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Aesop's Fables

Aesop · -550

Short animal fables, each with one lesson, that build the habit of finding and stating a story's meaning.

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  1. Part 9What makes a choice wise or foolish in these fables?
  2. Part 13What do the characters in these fables care about too much, and what do they forget?
  3. Last partWhich lesson from Aesop's fables is the most useful in real life, and why?

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  1. Lesson 1FreeEach animal in these fables makes a mistake. What could each one have done instead?Start
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  1. THE VAIN JACKDAW AND HIS BORROWED FEATHERSTHE VAIN JACKDAW AND HIS BORROWED FEATHERS
  2. THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHINTHE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN
  3. THE WOLF AND THE ASSTHE WOLF AND THE ASS
  4. THE MONKEY AND THE CATTHE MONKEY AND THE CAT
  5. THE DOGS AND THE FOXTHE DOGS AND THE FOX
  6. THE DOGS AND THE HIDESTHE DOGS AND THE HIDES
  7. THE RABBIT, THE WEASEL, AND THE CATTHE RABBIT, THE WEASEL, AND THE CAT
  8. THE BEAR AND THE BEESTHE BEAR AND THE BEES
  9. THE FOX AND THE LEOPARDTHE FOX AND THE LEOPARD
  10. THE HERONTHE HERON
  11. THE COCK AND THE FOXTHE COCK AND THE FOX
  12. THE DOG IN THE MANGERTHE DOG IN THE MANGER
  13. THE WOLF AND THE GOATTHE WOLF AND THE GOAT
  14. THE ASS AND THE GRASSHOPPERSTHE ASS AND THE GRASSHOPPERS
  15. THE MULETHE MULE
  16. THE FOX AND THE GOATTHE FOX AND THE GOAT
  17. THE CAT, THE COCK, AND THE YOUNG MOUSETHE CAT, THE COCK, AND THE YOUNG MOUSE
  18. THE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERDTHE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERD
  19. THE PEACOCK AND THE CRANETHE PEACOCK AND THE CRANE
  20. THE FARMER AND THE CRANESTHE FARMER AND THE CRANES
  21. THE FARMER AND HIS SONSTHE FARMER AND HIS SONS
  22. THE TWO POTSTHE TWO POTS
  23. THE GOOSE AND THE GOLDEN EGGTHE GOOSE AND THE GOLDEN EGG
  24. THE FIGHTING BULLS AND THE FROGTHE FIGHTING BULLS AND THE FROG
  25. THE MOUSE AND THE WEASELTHE MOUSE AND THE WEASEL
  26. THE FARMER AND THE SNAKETHE FARMER AND THE SNAKE
  27. THE SICK STAGTHE SICK STAG
  28. THE GOATHERD AND THE WILD GOATSTHE GOATHERD AND THE WILD GOATS
  29. THE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOWTHE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOW
  30. THE CAT AND THE BIRDSTHE CAT AND THE BIRDS
  31. THE DOG AND THE OYSTERTHE DOG AND THE OYSTER
  32. THE ASTROLOGERTHE ASTROLOGER
  33. THREE BULLOCKS AND A LIONTHREE BULLOCKS AND A LION
  34. MERCURY AND THE WOODMANMERCURY AND THE WOODMAN
  35. THE FROG AND THE MOUSETHE FROG AND THE MOUSE
  36. THE FOX AND THE CRABTHE FOX AND THE CRAB
  37. THE SERPENT AND THE EAGLETHE SERPENT AND THE EAGLE
  38. THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHINGTHE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
