Aesop Fables

Childrens Story – The Two Pots A river carried down in its stream two Pots, one made of earthenware, and the other of brass. As they floated along on the surface of the stream, the Earthen Pot said to the Brass Pot: “Pray keep at a distance, and do not come near me, for if […]

Childrens Story – The Cock And The Jewel A Cock, scratching for food for himself and his hens, found a precious stone; on which he said: “If thy owner had found thee, and not I, he would have taken thee up, and have set thee in thy first estate; but I have found thee for […]

Childrens Story – The Wolf And The Sheep A Wolf, being sick and maimed, called to a Sheep, who was passing, and asked him to fetch some water from the stream. “For,” he said, “if you will bring me drink, I will find means to provide myself with meat.” “Yes,” said the Sheep, “if I […]

Childrens Story – The Ass, The Fox, And The Lion The Ass and the Fox, having entered into a partnership together, went out into the forest to hunt. They had not proceeded far, when they met a Lion. The Fox approached the Lion and promised to contrive for him the capture of the Ass, if […]

Childrens Story – The Quack Frog A Frog once made proclamation to all the beasts that he was a learned physician, and able to heal all diseases. A Fox asked him: “How can you pretend to prescribe for others, and you are unable to heal your own lame gait and wrinkled skin?” Those who pretend […]

Childrens Story – The Mischievous Dog A Dog used to run up quietly to the heels of those he met, and to bite them without notice. His master sometimes suspended a bell about his neck, that he might give notice of his presence wherever he went, and sometimes he fastened a chain about his neck, […]

Childrens Story – The Lion And The Boar On a summer day, when the great heat induced a general thirst, a Lion and a Boar came at the same moment to a small well to drink. They fiercely disputed which of them should drink first, and were soon engaged in the agonies of a mortal […]

Childrens Story – The Hares And The Frogs The Hares, oppressed with a sense of their own exceeding timidity, and weary of the perpetual alarm to which they were exposed, with one accord determined to put an end to themselves and their troubles, by jumping from a lofty precipice into a deep lake below. As […]

Childrens Story – The Wolf And The Shepherds A Wolf passing by, saw some shepherds in a hut eating for their dinner a haunch of mutton. Approaching them, he said: “What a clamor you would raise, if I were to do as you are doing!” Men are too apt to condemn in others the very […]

Childrens Story – The Dog And The Oyster A Dog, used to eating eggs, saw an Oyster, and opening his mouth to its widest extent, swallowed it down with the utmost relish, supposing it to be an egg. Soon afterwards suffering great pain in his stomach, he said: “I deserve all this torment, for my […]