Category Fables for Kids

Some hungry Dogs saw a number of hides at the bottom of a stream where the Tanner had put them to soak.

Some Dogs found the skin of a Lion and furiously began to tear it with their teeth. A Fox chanced to see them and laughed scornfully.

Once upon a time a Cat and a Monkey lived as pets in the same house. They were great friends and were constantly in all sorts of mischief together.

An Ass was feeding in a pasture near a wood when he saw a Wolf lurking in the shadows along the hedge.

It happened once upon a time that a certain Greek ship bound for Athens was wrecked off the coast close to Piraeus, the port of Athens.

A Jackdaw chanced to fly over the garden of the King's palace. There he saw with much wonder and envy a flock of royal Peacocks in all the glory of their splendid plumage.

A Dog had learned to carry his master's dinner to him every day. He was very faithful to his duty, though the smell of the good things in the basket tempted him.

A Lion and an Ass agreed to go hunting together. In their search for game the hunters saw a number of Wild Goats run into a cave, and laid plans to catch them.

A very young Fox, who had never before seen a Lion, happened to meet one in the forest. A single look was enough to send the Fox off at top speed for the nearest hiding place.

A Wolf prowling near a village one evening met a Dog. It happened to be a very lean and bony Dog, and Master Wolf would have turned up his nose at such meager fare had he not been more hungry than usual.

The Weasels and the Mice were always up in arms against each other.

The Peacock, they say, did not at first have the beautiful feathers in which he now takes so much pride.

A Stag, drinking from a crystal spring, saw himself mirrored in the clear water. He greatly admired the graceful arch of his antlers, but he was very much ashamed of his spindling legs.

A Wolf had stolen a Lamb and was carrying it off to his lair to eat it.

Two Travelers were walking along the seashore. Far out they saw something riding on the waves.

The Fox one day thought of a plan to amuse himself at the expense of the Stork, at whose odd appearance he was always laughing.

Hares, as you know, are very timid. The least shadow, sends them scurrying in fright to a hiding place.

A Wolf had been hurt in a fight with a Bear. He was unable to move and could not satisfy his hunger and thirst. A Sheep passed by near his hiding place, and the Wolf called to him.

A stray Lamb stood drinking early one morning on the bank of a woodland stream.

Just as a great Bear rushed to seize a stray kid, a Lion leaped from another direction upon the same prey.