151 Aesop’s Fables

Once, a lion, standing outside his cave, growled loudly. His growl echoed from inside the cave. The lion was surprised. He thought that there was another lion inside the cave. He was alarmed. He questioned, “Who are you? How dare you growl at me? Come out and show yourself.” Every time the lion spoke, his […]

Once, there was an army commander. He kept thinking of ways to save the army from spending extra money. He wanted to please the general. One day, he told his soldiers to use wooden guns for practice. The commander told the governor about this as well. The governor was very surprised. He asked, “How can

A wolf had killed a bear. He was put on trial. The lion called all the animals. The animals were very angry with the wolf, as he had killed someone they all loved. The bear had been kind to everybody and was greatly respected. When the trial began, the lion said, “Anyone who wants to

Once, a pig was playing around. Suddenly, he saw a man lying face down in the dirt. The pig thought that the man was looking around for food like he and all the pigs did. But in reality, the man had fainted from the heat of the sun. He could not get up as he

A mother goose lived by a pond. She had several babies. She did not allow any animals to drink water from the pond, thinking that they might harm her babies. One day, a big dog passed the pond along with his master. The dog was very thirty and decided to drink water from the pond.

Once, a beggar used to get leftover food from a rich man’s house. The beggar had three children and one dog. One day, a servant of the rich man observed the beggar. The servant saw that the beggar eagerly waited for the kitchen maid to give him food. Once he got the food, he first

Once, an ass and a dog lived on a farm. The two animals grew up and got married together. The dog’s wife was of a good breed whereas the ass’ wife was not from a good breed. Soon, the dog had many playful puppies. The ass also had a baby. But as the baby grew

Once, a robber was caught. He was presented before a judge. The judge asked him, “Why do you rob people?” The robber replied, “God made me like this. If I have committed a crime, it is God’s will. So, I should not be punished.” The people in the court were shocked to hear this. The

Once, a man saw a labourer working hard. The man asked him, “It must be really tough working like this?” The labourer misunderstood the question and replied, “I work for Mr. Green.” The man smiled and said, “Oh! Don’t worry! You can suddenly get famous when you are not expecting it. Today you are poor

A bee and a spider despite being neighbours always fought a lot. One day, the spider shouted, “I am better than you! Look at my web. The different shapes and lines in it show my cleverness. I make it using my own body juices. But you steal nectar from the flowers!” The bee retorted, “I

Once, a fox and wolf were very hungry. They saw a horse and wanted to eat him. They made a plan to befriend the horse. The fox asked the horse, “May I know your name?” The horse replied, “My name is written on my hoof. You can read it.” The clever fox suspected foul play.

A fox and cat were chatting. The fox asked the cat, “How many tricks do you know?” The cat replied, “I know only one trick. When the dogs chase me, I know how to climb up trees and escape. And how many tricks do you know?” The fox replied, “I have a bagful of tricks.

The place on the dial where the sunlight falls tells the time. One afternoon, it was very cloudy. The sunlight could not reach the dial. The dial, therefore, could not tell the time. The clock saw the dial and said, “I feel sad for you! You are unable to show the time if the sun

Once, a boar and an ass had an argument as to who was the stronger of the two. The boar boasted about his strength and the ass also boasted about his strength. They decided to fight and prove who was the stronger. The boar and the ass got ready for the fight. The boar was

Once, a pig was enjoying the day. Suddenly, he saw a horse running towards the battlefield. The horse looked very happy. The pig asked him, “Why are you so happy? Have you won a championship?” The horse looked at the pig and said, “I am happy because I am going to the battlefield to fight