Aesop Fables

Childrens Story – The Old Woman And The Wine-jar An Old Woman found an empty jar which had lately been full of prime old wine, and which still retained the fragrant smell of its former contents. She greedily placed it several times to her nose, and drawing it backwards and forwards, said: “O most delicious! […]

Childrens Story – The Goose With The Golden Eggs A certain man had the good fortune to possess a Goose that laid him a Golden Egg every day. But dissatisfied with so slow an income, and thinking to seize the whole treasure at once, he killed the Goose, and cutting her open, found her-just what […]

Childrens Story – The Goatherd And The Goats It was a stormy day, and the snow was falling fast, when a Goatherd drove his Goats, all white with snow, into a desert cave for shelter. There he found that a herd of Wild Goats, more numerous and larger than his own, had already taken possession. […]

Childrens Story – The Horse And The Wolf A Wolf saw a Horse grazing in a field. Putting on a grave air, he approached him and said: “Sir, you must be very ill; I have some skill as a physician, and if you will tell me where your ailment is, I shall be glad to […]

Childrens Story – The Man Bitten By A Dog A Man who had been bitten by a Dog was going about asking who could cure him. One that met him said: “Sir, if you would be cured, take a bit of bread and dip it in the blood of the wound, and give it to […]

Childrens Story – The Widow And The Sheep There was a certain Widow who had an only Sheep, and, wishing to make the most of his wool, she sheared him so closely that she cut his skin as well as his fleece. The Sheep, smarting under this treatment, cried out: “Why do you torture me […]

Childrens Story – The Rat And The Frog A Rat in an evil day made acquaintance with a Frog, and they set off on their travels together. The Frog, on pretense of great affection, and of keeping his companion out of harm’s way, tied the Rat’s foot to his own hind-leg, and thus they proceeded […]

Childrens Story – The Cat, The Weasel And The Rabbit While a Rabbit was absent from his hole one day, a Weasel took possession of it. On the Rabbit’s return, seeing the Weasel’s nose sticking out, he said: “You must leave this hole immediately. There is only room for one, and it has always belonged […]

Childrens Story – The Mule A Mule, frolicsome from want of work and from overmuch corn, galloped about in a very extravagant manner, and said to himself: “My father surely was a high-mettled racer, and I am his own child in speed and spirit.” On the next day, being driven a long journey, and feeling […]

Childrens Story – The Eagle And The Beetle The Eagle and the Beetle were at enmity together, and they destroyed one another’s nests. The Eagle gave the first provocation in seizing upon and in eating the young ones of the Beetle. The Beetle got by stealth at the Eagle’s eggs, and rolled them out of […]