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 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,...
The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle
TWO GAME COCKS were fiercely fighting for...
The Fox and the Grapes
A FAMISHED FOX saw some clusters of ripe...
The Lion and the Eagle
AN EAGLE stayed his flight and entreated a...
The Fox and the Crane
A FOX invited a Crane to supper and provided...
The Crab and the Fox
A CRAB, forsaking the seashore, chose a...
The Crab and Its Mother
A CRAB said to her son, “Why do you...
