97. Lupus et Histrix. Lupus esuriens in histricem intenderat animum, quem tamen quia sagittis undique munitus erat invadere non audebat. Excogitata autem eum perdendi astutia, illi suadere coepit ne pacis tempore tantum telorum onus tergore portaret, quandoquidem ne alii quidem sagittarii, nisi cum proelii tempus instaret, portarent. Cui histrix “Adversum lupum,” inquit, “semper proeliandi tempus esse credendum est.”
M0097 (not in Perry). Source: Abstemius 69. This fable is not in Perry’s catalog; Perry omitted most of Abstemius’s fables. Compare the story of the fox and the boar sharpening his tusks, #149.
98. Lupa et Canis. Canis, lupam insequens, crurum pernicitate et robore gloriabatur, fugere lupam credens quod infirmior esset. Conversa autem, illa sic allocuta fertur canem, “Non tam tuas quam domini tui metuo minas.”
Here is an image for the story (image source) - just imagine having this she-wolf snarling back at you!
M0098 = Perry407.Source: Syntipas 38 (translated into Latin). This is Perry 407. Compare the fable of the donkey chasing a lion, #235.
All the fables are here, and with each fable you can see the notes at the bottom of the fable (in the book, the notes are in the back). For more information about the free PDF of the book, see this post. :-)