Aesops Fables

The Wolf and The Lamb – Aesops Fables

A fable is a very short story that tells us how to behave or that teaches us a lesson. Usually, but not always, fables are stories about animals that talk like people. The lesson that a fable teaches us is called a moral. They are applicable to both children and adults and just because they seem simple at first glance their depth of meaning can surprise you.

Aesop is believed to have been a Greek slave who made up these stories to make his life easier. Nobody is really sure if Aesop made up these fables. What is certain,however, is that the stories called Aesop’s Fables are so wonderful that they have been told over and over again for thousands of years.

Many common sayings come from Aesop’s Fables:

“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch,”
“Honesty is the best policy,”
and “Look before you leap”

are familiar examples.Whether a Greek slave named Aesop made up these stories or whether many people living at different times made up the stories is not important. What’s important is that the stories have survived and are worth re-telling. Most are very short, no more then a page or less and the audios are short but we thought they would be a nice light touch to the site, enjoy.

1. The Wolf and The Lamb
2. The Dog and The Shadow
3. The Lion’s Share
4. The Wolf and The Crane
5. The Man and the Serpent
6. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
7. The Fox and the Crow
8. The Sick Lion
9. The Ass and the Lapdog
10. The Lion and the Mouse
11. The Swallow and the Other Birds
12. The Frogs Desiring a King
13. The Mountains in Labor
14. The Hares and the Frogs
15. The Wolf and the Kid
16. The Woodman and the Serpent
17. The Bald man and the Fly
18. The Fox and the Stork
19. The Fox and the Mask
20. The Jay and the Peacock
21. The Frog and the Ox
22. Androcles and the Lion
23. The Bat,The Birds, and the Beasts
24. The Hart and the Hunter
25. The Serpent and the File
26. The Man and the Wood
27. The Dog and the Wolf
28. The Belly and the Members
29. The Hart in the Ox Stall
30. The Fox and the Grapes
31. The Horse, The Hunter and Stag
32. The Peacock and Hera
33. The Fox and the Lion
34. The Lion and the Statue
35. The Ant and the Grasshopper
36. The Tree and the Reed
37. The Fox and the Cat
38. The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
39. The Dog in the Manger
40. The Man and the Wooden God
41. The Fisher
42. The Shepherds Boy
43. The Young Thief and His Mother
44. The Man and His Two Wives
45. The Nurse and the Wolf
46. The Tortoise and the Birds
47. The Two Crabs
48. The Ass in the Lion’s Skin
49. The Two Fellows and the Bear
50. The Two Pots
51. The Four Oxen and the Lion
52. The Fisher and the Little Fish
53. Avaricious and Envious
54. The Crow and the Pitcher
55. The Man and the Satyr
56. The Goose with the Golden Eggs
57. The Laborer and the Nightingale
58. The Fox, The Rooster, and the Dog
59. The Wind and the Sun
60. Hercules and the Wagoner
61. The Man, The Boy, and the Donkey
62. The Miser and his Gold
63. The Fox and the Mosquitoes
64. The Fox Without a Tail
65. The One Eyed Doe
66. Belling the Cat
67. The Hare and the Tortoise
68. The Old Man and Death
69. The Hare with Many Friends
70. The Lion in Love
71. The Bundle of Sticks
72. The Lion, The Fox, and the Beasts
73. The Mule’s Brain
74. The Eagle and the Arrow
75. The Milkmaid and her Pail
76. The Cat Maiden
77. The Horse and the Mule
78. The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
79. The Buffoon and the Countryman
80. The Old Woman and the Wine Jar
81. The Fox and The Goat