Aesop’s Fables
Throughout history fables have been a popular method of giving instruction. Fables contain a short narrative that seeks to illustrate a hidden message. Generally, fables use animals or objects as part of the narrative yet the message is designed to apply to humans.
By doing this, the fabulist is not perceived as the teacher and this
reduces any bias the listeners might have against the person. The most famous fabulist would be Aesop
who most date around 620 B.C. Many fables are attributed to Aesop, but
it’s unclear how many he actually wrote; indeed, his historical
existence as a person is under question.
Aesop’s Fables or Aesopica
refers to a collection of fables credited to Aesop (circa 620BC - 560
BC ), a slave and story-teller living in Ancient Greece. Aesop’s Fables
has also become a blanket term for collections of brief fables, usually
involving personified animals.
The fables remain a popular choice for moral
education of children today. Many stories included in Aesop’s Fables
are listed below. Click on the link. They are all from my blog.
1. Stories Related To Efficiency
The Astronomer
The Fox And The Goat
The Mice In Council
The Travellers By The Shore
The Widow And Her Maids
The Man, His Son And The Ass
The Farmer And His Sons
The Swan And The Master
The Piping Fisherman
The Greying Man And His Sweethearts
The Hunter And The Woodcutter
The Fortune-Teller The Trumpeter
2. Stories About Self-Control
The Deer and The Vine
The Coward and The Crow
The Goat And The Wolf
The Horse and The Boar
The Fox And The Monkey Who Was Chosen King
The Young Man and The Painted Lion
The Boy Hunting Locusts And The Scorpion
The Mouse And The Frog
Two Fighting Cocks and The Eagle
The Mice and The Weasels
The Wolf Who Is Proud Of His Shadow And The Lion
3. Stories Related To Foresight
The Fox Who Was Too Full
Mother Lioness And The Fox
The Cicada And The Ant
The Father And His Two Daughters
The Lion And The Hare
The Drowning Boy
The Milkmaid
The Boy And The Filberts
The Hare And The Tortoise
The Two Dogs
The Two Men Who Were Enemies
The Fowler And The Viper
The Mosquito And The Lion
4. Stories Related To Contentment
The Herdsman and the Lion
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
The Raven and the Pigeon
The Ass and His Master
The Snake, The Weasel and the Rats
The Goose Which Laid Golden Eggs
The Man Who Discovered the Golden Lion
The Ass and the Charger
The Dog and His Reflection
The Miser
5. Stories That Teach About Integrity
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
The Woman and Her Drunkard Husband
The Young Thief and His Mother
The Monkey and the Dolphin
The Man and The Lion
The Flea and the Man
The Frog Doctor and the Fox
The Wolf and the Lion
Venus and the Cat
The Kingdom of the Lion
The Old Woman and the Physician
6. Stories About Discernment
The Thief and The Watchdog
The Cicada and The Wolf
The Thief and The Cock
The Bald Knight
The Farmer and The Snake
The Sick Lion
The Stag and His Antlers
The Spendthrift and The Swallow
The Doe and The Lion
The Ass, The Cock and The Lion
The Lion Who Fell In Love
The Wolf and The Sheepdog
The Ant and The Fly
7. Stories About Cooperation
The Farmer and the Eagle
The Travellers and The Axe
The Wolf and the Crane
The Lion and the Dolphin
The Wolf and The Shepherd
The Goatherd and the Wild Goats
The Farmer and His Quarrelsome Sons
The Fox and the Bramble
The Gnat and the Bull
The Donkey and the Dog Who Travelled Together
The Horse and His Rider
The Lion and the Mouse
8. Stories Related To Creativity
The Travellers And The Plane-Tree
The Kid And The Piping Wolf
The Farmer And The Tree
The Salt Merchant And His Donkey
The Donkey And The Dog
The Hares And The Frogs
The Crow And The Pitcher
The Lamb And The Wolf
The Bat And The Weasels
The Fox And The Crow
The Wind And The Sun
The Wolf And The Sleeping Dog
