The Lion and the Ass
Post Note: This story is based on Aesop’s fable, written around 600 BC. In this retelling, we’ve used simpler words to make the story easier for young readers to understand.
The Oxen and the Wheels
A pair of Cows were pulling a heavily loaded wagon along a muddy country road. They had to use all their strength to pull the wagon, but they did not complain. “Silence!” the Cows cried at last, out of patience….
The Eagle and the Jackdaw
An Eagle, swooping down on powerful wings, seized a lamb in her talons and made off with it to her nest. A Crow saw the deed, and his silly head was filled with the idea that he was big and…
The Young Crab and His Mother
Post Note: This story is based on Aesop’s fable, written around 600 BC. In this retelling, we’ve used simpler words to make the story easier for young readers to understand.
The Tortoise and the Ducks
The Tortoise, you know, carries his house on his back. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot leave home. They say that Jupiter punished him so because he was such a lazy stay-at-home that he would not go to…
The Hare and His Ears
The Lion had been badly hurt by the pointy things of a Goat, which he was eating. He was very angry to think that any animal that he chose for a meal, should be so bold as to wear such…
The Ant and the Dove
A Bird saw an Ant fall into a brook. The Ant struggled in vain to reach the bank, and in pity, the Bird dropped a blade of straw close beside it. Post Note: This story is based on Aesop’s fable,…
The Fox and the Crow
One bright morning as the Fox was following his sharp nose through the wood in search of a bite to eat, he saw a Crow on the limb of a tree overhead. Such a wonderful Bird should have a very…
The Dog and His Reflection
A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow footbridge, he happened to look down and saw himself reflected in the quiet…
The Mother and the Wolf
Early one morning a hungry Wolf was prowling around a cottage at the edge of a village when he heard a child crying in the house. Then he heard the Mother’s voice say Just then the Father came within sight…
The Eagle and the Beetle
A Bug once asked the Eagle to spare a Bunny that had run to her for protection. But the Eagle pounced upon her prey, the sweep of her big wings tumbling the Bug a dozen feet away. And they say…
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
A certain Wolf could not get enough to eat because of the watchfulness of the Shepherds. But one night he found a sheepskin that had been cast aside and forgotten. Post Note: This story is based on Aesop’s fable, written…