Category Fables for Kids

Two men were traveling in company along the road when one of them picked up a well-filled purse.

One day a shepherd discovered a fat Pig in the meadow where his Sheep were pastured.

A Stork of a very simple and trusting nature had been asked by a gay party of Cranes to visit a field that had been newly planted.

Two Travellers, walking in the noonday sun, sought the shade of a widespreading tree to rest.

A Gnat flew over the meadow with much buzzing for so small a creature and settled on the tip of one of the horns of a Bull.

A Shepherd Boy tended his master's Sheep near a dark forest not far from the village. Soon he found life in the pasture very dull.

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.

A pair of Oxen were drawing a heavily loaded wagon along a miry country road. They had to use all their strength to pull the wagon, but they did not complain.

An Ass was being driven along a road leading down the mountain side, when he suddenly took it into his silly head to choose his own path.

A Wolf had been feasting too greedily, and a bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. He could get it neither up nor down, and of course he could not eat a thing.

A certain Father had a family of Sons, who were forever quarreling among themselves.

A Fox one day spied a beautiful bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a vine trained along the branches of a tree.

A Town Mouse once visited a relative who lived in the country. For lunch the Country Mouse served wheat stalks, roots, and acorns, with a dash of cold water for drink.

A frisky young Kid had been left by the herdsman on the thatched roof of a sheep shelter to keep him out of harm's way.

A Farmer was driving his wagon along a miry country road after a heavy rain.

A Boy was given permission to put his hand into a pitcher to get some filberts. But he took such a great fistful that he could not draw his hand out again.

An Eagle, swooping down on powerful wings, seized a lamb in her talons and made off with it to her nest.

The Mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free themselves of their enemy, the Cat.

A Dog and a Cock, who were the best of friends, wished very much to see something of the world.

An Ox came down to a reedy pool to drink. As he splashed heavily into the water, he crushed a young Frog into the mud.