Moral Tales
The fabulists tells and retells the stories, here we have selected some of these short fables usually with animals and mostly with a moral message. The fabulist we begin with is Aesop perhaps the most famous of Greek fabulists.
The Cock and the Jewel
A COCK, scratching for food for himself and...
The Dog, the Cock and the Fox
A Dog and a Cock became great friends, and...
The Bear and the Fox
A BEAR boasted very much of his...
Lioness
A CONTROVERSY prevailed among the beasts of...
The Fox and the Grapes
A FAMISHED FOX saw some clusters of ripe...
The Hares and the Foxes
THE HARES waged war with the Eagles, and...
The Hares and the Lions
THE HARES harangued the assembly, and argued...
The Hare and the Hound
A HOUND started a Hare from his lair, but...
The Hare and the Tortoise
A HARE one day ridiculed the short feet and...
The Lion and the Hare
A LION came across a Hare, who was fast...
The Dog and the Hare
A HOUND having started a Hare on the...
The Hares and the Frogs
THE HARES, oppressed by their own exceeding...
The Crab and Its Mother
A CRAB said to her son, “Why do you...
The Crab and the Fox
A CRAB, forsaking the seashore, chose a...
The Fox and the Crane
A FOX invited a Crane to supper and provided...
The Wolf and the FOX
AT ONE TIME a very large and strong Wolf was...
The Kingdom of the Lion
THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a...
The Hare and the Sparrow
A HARE pounced upon by an eagle sobbed very...
The Hunter and the Horseman
A CERTAIN HUNTER, having snared a hare,...
The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle
TWO GAME COCKS were fiercely fighting for...
The Fox and the Mask
A FOX entered the house of an actor and,...
The Fox and the Lion
WHEN A FOX who had never yet seen a Lion,...
The Ass, the Fox and the Lion
THE ASS and the Fox, having entered into...
The Thief and the Innkeeper
A THIEF hired a room in a tavern and stayed...
The Lamb and the Wolf
A WOLF pursued a Lamb, which fled for refuge...
The Wolf and the Lion
A WOLF, having stolen a lamb from a fold,...
The Wolf and the Lamb
WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the...
The Wolf in sheep's clothing
ONCE UPON A TIME a Wolf resolved to disguise...
The Sick Lion
A LION, unable from old age and infirmities...
The Fox and the Goat
A FOX one day fell into a deep well and...
The Kid and the Wolf
A KID standing on the roof of a house, out...
The Shepherd and the Wolf
A SHEPHERD once found the whelp of a Wolf...
The Lion and the Eagle
AN EAGLE stayed his flight and entreated a...
The Ass, the Cock and the Lion
AN ASS and a Cock were in a straw-yard...
The Gamecocks and the Partridge
A MAN had two Gamecocks in his poultry-yard....
The Thieves and the Cock
SOME THIEVES broke into a house and found...
The Tortoise and the Eagle
A TORTOISE, lazily basking in the sun,...
