Aesop's Fables - Timeless Stories with a Moral
11 Mar 2026 at 9:21pm
His fables (or those attributed to him) have been translated around the world and are the substance of numerous stories, poems, and children's books. More information about Aesop and his life can be found at the Wikipedia page devoted to him. There are currently 258 fables on our site.
Aesop's Fable: The Ant and the Grasshopper
10 Mar 2026 at 7:35pm
The Ant and the Grasshopper On a cold frosty day an ant was dragging out some of the corn that he had laid up in summer time, to dry it. A grasshopper, half-perished with hunger, besought the ant to give him a morsel of it to preserve his life. "What were you doing," said the ant, "this last summer?" "Oh," said the grasshopper, "I was not idle. I kept singing all the summer long." The ant ...
Aesop's Fable: The Boy Who Cried Wolf
10 Mar 2026 at 9:36pm
The Boy Who Cried Wolf A shepherd boy, who tended his flock not far from a village, used to amuse himself at times in crying out "Wolf! Wolf!" Twice or thrice his trick succeeded; the whole village came running out to his assistance, when all the return they got was to be laughed at for their pains. At last one day the wolf came indeed. The boy cried out in earnest. His neighbors, supposing ...
Aesop's Fable: The Ant and the Dove
10 Mar 2026 at 8:53pm
The Ant and the Dove An ant went to a fountain to quench his thirst and, tumbling in, was almost drowned. But a dove that happened to be sitting on a neighboring tree saw the ant's danger and, plucking off a leaf, let it drop into the water before him. The ant mounting upon it, was presently wafted safely ashore. Just at that time, a fowler was spreading his net and was in the act of ensnaring ...
Aesop's Fable: The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse
10 Mar 2026 at 3:35am
The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse Once upon a time a country mouse, who had a friend in town, invited him, for old acquaintance sake, to pay him a visit in the country. The invitation was accepted in due form, and the country mouse, though plain and rough and somewhat frugal in his nature, opened his heart and store, in honor of hospitality and an old friend. There was not a carefully ...
Aesop's Fables that Reference Mice
12 Mar 2026 at 9:02am
Mice There are 9 fables in the 'Mice' category. Some are short and some are long, but all of them are historically and morally interesting. Click one of the fable titles below to read the desired fable. (The fables in this category are listed in alphabetical order based on their title.) The Cat and the Mice The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse
Aesop's Fable: The House Dog and the Wolf
13 Mar 2026 at 12:11am
The House Dog and the Wolf A lean, hungry wolf chanced one moonlit night to fall in with a plump, well-fed house dog. After the first compliments were passed between them, "How is it, my friend," said the wolf, "that you look so sleek? How well your food agrees with you! And here am I striving for my living night and day and can hardly save myself from starving." "Well," says the dog, "if you ...
Aesop's Fable: The Fox and the Crow
9 Mar 2026 at 9:06am
The Fox and the Crow A crow had snatched a goodly piece of cheese out of a window, and flew with it into a high tree, intent to enjoy her prize. A fox spied the dainty morsel and thus planned his approaches. "Oh crow," said he, "how beautiful are thy wings, how bright thine eye! How graceful thy neck! Thy breast is the breast of an eagle! Thy claws?I beg pardon?thy talons, are a match for all ...
Aesop's Fables that Reference Horses
10 Mar 2026 at 10:55pm
There are 7 fables in the 'Horses' category. Some are short and some are long, but all of them are historically and morally interesting. Click one of the fable titles below to read the desired fable. (The fables in this category are listed in alphabetical order based on their title.) The Charger and the Ass The Horse and His Rider The Horse and ...
Aesop's Fable: The Fox and the Grapes
11 Mar 2026 at 10:01am
The Fox and the Grapes One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from over a lofty branch. "Just the thing to quench my thirst," said he. Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few steps back, ran, jumped, and tried to reach them but still failed. Finally giving up, the fox turned up his ...
