry 224 = 449
Perry 225 = 407
Perry 226 = 237
Perry 227 = 181
Perry 228 = 49
Perry 229 = 192
Perry 230 = 331
Perry 231 = 482
Perry 232 = 383
Perry 233 = 284
Perry 234 = 38
Perry 235 = 71
Perry 236 = 318
Perry 237 = 307
/> Perry 238 = 44
Perry 239 = 170
Perry 240 = 515
Perry 241 = 107
Perry 242 = 365
Perry 243 = 366
Perry 244 = 214
Perry 245 = 251
Perry 246 = 558
Perry 247 = 85
Perry 248 = 580
Perry 249 = 353
Perry 250 = 81
Perry 251 = 428
Perry 252 = 149
Perry 253 = 430
Perry 254 = 598
Perry 255 = 243
Perry 256 = 51
Perry 257 = 195
Perry 258 = 17
Perry 259 = 247
Perry 260 = 265
Perry 261 = 103
Perry 262 = 26
Perry 263 = 64
Perry 264 = 400
Perry 265 = 45
Perry 266 = 527
Perry 267 = 36
Perry 268 = 348
Perry 269 = 47
Perry 270 = 277
Perry 271 = 184
Perry 272 = 120
Perry 273 = 226
Perry 274 = 525
Perry 275 = 83
Perry 276 = 43
Perry 277 = 505
Perry 278 = 185
Perry 279 = 147
Perry 280 = 389
Perry 281 = 454
Perry 282 = 240
Perry 283 = 437
Perry 284 = 186–7
Perry 285 = 464
Perry 287 = 560
Perry 288 = 375
Perry 289 = 308
Perry 290 = 446
Perry 291 = 481
Perry 292 = 218
Perry 293 = 378
Perry 294 = 193
Perry 295 = 473
Perry 296 = 73
Perry 297 = 294
Perry 298 = 295–6
Perry 299 = 463
Perry 300 = 215
Perry 301 = 483
Perry 302 = 40–1
Perry 303 = 42
Perry 304 = 200
Perry 305 = 90
Perry 306 = 171
Perry 307 = 563
Perry 308 = 564
Perry 309 = 521
Perry 310 = 367
Perry 311 = 514
Perry 312 = 526
Perry 313 = 524
Perry 314 = 436
Perry 315 = 206
Perry 316 = 534
Perry 317 = 587
Perry 318 = 416
Perry 319 = 385
Perry 320 = 415
Perry 321 = 565
Perry 322 = 369
Perry 323 = 479
Perry 324 = 370
Perry 325 = 293
Perry 326 = 230
Perry 327 = 461
Perry 328 = 382
Perry 329 = 409
Perry 330 = 393
Perry 331 = 396
Perry 332 = 212
Perry 333 = 596
Perry 334 = 20
Perry 335 = 50
Perry 336 = 600
Perry 337 = 19
Perry 338 = 61
Perry 339 = 14
Perry 340 = 246
Perry 341 = 13
Perry 342 = 30
Perry 343 = 60
Perry 344 = 330
Perry 345 = 86
Perry 346 = 3
Perry 347 = 169
Perry 348 = 371
Perry 349 = 211
Perry 350 = 574
Perry 351 = 249
Perry 352 = 408
Perry 353 = 241
Perry 354 = 424
Perry 355 = 531
Perry 356 = 67
Perry 357 = 410
Perry 358 = 323
Perry 359 = 339
Perry 360 = 553
Perry 361 = 123
Perry 362 = 346
Perry 363 = 466
Perry 364 = 253
Perry 365 = 39
Perry 366 = 35
Perry 367 = 533
Perry 368 = 207–8
Perry 369 = 204
Perry 370 = 121
Perry 371 = 347
Perry 372 = 59
Perry 373 = 126
Perry 374 = 157
Perry 375 = 579
Perry 376 = 349
Perry 377 = 213
Perry 378 = 52
Perry 379 = 136
Perry 380 = 567
Perry 381 = 423
Perry 382 = 504
