The Trees And The Axe
A Woodman came into a forest to ask the Trees to give him a handle for his Axe. It seemed so modest a request that the principal Trees at once …
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The Wolves And The Sheep
A pack of Wolves lurked near the Sheep pasture. But the Dogs kept them all at a respectful distance, and the Sheep grazed in perfect safety. But now the Wolves …
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The Wolf And The Kid
A Kid was perched up on the top of a house, and looking down saw a Wolf passing under him. Immediately he began to revile and attack his enemy. “Murderer …
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The Frogs Desiring A King
The frogs, living an easy, free sort of life, Without any trouble, or turmoil, or strife, Thought it would be fine, a most excellent thing, If Jupiter only would send …
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Fox And The Grapes
One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from over a lofty branch. “Just the thing to quench my thirst,” he thought. …
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The Vain Jackdaw
A Jackdaw, as vain and conceited as Jackdaw could be, picked up the feathers which some Peacocks had shed, stuck them amongst his own, and despising his old companions, introduced …
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The Fox And The Goat
A Fox had fallen into a well and had been casting about for a long time how he should get out again when at length a Goat came to the …
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The Wild Boar And The Fox
A Wild Boar was engaged in whetting his tusks upon the trunk of a tree in the forest when a Fox came by and, seeing what he was at, said …
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Cracked Pot
A water bearer in India had two large pots, one hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack …
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