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11 Mar 2026 at 9:21pm
His fables (or those attributed to him) have been translated around the world and are the substance of numerous stories, poems, and children's books. More information about Aesop and his life can be found at the Wikipedia page devoted to him. There are currently 258 fables on our site.
Aesop's Fable: The Ant and the Grasshopper
10 Mar 2026 at 7:35pm
The Ant and the Grasshopper On a cold frosty day an ant was dragging out some of the corn that he had laid up in summer time, to dry it. A grasshopper, half-perished with hunger, besought the ant to give him a morsel of it to preserve his life. "What were you doing," said the ant, "this last summer?" "Oh," said the grasshopper, "I was not idle. I kept singing all the summer long." The ant ...
Aesop's Fable: The Boy Who Cried Wolf
10 Mar 2026 at 9:36pm
The Boy Who Cried Wolf A shepherd boy, who tended his flock not far from a village, used to amuse himself at times in crying out "Wolf! Wolf!" Twice or thrice his trick succeeded; the whole village came running out to his assistance, when all the return they got was to be laughed at for their pains. At last one day the wolf came indeed. The boy cried out in earnest. His neighbors, supposing ...
Aesop's Fable: The Ant and the Dove
10 Mar 2026 at 8:53pm
The Ant and the Dove An ant went to a fountain to quench his thirst and, tumbling in, was almost drowned. But a dove that happened to be sitting on a neighboring tree saw the ant's danger and, plucking off a leaf, let it drop into the water before him. The ant mounting upon it, was presently wafted safely ashore. Just at that time, a fowler was spreading his net and was in the act of ensnaring ...
Aesop's Fable: The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse
10 Mar 2026 at 3:35am
The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse Once upon a time a country mouse, who had a friend in town, invited him, for old acquaintance sake, to pay him a visit in the country. The invitation was accepted in due form, and the country mouse, though plain and rough and somewhat frugal in his nature, opened his heart and store, in honor of hospitality and an old friend. There was not a carefully ...
Aesop's Fables that Reference Mice
12 Mar 2026 at 9:02am
Mice There are 9 fables in the 'Mice' category. Some are short and some are long, but all of them are historically and morally interesting. Click one of the fable titles below to read the desired fable. (The fables in this category are listed in alphabetical order based on their title.) The Cat and the Mice The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse
Aesop's Fable: The House Dog and the Wolf
13 Mar 2026 at 12:11am
The House Dog and the Wolf A lean, hungry wolf chanced one moonlit night to fall in with a plump, well-fed house dog. After the first compliments were passed between them, "How is it, my friend," said the wolf, "that you look so sleek? How well your food agrees with you! And here am I striving for my living night and day and can hardly save myself from starving." "Well," says the dog, "if you ...
Aesop's Fable: The Fox and the Crow
9 Mar 2026 at 9:06am
The Fox and the Crow A crow had snatched a goodly piece of cheese out of a window, and flew with it into a high tree, intent to enjoy her prize. A fox spied the dainty morsel and thus planned his approaches. "Oh crow," said he, "how beautiful are thy wings, how bright thine eye! How graceful thy neck! Thy breast is the breast of an eagle! Thy claws?I beg pardon?thy talons, are a match for all ...
Aesop's Fables that Reference Horses
10 Mar 2026 at 10:55pm
There are 7 fables in the 'Horses' category. Some are short and some are long, but all of them are historically and morally interesting. Click one of the fable titles below to read the desired fable. (The fables in this category are listed in alphabetical order based on their title.) The Charger and the Ass The Horse and His Rider The Horse and ...
Aesop's Fable: The Fox and the Grapes
11 Mar 2026 at 10:01am
The Fox and the Grapes One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from over a lofty branch. "Just the thing to quench my thirst," said he. Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few steps back, ran, jumped, and tried to reach them but still failed. Finally giving up, the fox turned up his ...
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
