151 Aesop’s Fables

Once, a crow loved flying to new places. He had already seen many places. One such day, as the crow was flying around cheerfully, he did not see a net near by. Soon, he got trapped in the net. He prayed to Apollo saying, “O Lord! Please free me. I promise to repay you handsomely

Once, a man had two children – a boy and a girl. The boy was very good‑looking while the girl was ugly. Once, the two children were playing together. Suddenly, they came across something shiny. On a closer look, they could see themselves in it. It was a mirror. Both the children looked at the

Once, a crow was very hungry. She flew around looking for food. She was so tired that she could have eaten anything. As the crow flew over a hill, she spotted a serpent lying on the ground. The hungry crow exclaimed, “I have finally found something to eat.” Now, the crow thought that the serpent

Once, an ox was pulling a huge cart full of heavy load. He was sweating heavily and seemed tired. A flea, sitting on a tree, saw the ox pulling the heavy cart. She flew down and asked the ox, “I can see that you are tired. Why do you put up with this? You are

An earthworm lived in a forest. He always wanted to be the longest animal in the forest. One day, while he was playing with his friends, he saw a snake. It was very long. “What a long snake!” he exclaimed jealously. I wish I were as long as he. If I stretch myself, I am

Once, a lion was sleeping peacefully outside his cave. Suddenly, a fly came buzzing and disturbed him. The lion got very angry and growled. The fly laughed and said, “I am not scared of you. You may be the king but I am stronger than you. If you doubt my strength, let us fight and

A long time ago, there was a very beautiful swan. This swan lived in a pond. The swan was known all over for her beauty. The other birds also wanted to be like her. One day, a raven saw the swan and wanted to be as beautiful as she. The raven started thinking of various

One day, all the organs of the human body decided that they would not serve the belly any longer. The eyes said, “We will not look for food and water for you!” The nose said, “I will not smell healthy food for you!” The hands said, “We will not cook food for you!” The teeth

Once, a soldier was given a horse. He was very happy. During the battle, the soldier treated his horse very well. He fed him hay and corn and took great care of him. However, when the battle ended, the soldier neglected the horse. He did not feed the horse properly. The soldier also made him

Once, an ass carried heavy load on his back from one place to another. The ass always wanted to please his master. One day, the ass saw a monkey climbing up the roof of his master’s house. He also noticed that his master was laughing at the monkey. He thought, “I will also climb up

One day, Lord Jupiter decided to make a new rule for the birds. He told them that they would gather every year to celebrate an annual day. He also decided that on the annual day, he would choose the most beautiful bird among them as the king of all the birds. The birds were excited.

Once, a traveller had been to many places. Now, he was going to Europe. He packed his suitcase. Then he went to the kitchen and packed the food to eat. After some time, he filled his bottle with water for drinking. Then he took a bath and wore new clothes. Yet, he did not leave

Once, a fisherman had been waiting for a fish all day. Just when he was about to go back home, he caught a little fish. The little fish begged, “Please let me go. I beg of you.” The fisherman replied, “Oh no! I have been here sitting all day. I am tired and hungry. Why

Once, an ass was eating grass. Suddenly, he saw a wolf at a distance. The ass understood that the wolf was there to eat him. So, he acted as if he had been lame. The wolf asked him, “Why are you limping?” The ass replied, “I was walking through the grass when a sharp thorn