151 Aesop’s Fables

Once, there was a ferocious lion in a forest. One day, while chasing a deer, he lost his way and came upon a farm. The lion entered the farmyard. Upon seeing the lion, the farmer wished to catch him. Thinking so, he shut the gate of the farmyard. Seeing himself trapped, the lion got angry. […]

Long ago, there was a village. The people of the village were terrified of a lion, which kept coming to their village and ate up their animals. One day,, the villagers called a hunter. They told the hunter to kill the lion. Now, the hunter was not a very brave man himself. But he put

Once, there was an ass. He was always made fun of by the other animals. One day, the ass was walking when he saw a lion’s skin on the ground. The ass at first ignored it but later got an idea. He picked up the lion’s skin and put it on his body. After that

There lived a very rich man in a huge mansion. One day, he went to the market. There, he saw a man selling a goose. The rich man bought the goose thinking he would eat it for dinner. Then the man proceeded further. After some time, he found a man selling a swan. This swan

A long time ago, there was a forest. It was full of wild animals and birds. One day, the weather was very good. A cool wind was blowing and it was going to rain. A peacock was very happy. Soon, it was raining and the peacock started dancing happily. While dancing, he happened to see

Once, a lion and a bear were hunting in the forest. They were very hungry. Both saw a goat and went after it. Both caught the goat at the same time. Now, each thought that the goat was his. The lion said angrily, “This goat is mine. You hunt for something else.” The bear retorted,

Once, a shepherd had taken his cattle to the forest for grazing. Suddenly, the shepherd noticed that a calf was missing from the herd. He started searching here and there for the calf. While searching, he made a vow that, if he could discover the thief who had stolen the calf, he would offer a

A wolf was enjoying his dinner when suddenly a small bone in the meat stuck in his throat. The stuck bone caused pain in his throat. Soon, he was pleading everyone who passed by to remove his bone. He said, “I would give anything if you took it out.” At last, a crane agreed to

One day, a fox fell into a deep well and could not come out. After a while, a thirsty goat came there. He asked the fox if the water was good. The fox said, “Yes!” The goat, only bothered about his thirst, jumped into the well. When the goat was drinking the water, the fox

There was a farm. Apart from the other animals, a dog also lived in the farm. One day, the dog was not in a good mood. He kept barking at all the animals. Soon, he got tired and wanted to rest. So, he went to his kennel and started dozing. After several hours, the cattle

Long ago, there was a man who used to drive a cart. He used to carry load from one place to another in his cart. One day, he was as usual driving his cart with a heavy load in it. It so happened that he did not see a puddle in the road and his

There was a widow in a certain village. She was very poor. She had only one sheep. The widow used to sell the sheep’s fleece in the market. To avoid any expenditure, she used to shear the sheep herself. One day, as usual, she started shearing the sheep. But this time, she used the shears

Once, a monkey lived in a forest. He was a very playful monkey. One day, when the monkey was sitting on a tree, he saw some fishermen going towards the river. Curious, the monkey followed them. The fishermen cast their nets into the river. The monkey keenly observed them. After a while, the fishermen went

Long ago, there was a lovely farm. The farmer was very proud of it. There were many plants and animals on the farm. Of all the plants, the farmer was very proud of his vine. It produced sweet and juicy grapes. Now, on that farm also lived a goat. The goat used to watch the

A man brought a dog as a pet. But unknown to him, the dog was very naughty. He used to bite the heels of whoever used to come to the house. Slowly, people stopped coming to the house. The man was very upset. So, one day, he tied a bell around the dog’s neck so