Fables 11-15 Summary

(11) "The Ethiopian" A man buys an Ethiopian slave and tries to scrub the color from his skin. (12) "The Cat and the Cock" A cat wants an excuse for eating a rooster. He gives all kinds of reasons, but the rooster refutes them. The cat stops trying to justify it and eats the rooster. (13) "The Cat and the Mice" A cat pretends to be dead to trick some mice out of their hole. The mice aren't fooled and tell him so. (14) "The Cat and the Hens" A cat disguises himself as a doctor and goes to visit some hens. The hens tell him they will be fine once he leaves. (15) "The Goat and the Goatherd" A goatherd is trying to get his goats back to their fold. One goat ignores him, so he throws a rock at it and breaks its horn...