Best of Aesop’s Fables

Once in a forest far away, there lived a Boar. All Boars have two tusks that help them protect themselves. Usually, Boars use their tusks to fight with hunters as they are their biggest enemies.For years, many hunters have gone to the forest and caught Boars. They then bring them to the village and make […]

Once, there lived a Shepherd in a village. He had a big flock of Sheep. He also owned a Dog that helped him with the Sheep.Every day, the Shepherd would take his Sheep to the farm to graze the fresh and green grass. While the Sheep ate the grass, the Dog would stroll around them.

In a small island, there lived a Frog and a Mouse. Both the animals had been enemies for a very long time. They could not stand the sight of each other. The fight was for becoming the King of the island.Both the Frog and the Mouse were fierce and strong. They knew how to control

One evening, the Eagle was returning home after meeting his friends. The Eagle was very hungry and decided to look for some prey. As he flew in the sky, he looked for his prey with his sharp eyes.At a distance, he saw a dead Goat. ‘It is my lucky day,’ thought the Eagle. As he

There was a small house in a faraway town. The house was full of Mice. The Mice walked and ran around the house freely. They ate all the cheese kept in the kitchen.The owner of the house was tired. Finally, he came up with an idea. The owner went to the closeby market and bought

Once there lived a Pike in the river. The river was close to the sea and merged into the sea. Pike was a very large fish and he had a huge family. He had six children and he was very proud of his family. Every day, the Pike would go and gather food for his

One summer afternoon, a Porcupine was wandering across the forest. He had not eaten for days and did not have a place to stay. He went from one tree to another, but could not find a suitable place for himself.Now, the Porcupine looked tired and weak. As he was walking, he saw a burrow in

Once, there was a village at the edge of a forest. The village had many children who loved to go to the forest and watch many birds. Their favourite birds were the Peacock and the Crane.The Peacock had beautiful feathers. His royal blue feathers were very attractive. All the children used to come to see

Once upon a time, a very strong Wolf was born into a family of wolves. He had strong muscles and a huge build. As he grew up, he became ferocious and swift. His parents were proud of him and started calling him ‘Lion’.The Wolf was strong but could not take wise decisions. His decisions were

A Woodman lived in a small village on the river-bank. He used to cut the trees on the river-bank every day and sell them in the village.One day, he had climbed up a tree. While cutting a branch, the Woodman dropped his axe in the river. The Woodman immediately jumped into the river but could

One fine evening, Aesop was walking around his neighbourhood. He saw a group of children play in the playground. He went to the playground himself and started playing with the children. He made funny faces and laughed out aloud with the children.Aesop’s friend was passing by as he saw Aesop playing with the children. He

Aesop lived in a small town. He was very knowledgeable and wise.One day, Aesop was standing outside a poultry farm and staring inside. He was observing all the animals. All the people passing by noticed Aesop.As time passed by, people around him grew curious to know why Aesop was staring at the farm animals for

Aesop was a servant to a very wealthy Master. The Master had many servants who took care of all his needs. But Aesop was the smartest of all the servants. He finished all his work quickly. He was also the Master’s favourite and obedient servant.The Master was very fond of travelling. One day, he decided

One day, two Huntsmen went to a forest to hunt. They were resting under a tree after riding their horses all afternoon. They were very tired.Suddenly, one of the Huntsmen saw a Hart grazing near by. He thought, ‘This is my lucky day.’ He slowly got up with his bow and arrow. As he was

There lived an Angler near the river. He used to take his fishing rod to the river bank every day to catch fish. Once he caught the fish; he used to bring them back to his village and sold them.The Angler kept one fishing hook with him. It was very delicate and could only catch