The Heron
A Heron was walking calmly along the bank of a stream, his eyes on the clear water, and his long neck and pointed bill ready to snap up a likely morsel for his breakfast. Post Note: This story is based…
The Wild Boar and the Fox
A Wild Boar was sharpening his sharp teeth busily against the stump of a tree when a Fox happened by. Now the Fox was always looking for a chance to make fun of his neighbors. Post Note: This story is…
The Two Goats
Two Goats, playing happily on the rocky steeps of a mountain valley, happened to meet, one on each side of a deep chasm through which poured a mighty mountain torrent. Post Note: This story is based on Aesop’s fable, written…
The Crow and the Pitcher
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 Oak and the Reeds
A Giant Oak stood near a brook in which grew some slender Reeds. When the wind blew, the great Oak stood proudly upright with its hundred arms uplifted to the sky. But the Reeds bowed low in the wind and…
The Owl and the Grasshopper
The Owl always takes her nap during the day. Then after sundown, when the rosy light fades from the sky and the shadows rise slowly through the wood, out she comes ruffling and blinking from the old hollow tree. Now…
The Plane Tree
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 Gnat and the Bull
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 Lion and Mouse
A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his big head resting on his paws. A scared little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the Lion’s nose. Roused from his nap,…
The Wolf and the Crane
A Wolf had been eating too much, and a bone had stuck sideways in his throat. He could get it neither up nor down, and, of course, he could not eat a thing. Naturally, that was a bad situation for…
Belling the Cat
The Mice once had a meeting to decide on a plan to free themselves from their enemy, the Cat. They wanted to find a way of knowing when she was coming, so they could have time to run away. Indeed,…
The Frogs and the Ox
An Ox walked down to a grassy pond to drink. As he splashed heavily into the water, he squashed a young Frog into the mud. The old Frog soon missed the little one and asked his brothers and sisters what…