The Cock, the Dog and the Fox The Cock, the Dog and the Fox The Cock, the Dog and the Fox is one of Aesop's Fables and appears as number 252 in the Perry Index. Although it has similarities with other fables where a predator flatters a bird, such as The Fox and the Crow and Chanticleer and the Fox, in this one the cock is the victor rather than victim. There are also Eastern variants of this story. In the Greek story, a cock and a dog go on a journey together. At night, the cock roosts in a tree while the dog curls up at
The Cock Fight The Cock Fight The Cock Fight () is an 1846 painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. It is also known as Young Greeks Attending a Cock Fight ("Jeunes Grecs faisant battre des coqs"). It is an example of the Neo-Grec style. It was one of Gérôme's first successes. After his failed attempt to win the Prix de Rome, Gérôme was hesitant to exhibit "The Cock Fight" out of fear for another setback, but was convinced by his teacher Paul Delaroche to enter it into the 1847 Salon. It was well received at the Salon and was sold to Mr.