151 Aesop’s Fables

Once, a sow and a cat were good friends. One day, they talked about each other’s family while their children played with each other. The sow said, “My family is the best. We all live happily together. Ours is a large family.” The cat replied, “No! I think my family is the largest. Look at […]

Once, a man was digging a ditch with his pickaxe. After working very hard, he put down his pickaxe and sat down to rest. When he had rested enough, the man decided to dig again. But, to the man’s surprise, his pickaxe had disappeared. So, he called all his men and asked them, “Have any

Once, there was a mule. He used to draw a chariot. One day, the mule was pulling the chariot as usual. But he was very tired and was pulling the chariot slowly. While he was pulling the chariot, a fly came and sat on the wheel of the chariot. She said to the mule, “Why

Once, there was a young mule. One day, he started galloping in a field. He galloped at such a good speed that he thought, ‘I must be a horse because I have a very good speed!’ The more he thought about it, the more excited he got. He thought, ‘If I can gallop so fast,

Once, some hunters were chasing a deer. The deer ran as fast as he could to save his life. Soon, he came across a thick vine. He hid himself behind the large, leafy vine leaves. The hunters did not see the deer and ran past the vine. The deer was relieved that the hunters had

Once, a fox lived in a forest. One day, he went out of his house to go to the village. He had to cross a river to reach the village. He started swimming across the river. The current of the river was so strong that he was swept away. He was swept into a deep

Once, a man owned an ass and a dog. One day, the man was returning from the town with his animals. The ass was carrying many sacks on his back. All the three were tired and hungry. After some time, they stopped at a meadow to rest. The man lay down under a tree and

Once, there was a thief. He was proud of the fact that he was a thief. The thief also believed that he was the smartest. He thought, ‘No one is smarter than I. No one can beat me!” One day, the thief saw a boy near a well. The boy was crying. The thief asked

Once, there was a famous Greek speaker. He was known all over for his wise words. One day, he was delivering a speech. Many people had gathered there, but they were not listening to him. The speaker noticed this. He stopped speaking for a few moments. Then he said, “One day, there was a princess.”

A fir tree and a bramble were neighbours. One day, the fir tree made fun of the bramble. It boasted to the bramble, “You are good for nothing at all. Look at me. I am used for making roofs and houses.” The fir tree kept on bragging about itself. The bramble kept on listening and

Once, a man was very fond of eating fish. He decided to go fishing. He took his rod and went to the river to catch fish. He sat down and waited for a fish to come by. But he did not catch any fish though he spent many hours waiting for a fish. He decided

A swallow travelling from far wanted to settle down. She built her nest in the wall of the court of justice. Soon, she had settled down in her nest. After a few months, she had several babies. One day, the swallow went away to get some food. While she had gone, a hungry serpent glided

A man possessed a bull and an ox. While the bull walked around free, the ox worked hard. One day, the bull saw the ox harnessed to a plough. He wanted to rub salt on his wounds, so he said to the ox, “You are working so hard while I am free to move about.”

Once, a hungry cat found a cock eating grains. He pounced on the cock and caught him. But he needed an excuse to eat the cock. He racked his brains for an idea. Ultimately, he came up with a plan. He made an accusation against the cock, “You are a nuisance to men. You start

One day, a mother crab and her baby were walking together. After a while, the mother crab said to her baby, “Why do you bend towards one side when you walk? You look much better when you walk straight and forward.” The young crab said, “It might be quite true. But, I do not know