Perry 383 = 535
Perry 384 = 139–40
Perry 385 = 529
Perry 386 = 575
Perry 387 = 272
Perry 388 = 578
Perry 389 = 95
Perry 390 = 453
Perry 391 = 227
Perry 392 = 309
Perry 393 = 361
Perry 394 = 343
Perry 395 = 72
Perry 396 = 506
Perry 397 = 271
Perry 398 = 335
Perry 399 = 303
Perry 400 = 144
Perry 401 = 84
Perry 402 = 257
Perry 403 = 88
Perry 404 = 372
Perry 405 = 465
Perry 406 = 231
Perry 407 = 232
Perry 408 = 444
Perry 409 = 222
Perry 410 = 576
Perry 411 = 5
Perry 412 = 258
Perry 413 = 203
Perry 414 = 376
Perry 415 = 380
Perry 416 = 56
Perry 418 = 362
Perry 423 = 571
Perry 425 = 545
Perry 426 = 156
Perry 427 = 29
Perry 428 = 344
Perry 429 = 491
Perry 430 = 516
Perry 434 = 238
Perry 436 = 244
Perry 437 = 488
Perry 438 = 180
Perry 440 = 458
Perry 445 = 532
Perry 446 = 300
Perry 447 = 499
Perry 448 = 503
Perry 449 = 267
Perry 450 = 21
Perry 451 = 321
Perry 453 = 392
Perry 454 = 429
Perry 460 = 2
Perry 461 = 345
Perry 463 = 352
Perry 464 = 447
Perry 465 = 9
Perry 469 = 106
Perry 472 = 326
Perry 473 = 142
Perry 474 = 179
Perry 475 = 588
Perry 476 = 11
Perry 477 = 176
Perry 478 = 174–5
Perry 479 = 538
Perry 480 = 116
Perry 481 = 422
Perry 482 = 102
Perry 483 = 405
Perry 484 = 216
Perry 485 = 12
Perry 486 = 25
Perry 487 = 165
Perry 488 = 128
Perry 489 = 593
Perry 490 = 111–12
Perry 491 = 411
Perry 492 = 336
Perry 493 = 572
Perry 494 = 76
Perry 495 = 317
Perry 496 = 551
Perry 497 = 158
Perry 498 = 223
Perry 499 = 495
Perry 500 = 94
Perry 501 = 594
Perry 502 = 595
Perry 503 = 403
Perry 504 = 178
Perry 505 = 537
Perry 506 = 498
Perry 507 = 97
Perry 508 = 205
Perry 509 = 507
Perry 510 = 555
Perry 511 = 298
Perry 512 = 549
Perry 513 = 523
Perry 514 = 16
Perry 515 = 517
Perry 516 = 512
Perry 517 = 569
Perry 518 = 406
Perry 519 = 412
Perry 520 = 280
Perry 521 = 198
Perry 522 = 166
Perry 523 = 384
Perry 524 = 92
Perry 525 = 582
Perry 526 = 414
Perry 527 = 592
Perry 528 = 581
Perry 529 = 591
Perry 530 = 536
Perry 531 = 219
Perry 532 = 388
Perry 533 = 164
Perry 534 = 462
Perry 535 = 530
Perry 536 = 485
Perry 537 = 556
Perry 538 = 590
Perry 539 = 573
Perry 540 = 492
Perry 541 = 210
Perry 542 = 404
Perry 543 = 577
Perry 544 = 468
Perry 545 = 394
Perry 546 = 489
Perry 547 = 311
Perry 548 = 7
Perry 549 = 417
Perry 550 = 450
Perry 551 = 273
Perry 552 = 452
Perry 553 = 133
Perry 554 = 541
Perry 555 = 254
Perry 556 = 199
Perry 557 = 101
Perry 558 = 177
Perry 559 = 554
Perry 560 = 583
Perry 561 = 98
Perry 562 = 148
Perry 563 = 69
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