151 Aesop’s Fables

Once, a sailor went on a voyage and took his monkey with him. On the way, their ship was caught in a storm. The ship got wrecked. The sailor and the monkey were in the water. A dolphin saw the monkey and put him on his back. The dolphin mistook the monkey for a man. […]

It was a hot day. A pigeon had been flying and flying. The heat made the pigeon very thirsty. She looked around for water to quench her thirst. While flying, she saw a signboard. It showed the picture of a glass with water. The sight of the water in the glass made her very happy.

Once, a beautiful city was in danger from its enemy. The enemy had surrounded the city. The heads of the city called a meeting of all the people. They asked them to give ideas to safeguard their city. Everybody gave a different idea. A bricklayer said, “We should use bricks to protect our city as

Once, there was a horse. He lived in a forest. The horse used to go to the nearby fields and eat his meals. One such day, the horse felt like eating oats. He thought, ‘Today, I wish to eat oats. I remember a field where oats grow. I should go there.’ So, happily, he galloped

Once, there were some dogs. They used to eat leftover food. One day, they were very hungry and could not find anything to eat. They kept searching here and there. Soon, they came upon a stream. There they saw a number of hides at the bottom of a stream where the tanner had put them

One day, a bull was chewing cud. A gnat came buzzing. She wanted to take a rest. She saw the bull and thought, ‘I can rest on the bull’s horn for a while.’ So, she settled on one of the bull’s horns. The bull had no feeling that somebody was sitting on his horn. While

Once, the animals of the jungle organised a party. In this party, every animal was to perform. Everyone was so excited. Soon, the party started. Each animal gave a performance in the party. Finally, it was the turn of a monkey. The monkey danced very well and performed many tricks. His tricks amazed everyone. Everyone

One day, in a jungle, a fox and a leopard were sitting together. Both the animals started talking about their looks. They wanted to find out who looked the better. The leopard showed off his beautiful spots and lovely fur. He said to the fox, “I am so beautiful. Look at my pretty spots and

There was a thief. He had burgled many houses. One day, he saw a very big house. The thief decided to rob it. But, there was a problem. A huge dog guarded the house. The thief decided to take some meat for the dog so that he might not create a ruckus. So, he came

Once, a fox lived in a jungle. He had heard a lot about the king of the jungle, the lion, but had never seen him. One day, as the fox was loitering about, he saw a huge beast. On asking a friend, the fox was told that he was the lion, the king of the

There was a young man. He was known everywhere as a good spender. To live up to his reputation as a good spender, the man started spending his money very quickly. Soon, a time came when he found himself with not a penny left, and no property except the clothes he wore. One day, a

Once, a bull was grazing in the forest. Now, unknown to him, a lion was watching him from behind the bushes. Suddenly, the lion attacked the bull. The bull managed to escape and took shelter in a cave. This cave was used by shepherds to protect themselves and their flocks from the stormy weather. It

Once, two men were travelling together. After covering a long distance, they got tired. Both decided to rest for a while and then continue their journey. They searched for a place to rest and found a tree with big branches. There was plenty of shade under the tree. Both the travellers lay down under its

Long ago, there was an Arabian merchant. He was very rich and had many camels. He used to take his camels, go to different places and buy and sell goods. Of all the camels, he had a favourite camel. When he had to travel on a personal matter, he used to take his favourite camel.

Once, there was a fox. He had a neighbour – a wild boar. The boar was very laborious. He used to get up early in the morning, clean his house and then go out to get his food. The fox, on the other hand, was very lazy. He got up late and never cleaned his