Aesop Fables

Childrens Story – The Bear And The Two Travelers Two men were traveling together, when a bear suddenly met them on their path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree, and concealed himself in the branches. The other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the Bear […]

Childrens Story – The Mountain In Labor A Mountain was once greatly agitated. Loud groans and noises were heard; and crowds of people came from all parts to see what was the matter. While they were assembled in anxious expectation of some terrible calamity, out came a Mouse. Don’t make much ado about nothing.

Childrens Story – The Fox And The Leopard The Fox and the Leopard disputed which was the more beautiful of the two. The Leopard exhibited one by one the various spots which decorated his skin. The Fox, interrupting him, said: “And how much more beautiful than you am I, who am decorated, not in body, […]

Childrens Story – The Old Man And Death An old man was employed in cutting wood in the forest, and, in carrying the fagots into the city for sale. One day, being very wearied with his long journey, he sat down by the wayside, and, throwing down his load, besought “Death” to come. “Death” immediately […]

Childrens Story – The Hen And The Golden Eggs A Cottager and his wife had a Hen, which laid every day a golden egg. They supposed that it must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and killed it in order that they might get it, when, to their surprise, they found that […]

Childrens Story – The Swallow And The Crow The Swallow and the Crow had a contention about their plumage. The Crow put an end to the dispute by saying: “Your feathers are all very well in the spring, but mine protect me against the winter.” Fine weather friends are not worth much.

Childrens Story – The Fox And The Crow A Crow, having stolen a bit of flesh, perched in a tree, and held it in her beak. A Fox, seeing her, longed to possess himself of the flesh, and by a wily stratagem succeeded. “How handsome is the Crow,” he exclaimed, “in the beauty of her […]

Childrens Story – The Shepherd And The Sheep A Shepherd, driving his Sheep to a wood, saw an oak of unusual size, full of acorns, and, spreading his cloak under the branches, he climbed up into the tree, and shook down the acorns. The sheep, eating the acorns, frayed and tore the cloak. The Shepherd […]

Childrens Story – The Ass And His Purchaser A man wished to purchase an Ass, and agreed with its owner that he should try him before he bought him. He took the Ass home, and put him in the straw-yard with his other Asses, upon which he left all the others, and joined himself at […]

Childrens Story – The Fisherman And The Little Fish A Fisherman who lived on the produce of his nets, one day caught a single small fish as the result of his day’s labor. The fish, panting convulsively, thus entreated for his life: “O Sir, what good can I be to you, and how little am […]