A Fisherman and His Bagpipe By Aesop A Fisherman skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a proje...

Two Travelers and The Axe (Purse) By Aesop Two men were traveling in company along the road when one of them picked up a well-fill...

The Wolf Turned Shepherd By Aesop A wolf, finding that the sheep were so afraid of him that he could not get near them, disguised ...

The Wolf and The Shepherds By Aesop A Wolf, lurking near the Shepherd’s hut, saw the Shepherd and his family feasting on a roasted...

The Wolf and the Lamb By Aesop A stray Lamb stood drinking early one morning on the bank of a woodland stream. That very same morn...

The Wolf and The Crane By Aesop A Wolf had been feasting too greedily, and a bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. He could get ...

The Two Pots By Aesop Two Pots, one of brass and the other of clay, stood together on the hearthstone. One day the Brass Pot propo...

The Two Goats By Aesop Two Goats, frisking gayly on the rocky steeps of a mountain valley, chanced to meet, one on each side of a ...

The Two Frogs By Aesop Two frogs dwelt in the same pool. When the pool dried up under the summer’s heat, they left it and set out ...

The Trees and the Axe By Aesop A Man came into a Wood one day with an axe in his hand, and begged all the Trees to give him a smal...

The Tree and The Reed By Aesop A Giant Oak stood near a brook in which grew some slender Reeds. When the wind blew, the great Oak ...

The Traveler and His Dog By Aesop A Traveler about to set out on a journey saw his Dog stand at the door stretching himself. He as...

The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse By Aesop A Town Mouse once visited a relative who lived in the country. For lunch the Country...

The Tortoise and the Hare By Aesop One day a hare was bragging about how fast he could run. He bragged and bragged and even laughe...

The Tortoise and The Eagle By Aesop The Tortoise, you know, carries his house on his back. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot ...

The Toad and The May-Fly By Aesop As some workmen were digging marble in a mountain, they came upon a Toad of enormous size in the...

The Stag at the Pool By Aesop The Hart was once drinking from a pool and admiring the noble figure he made there. “Ah,” said he, “...

The Snail and The Drone By Aesop It chanced that a drone observed a snail labouring his tedious journey with tardy pace: “I marvel...

The Snail and The Butterfly By Aesop A gay Butterfly, whose spangled wings displayed all the varied colours of the rainbow, chance...

The Dog and His Master’s Dinner By Aesop A Dog had learned to carry his master's dinner to him every day. He was very faithful...