Aesop's Fables Home Page - Fables of Aesop
New fable versions have been added from the 1811 book Aesop and Others: Translated with Instructive Applications: and a Print Before Each Fable by Samuel Croxall, D.D., late Archdeacon of Hereford. Fables on this site come from the nineteenth edition of the book.
The Wolf and The Lamb - Fables of Aesop
Jul 26, 2016 · One hot sultry day, a Wolf and a Lamb happened to come just at the same time, to quench their thirst in the stream of a brook that fell tumbling down the side of a rocky mountain. The Wolf stood upon the higher ground, and the Lamb at some distance below him.
The Hare and The Tortoise - Fables of Aesop
Jul 5, 2016 · A Tortoise and Hare decide to race. The hare is so confident in the lead that he naps while the tortoise keeps going to win. Slow and steady wins the race. Aesop’s Fables The Tortoise and the Hare narrated by Jon Wilkins. Watch on.
The Ant and The Grasshopper - Fables of Aesop
A Grasshopper frolicked while an Ant stored food for the winter. When winter came the Ant was comfortable; the Grasshopper not so. Prepare for the future. Aesop For Children.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf - Fables of Aesop
Nov 23, 2013 · A shepherd-boy, who watched a flock of sheep near a village, brought out the villagers three or four times by crying out, “Wolf! Wolf!” and when his neighbors came to help him, laughed at them for their pains. The Wolf, however, did truly come at last.
The Farmer and The Snake - Fables of Aesop
A farmer takes pity on a frozen snake and brings it home. Thawed, the snake reverts to character and bites all. The wicked show no thanks. Eliot/Jacobs Version. One winter a Farmer found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. He had compassion …
The Lion and The Mouse - Fables of Aesop
Jul 5, 2016 · Milo Winter (1919) A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid 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 Lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny creature to kill her.
The Fox and The Hedgehog - Fables of Aesop
Aesop For Children. Milo Winter (1919) A Fox, swimming across a river, was barely able to reach the bank, where he lay bruised and exhausted from his struggle with the swift current. Soon a swarm of blood-sucking flies settled on him; but he lay quietly, still too weak to run away from them. A Hedgehog happened by.
The Two Frogs - Fables of Aesop
Jul 4, 2016 · One hot summer, the lake in which two Frogs lived was completely dried up, and they were obliged to set off in search of water elsewhere. Coming to a deep and deliciously cool well, one of the Frogs proposed that they should jump in at once.
General Introduction - Fables of Aesop
Nov 16, 2013 · Around the 6th century BC collections of fables started to circulate widely and this is when the name Aesop first appeared. The Townsend introduction and preface have significant historical information about these collections.