The Bat, the Birds and the Beasts-Fable of Aesop

   This is a very interesting fable of Aesop. In every fable of Aesop, there must be a lesson for us at the end. We consider that as the moral of the story.

The Bat, the Birds and the Beasts

The Bat, the Birds and the Beasts

    - A Fable of Aesop

   One day, a great conflict was about to come off between the Birds and the Beasts in the jungle. When the two armies were collected together for the upcoming battle. But the Bat was hesitated which group to join.

   The Birds that passed his roost and said, “Come and join with us." But the Bat said, "I can’t join with you. Because, I am a Beast."

   Later on, some Beasts who were passing underneath him, they looked up and said, "Come with us." But the Bat said, "I am a Bird. How can I join with you?"

Fable of Aesop - The Crow and the Pitcher

   This is a very interesting fable of Aesop. In every fable of Aesop, there must be a lesson for us at the end. We consider that as the moral of the story.

The Crow and the Pitcher

    The Crow and the Pitcher

        - A Fable of Aesop

   In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if the crow must die of thirst.

   Then an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, and the crow dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher. The crow was dropping those small pebbles one after another into the pitcher until at last the water was near enough so he could drink. 

Fable of Aesop - Two Friends and a Bear

   This is a very interesting fable of Aesop. In every fable of Aesop, there must be a lesson for us at the end. We consider that as the moral of the story.

Two Friends and a Bear

  Two Friends and a Bear

     - A fable of Aesop

   Two friends were traveling in company through a forest, when, all at once, a huge Bear crashed out of the brush near them.

   One of the friend, thinking of his own safety and he climbed a tree. The other friend did not know how to  climb on the tree and he was unable to fight the savage beast alone. So he threw himself on the ground and lay still, as if he were dead. He had heard that a Bear will not touch a dead body, and he did so.

   It must have been true, for the Bear snuffed at the man's head awhile, and then, seeming to be satisfied that he was dead. So the bear walked away.

Fable of Aesop - Belling the Cat

   This is a very interesting fable of Aesop. In every fable of Aesop, there must be a lesson for us. We consider that as the moral of the story at the end.

Belling the Cat

   Belling the cat

  - A Fable of Aesop

   Once upon a time, the mice of a certain village were so much worried about the cat. The Mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free themselves of their enemy, the Cat. 

   At least they wished to find some way of knowing when she was coming, so they might have time to run away. Indeed, something had to be done, for they lived in such constant fear of the cat’s claws that they hardly dared activities from their holes by night or day. 

   Many plans were discussed, but none of them was thought good enough. At last a very young Mouse got up and said, "I have a plan that seems very simple, but I know it will be successful. All we have to do is to hang a bell about the Cat's neck. When we hear the bell ringing we will know immediately that our enemy is coming."

Fable of Aesop - The Frogs desiring a King

   This is a very interesting fable of Aesop. In every fable of Aesop, there must a lesson for us. We consider that as the moral of the story at the end.

The Frogs desiring a King

The Frogs desiring a King

   - A Fable of Aesop

    
   The frogs were living as happy as could be in a wet marsh that just suited them. They went splashing about caring for nobody and nobody troubling with them. But some of them thought that this was not right, that they should have a king and a proper constitution.

   So they determined to send up a request to the Jove (Lord of the God) to give them what they wanted. 

 

   "Mighty Jove," the frogs cried, "Send unto us a king that will rule over us and keep us in order." 

 

   The Jove laughed at their croaking, and He threw them down to the marsh and a huge Log as their king into the marsh. 

Fable of Aesop - The Lion in Love

   The Lion in Love is a very interesting fable of Aesop. In every fable of Aesop, there must a lesson for us. We consider that as the moral of the story at the end.

The Lion in Love

   The Lion in Love

   A Lion once fell in love with a beautiful maiden pretty young lady and proposed marriage to her parents. The old people did not know what to say. 

They did not like to give their daughter to the Lion, yet they did not wish to enrage the King of Beasts.
 

   At last the father said, "We feel highly honored by your Majesty's proposal, but you see our daughter is a tender young thing, and we fear that in the vehemence of your affection you might possibly do her some injury. Might I venture to suggest that your Majesty should have your claws removed, and your teeth extracted. Then we would gladly consider your proposal again."

Fable of Aesop - The Ant and the Grasshopper

   This is a very interesting fable of Aesop. In every fable of Aesop, there must a lesson for us. We consider that as the moral of the story at the end.

The Ant and the Grasshopper

 The Ant and the Grasshopper

    
   Once there lived an ant and a grasshopper in a grassy meadow. All day long the ant would work hard, collecting grains of wheat from the farmer's field far away. She would hurry to the field every morning, as soon as it was light enough to see by and work hard back with a heavy grain of wheat balanced on her head. She would put the grain of wheat carefully away in her larder, and then hurry back to the field for another one. All day long she would work, without stop or rest, scurrying back and forth from the field, collecting the grains of wheat and storing them carefully in her larder.
 
   The grasshopper would look at her and laugh. “Why do you work so hard, dear ant?” he would say. “Come, rest awhile and listen to my song. Summer is here, the days are long and bright. Why waste the sunshine in labor and toil?”
 
   The ant would ignore him and head bent, would just hurry to the field a little faster. This would make the grasshopper laugh even louder.
 
   “What a silly little ant you are!” he would call after her. “Come, come and dance with me! Forget about work! Enjoy the summer! Live a little!” 

   And the grasshopper would hop away across the meadow, singing and dancing happily. 

   Summer faded into autumn, and autumn turned into winter. The sun was hardly seen, and the days were short and grey, the nights long and dark. It became freezing cold, and snow began to fall.

Fable of Aesop - The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

   This is a very interesting fable of Aesop. In every fable of Aesop, there must a lesson for us. We consider that as the moral of the story at the end.

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

  The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

   A country mouse invited his cousin who lived in the town to come visit him. The town mouse was so disappointed with the sparse meal which was nothing more than a few kernels of corn and a couple of dried berries.

   The town mouse rather turned up his long nose at this country travel, and said: "I cannot understand, cousin, how you can put up with such poor food as this, but of course you cannot expect anything better in the country; come you with me and I will show you how to live.”

   "My poor cousin," said the town mouse again to the country mouse, "you hardly have anything to eat! I do believe that an ant could eat better! Please do come to the town and visit me, and I will show you such rich feasts, readily available for the taking."