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 Kingdom of the Lion
THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a...
The Bear and the Fox
A BEAR boasted very much of his...
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 FOX
AT ONE TIME a very large and strong Wolf was...
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 Mask
A FOX entered the house of an actor and,...
The Fox and the Goat
A FOX one day fell into a deep well 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 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 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 Dog and the Hare
A HOUND having started a Hare on the...
The Lion and the Hare
A LION came across a Hare, who was fast...
The Hares and the Frogs
THE HARES, oppressed by their own exceeding...
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,...
