151 Aesop’s Fables

A nightingale was sitting on a huge oak tree and singing a beautiful song. A hungry hawk heard her. He flew down silently and gripped the nightingale tightly. The nightingale begged the hawk to let her go. He asked the hawk, “Why do you want to eat me? I am so small. Your appetite will […]

A man was very unhappy with his three daughters. The first daughter though beautiful was lazy. The second was a miser and the third played all the time. When the man died, he left a will. The will stated that the man’s property be divided equally among the three daughters. But, none of them should

Once, a group of dogs was chasing a jackal. While running, the jackal fell into a tub. When he climbed out of the drum, he realised that he was blue from head to toe. Actually, the tub contained blue dye. When the jackal entered the forest, all the animals were surprised to see him and

A sparrow couple lived on a tree. One day, she laid eggs. After a while, an elephant came to sit under the tree. Now, this elephant was always angry. In anger, he shook the tree. The sparrow’s nest broke due to this. All her eggs were lost. The couple was very sad. They wanted to

Once, a tiger caught a fox. The fox shouted, “How dare you catch the king of the forest?” The tiger was surprised to hear this. He asked the fox, “How can you be the king of the forest?” The fox replied, “I am the king. All the animals are afraid of me. I will show

A lion lived with his wife and two cubs. One day, the lion found a little fox in the forest. He felt pity for the fox and brought him home. The lioness brought him up like her own baby. All the three children became good friends and played together. One day, the children saw an

Once, a priest was gifted a cow for his services to a rich man. The priest was very happy. As the priest was taking the cow home, three thieves saw him. They wanted the cow for themselves and decided to be fool the priest. The first thief approached the priest and asked him, “Dear Washerman,

Once, there was a hunter. He used to catch birds by laying nets. One day, he saw some birds eating grains. The hunter immediately took out his net and threw it over the birds. The birds were shocked and sad. They started crying loudly. After a while, the hunter went away to collect some logs.

Once, a wolf was very hungry. He killed a rabbit and took him home. After a while, the wolf went outside to get some water. When he came back, the dead rabbit was missing. The wolf searched for the rabbit everywhere. Now, a fox lived near the wolf’s home. The wolf said to the fox

man possessed a goat and an ass. The ass worked very hard and was rewarded with lots of food. The goat did not like this and became jealous. One day, the goat said to the ass, “You work very hard without any rest. So, the next time the master takes you for work, act as

A hungry lion wanted to eat a bull. But he was afraid of the bull’s strength. So, he made a plan. He said to the bull, “Dear friend! I have killed a sheep. I invite you to eat the sheep with me.” The lion planned to attack the bull when he came to his house.

A farmer was a proud owner of many goats. He took good care of them. He would take his goats to the hills to graze. One day, the farmer took his goats to the hills as usual. Once there, he rested under a big tree while his goats wandered to the nearby areas looking for

A dog and a cock were travelling together. When it grew dark, they took shelter under a big tree. The cock sat on the branches of the tree while the dog settled down in the hollow trunk of the tree. The next morning, the cock crowed loudly. A fox walking close by heard him. He

Once, a rabbit was playing with his sister. Their mother was sitting near by and watching them. Suddenly, she noticed that the rabbit was hopping in a strange manner. She wondered why he was doing so. She asked her son, “Son, did you hurt yourself somewhere?” The rabbit replied, “No Mother.” The mother rabbit asked

There was a village. In the village there lived a shepherd. He had many sheep. The shepherd had a dog which kept a watch on the sheep. The shepherd trusted him and took good care of him. One day, the shepherd went out for some work. He left the dog to guard the sheep. When