  39. THE BULL AND THE GOATTHE BULL AND THE GOAT
  40. THE EAGLE AND THE BEETLETHE EAGLE AND THE BEETLE
  41. THE OLD LION AND THE FOXTHE OLD LION AND THE FOX
  42. THE MAN AND THE LIONTHE MAN AND THE LION
  43. THE ASS AND THE LAP DOGTHE ASS AND THE LAP DOG
  44. THE MILKMAID AND HER PAILTHE MILKMAID AND HER PAIL
  45. THE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERDTHE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERD
  46. THE GOATHERD AND THE GOATTHE GOATHERD AND THE GOAT
  47. THE MISERTHE MISER
  48. THE WOLF AND THE HOUSE DOGTHE WOLF AND THE HOUSE DOG
  49. THE FOX AND THE HEDGEHOGTHE FOX AND THE HEDGEHOG
  50. THE BAT AND THE WEASELSTHE BAT AND THE WEASELS
  51. THE QUACK TOADTHE QUACK TOAD
  52. THE FOX WITHOUT A TAILTHE FOX WITHOUT A TAIL
  53. THE MISCHIEVOUS DOGTHE MISCHIEVOUS DOG
  54. THE ROSE AND THE BUTTERFLYTHE ROSE AND THE BUTTERFLY
  55. THE CAT AND THE FOXTHE CAT AND THE FOX
  56. THE OLD LIONTHE OLD LION
  57. THE FOX AND THE PHEASANTSTHE FOX AND THE PHEASANTS
  58. TWO TRAVELERS AND A BEARTWO TRAVELERS AND A BEAR
  59. THE PORCUPINE AND THE SNAKESTHE PORCUPINE AND THE SNAKES
  60. THE FOX AND THE MONKEYTHE FOX AND THE MONKEY
  61. THE MOTHER AND THE WOLFTHE MOTHER AND THE WOLF
  62. THE FLIES AND THE HONEYTHE FLIES AND THE HONEY
  63. THE EAGLE AND THE KITETHE EAGLE AND THE KITE
  64. THE STAG, THE SHEEP, AND THE WOLFTHE STAG, THE SHEEP, AND THE WOLF
  65. THE ANIMALS AND THE PLAGUETHE ANIMALS AND THE PLAGUE
  66. THE SHEPHERD AND THE LIONTHE SHEPHERD AND THE LION
  67. THE DOG AND HIS REFLECTIONTHE DOG AND HIS REFLECTION
  68. THE HARE AND THE TORTOISETHE HARE AND THE TORTOISE
  69. THE BEES AND WASPS, AND THE HORNETTHE BEES AND WASPS, AND THE HORNET
  70. THE LARK AND HER YOUNG ONESTHE LARK AND HER YOUNG ONES
  71. THE CAT AND THE OLD RATTHE CAT AND THE OLD RAT
  72. THE FOX AND THE CROWTHE FOX AND THE CROW
  73. THE ASS AND ITS SHADOWTHE ASS AND ITS SHADOW
  74. THE MILLER, HIS SON, AND THE ASSTHE MILLER, HIS SON, AND THE ASS
  75. THE ANT AND THE DOVETHE ANT AND THE DOVE
  76. THE MAN AND THE SATYRTHE MAN AND THE SATYR
  77. THE WOLF, THE KID, AND THE GOATTHE WOLF, THE KID, AND THE GOAT
  78. THE SWALLOW AND THE CROWTHE SWALLOW AND THE CROW
  79. JUPITER AND THE MONKEYJUPITER AND THE MONKEY
  80. THE LION, THE ASS, AND THE FOXTHE LION, THE ASS, AND THE FOX
  81. THE LION'S SHARETHE LION'S SHARE
  82. THE MOLE AND HIS MOTHERA little Mole once said to his Mother:
  83. THE NORTH WIND AND THE SUNTHE NORTH WIND AND THE SUN
  84. THE HARE AND HIS EARSTHE HARE AND HIS EARS
  85. THE WOLVES AND THE SHEEPTHE WOLVES AND THE SHEEP
  86. THE COCK AND THE FOXTHE COCK AND THE FOX
  87. THE ASS IN THE LION'S SKINTHE ASS IN THE LION'S SKIN
  88. THE FISHERMAN AND THE LITTLE FISHTHE FISHERMAN AND THE LITTLE FISH
  89. THE FIGHTING COCKS AND THE EAGLETHE FIGHTING COCKS AND THE EAGLE

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