from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame > The Lion > > by Jack Prelutsky "The world has held great Heroes, As history-books have showed; But never a name to go down to fame Compared...
The Foolish, Timid Rabbit
a Jataka Tale from India retold by Ellen C. Babbitt Once upon a time, a Rabbit was asleep under a palmtree. All at once he woke up, and thought: "What if the world should break up! What then would...
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...