An Ant was speeding along on its three pairs of legs when, suddenly, it stopped. "I'm thirsty," the Ant said aloud. "Why don't you get a drink of water from the brook?" cooed a Dove perched in a...
The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf
> by Aesop > > There was once a young shepherd boy who watched over his sheep every > day. While the sheep ate grass, he passed the time by seeing how far > he could throw a > > rock, or by looking...
The Hare and the Tortoise
by Aesop The Hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never yet been beaten," said he. "When I put forth my full speed, I can run faster than any of you. I challenge...
The Crow and the Pitcher
by Aesop A crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a pitcher which had once been full of water. But when the Crow put his beak into the pitcher, he found that there was only a little water left in...
Favorite Fables | The Lion and the Mouse
by Aesop Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began running up and down upon him. This soon wakened the Lion. Angry at being disturbed, the Lion placed his huge paw upon the little Mouse and...
The Sheep with the Wooden Collar
a French-Canadian folk tale from sashes red and blue by Natalie Savage Carlson Little Jean-Baptiste LeBlanc began feeling like one big man when he had a brother smaller than himself. The new Nichet...
Jack and the Beanstalk
> an English fairy tale Once upon a time there was a poor widow who had an only son named Jack and a cow named Milky-White. And all they had to live on was the milk the cow gave every morning, which...
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears
> a West African folk tale retold by Verna Aardema One morning a mosquito saw an iguana drinking at a waterhole. The mosquito said, "Iguana, you will never believe what I saw yesterday." "Try me,"...
Cinderella
> adapted from a French fairy tale by Charles Perrault > > Once upon a time, there was a gentleman who married for his second > wife the proudest and most disagreeable woman that was ever seen. She...
The Five Chinese Brothers
a Chinese folk tale retold by Claire Huchet Bishop Once upon a time there were Five Chinese Brothers and they all looked exactly alike. They lived with their mother in a little house not far from...