151 Aesop’s Fables

There was an oak tree in a jungle. An eagle lived on top of it. A cat lived in its middle in a hollow and a sow lived at its foot. Now, the cat wanted the tree all to herself. She wanted to drive the eagle and the sow away. So, one day, she went […]

A lion was feeling hungry. Walking around the forest, he saw a hare sleeping under a tree. The lion could not control his joy. As he was about to pounce on the sleeping hare, he saw a deer near by. The lion became greedy. He thought, “This deer is a better dinner for me than

On a chilly winter morning, a woodman was returning from the forest. On the way, he saw a snake lying in the snow. The snake was ill. The woodman was a kind man. He picked the snake up, put him inside his coat and took him home. His home was warm and a fire was

Once upon a time, a robber attacked two soldiers. One of the soldiers was timid and hid while the other was brave and fought with the robber and killed him. Seeing this, the timid soldier returned. He drew out his sword and said to the robber, “Now I’ll show you my bravery.” The brave soldier

Once, an ass was hungry. He looked around for something to eat but did not find anything. He saw a horse eating food. He requested the horse, “Please spare me a small portion of your feed as I am hungry.” The horse replied, “Yes I will, only if something remains after I have eaten my

Once, a man lived in the village. He had two cocks. One day, the man was returning from the market when he saw a man selling a partridge. He thought, “Ah! My children would like this bird.” So, he bought the partridge and took her home. He placed her along with his cocks. But the

Once, all the Goods and the Ills stayed together. But slowly, the number of Ills increased. They drove the Goods away from the earth. The Goods went to heaven and asked for justice. They told Jupiter that they no longer wanted to be associated with the Ills. They wanted that a law be laid down

A man went to a fair to buy an ass. He found one to his liking. The man asked the owner of the ass, “Sir, will you please let me test the animal before buying it?” The owner agreed. The man took the ass and put him in the yard with his other asses. The

According to an ancient legend, the gods made some beautiful creations. Neptune made the first bull, Jupiter the first man and Minerva, the first house. They wanted to find out whose creation was the best. They appointed Momus the judge. Now, Momus was very jealous of the gods’ creations. He found faults with all. He

Once, some wasps and partridges were good friends. One day, they flew around for a very long time. Soon, the group grew very tired and thirsty. The wasps and the partridges looked around for water to quench their thirst. Suddenly, they saw a farmer. They went to him and said, “Please give us some water

According to an ancient legend, the gods chose certain trees to be under their protection. Jupiter chose the oak tree. Venus chose the myrtle tree. Apollo chose the laurel tree. Cybele chose the pine tree and Hercules chose the poplar tree. Minerva asked, “Why did all of you choose only those trees that do not

A cobbler decided to shift to another town and started practising medicine there. The people of that town believed him because nobody knew him. The cobbler told everyone, “I have a medicine that can cure all poisons!” This news spread through the town like wild fire. The cobbler became very famous. One day, it so

It is a fact that a mother monkey always gives birth to two young babies at the same time. Once, a mother monkey gave birth to two babies. As they were mere babies, their mother had to take care of them. But, the mother did not take care of both the babies. She took care

A certain wolf and a stag were friends. One day, the stag was hungry. The wolf suggested, “Why don’t you borrow some wheat from the sheep.” Both of them went to the sheep. The stag said to the sheep, “Please give me some wheat. I will return it after some time.” The sheep replied, “Oh

Once, some wolves were eyeing a flock of sheep for their dinner. But this flock was always guarded by some dogs, who were the sheep’s friends. Every time the wolves came near the sheep, the dogs barked and alerted the sheep. Thus, the wolves were unable to eat the sheep. However, the wolves were very