151 Aesop’s Fables

Once, there were some men who had been travelling for a long time. While travelling, they came to the seashore. From the seashore they climbed to the top of a cliff. They looked at the sea from there. While they were looking at the sea, they saw something at a distance and thought it to […]

Once, there was a horse. He was a war horse. He was very strong and brave and was very proud of serving his country. He fought one war after another. Many years passed by. But with time, he grew old and weak. His rider realized that the horse was not fit to fight wars anymore.

One day, some oxen were pulling a wagon, which was loaded with trees. It was a very hot day. The oxen were feeling the heat and were tired as well. Thus, they were making their way slowly. Now, the trees, which were being carried, started making a fuss. They started complaining and cried out, “What

All the rivers flow in different directions but they ultimately fall into the sea. But once, it so happened that all the rivers came together. They were dissatisfied with the fact that they flowed into the sea. They were all very angry. They all went to the river queen and complained about the sea. The

A miller and his son were taking their donkey to the village fair to sell him. On the way, someone said, “You have a donkey, yet you walk on foot!” The miller seated his son on the donkey. After travelling some distance, some men commented, “That boy rides the donkey while his old father walks!”

Once, a hungry fox was looking around for food in the forest. Soon, he came to a spot where people came for a picnic. The fox saw a family leaving the forest after their picnic. He walked over to where they had been sitting. In the hollow of a tree, he found some bread and

A man made pots and containers out of brass. He lived in the woods. He had no relatives. Thus, he felt lonely at times. One day, he got a dog for company. The man worked hard but his dog did not help him and slept while he worked. However, when the man sat down to

An old woman had become blind. She called a physician to heal her. In the presence of witnesses, she told the physician, “I shall pay you a sum of money only if you cure me of my blindness, else nothing.” The physician agreed. On every visit, the physician would apply medicine on her eyes and

Once, a boy lived with his mother. He loved to go to the forest. Many kinds of trees grew in the forest. Some were laden with fruits and flowers. One day, the boy was enjoying himself in the forest when he saw a new plant. He had never seen that plant before. It was green

A man had a herd of goats. He sold their milk and earned money. One day, he took the herd to the forest to graze. Now, some wild goats were also grazing there. While going back, some wild goats got mixed up in the herd. The man took them home and kept them with his

Once, there was a farmer. He worked in his fields all day. But the farmer was very troubled because of the menace of the birds. The birds would come and eat his crops. One day, the farmer decided to scare the birds away with a sling. Initially, the birds were scared of the sling, but

A dog was hungry and stole a piece of meat from a butcher’s shop. The butcher saw him and chased him. The dog ran and ran till he came to a bridge. When he looked around, the butcher was not there. The dog was relieved. While standing on the bridge, he looked down. He saw

A dog lived with his master. The master fed him an egg every day. One day, the master took the dog on the seashore and started running. While running, the dog saw something white and round. He mistook it for an egg but it was actually an oyster. The dog wanted to eat the ‘egg’.

One day, a fox was walking along when he saw a hedge and started climbing it. As he climbed up, he lost his footing and slipped. To save himself, the fox caught hold of a bramble. But, the bramble was full of prickly thorns. The thorns of the bramble pricked the soles of the fox’s

Once, a crow was watching a flock of sheep while sitting on a tree. Now, this crow was very naughty. He saw a sheep near him, flew down, and sat on her back. The sheep asked in surprise, “Who is on my back? What do you want?” The crow replied, “I am a crow. Take