151 Aesop’s Fables

Once, a fawn and his mother lived in the forest. They were very happy together. The fawn loved and admired his mother a lot. His mother also loved him a lot. One day, while they were grazing in the forest, a hound started chasing them. The mother got frightened and told her son to run […]

Once, there was a farmer. He was fed up of birds eating his seeds. One day, he placed nets on his newly-sown lands. Many birds got caught in the net. One day, a stork got caught in the net. He begged the farmer to spare his life. He pleaded to the farmer, “Please let me

Two frogs lived in a pond. With the arrival of the summer season, the pond dried up. The frogs decided to find a new home. While searching, they came upon a well. It was a very deep well and contained a lot of water. One frog exclaimed excitedly, “Wow! There is so much water in

A man had four quarrelsome sons. He was fed up of their quarrelling and decided to teach them a lesson. He told each of his sons to bring a stick and come to him. When the sons brought the sticks, the man tied them together in a bundle. Then he told his sons, “I want

Once, there was a boy. He had a very strange hobby. He was very fond of collecting insects. These insects included bugs, locusts and so on. His days after school were spent in collecting these insects. He used to keep these insects in a bag. After taking them home, he used to put them in

Once, a boy stole his classmate’s book. He showed it to his mother. His mother, instead of scolding him, encouraged him. After a few days, he stole some clothes. He again showed them to his mother. She applauded him. The boy reached adulthood after some years. Then he started stealing the things of greater value.

A cock lived on a farm. Every day, the cock would collect grains not only for himself, but also for his hens and chicks. One day, as the hungry cock was searching for some grains, he found a jewel. He exclaimed, “Oh my goodness! A precious jewel!” He got very excited. But after a while,

Once, there was a doe blind in one eye. She grazed on the cliffs near the sea to be safe from hunters. Since she felt that the sea was safe, she would keep a watch on the land with her good eye and keep her blind eye on the water while grazing. One day, two

Long ago, a man had a dog. He was very ferocious and fought with many animals. With time, the dog became old and weak. One day, as the dog was drinking water from a river, a boar came to the same river. He saw the dog and decided to fight with him. With this thought

Two mice were good friends. One lived in the country and the other in the town. One day, the town mouse visited the country mouse. The country mouse served him dinner. The town mouse was not happy and boasted, “What are you serving? Come to my house. I will serve you a feast.” The country

Long ago, there was a lovely forest. There were many beautiful trees in that forest with delicious fruits and fragrant flowers. One day, a man entered the forest with an axe-head in his hand. He looked at the beautiful trees and said, “Please help me. I need some wood.” The trees replied, “You seem to

A deer was very proud of his golden horns. But, he was not happy as he felt that his legs were very thin and ugly. One day, the deer was drinking water and admiring the reflection of his horns in the water, when he heard some noise. Upon looking up, he saw a hunter across

One day, a boy stepped on a serpent’s tail. The angry serpent bit him on his toe. The poor boy died there and then. The boy’s father came in time to see the serpent. He brought an axe and cut the serpent’s tail. The serpent took revenge by biting the man’s cows and sheep. All

Once, a frog family lived in a pond. One day, when the baby frogs were playing in the pond, they saw a huge ox drinking water from the pond. The children got scared of the big creature. They immediately rushed to their father and told him, “Father, we saw a huge creature with horns and

Once, a dog met a sick wolf. The dog asked the wolf, “What happened to you?” The wolf replied, “I have been hungry for many days. That is why I have fallen sick.” The kind dog said, “I can help you if you want. I live with my master and get to eat food every