The Goose and The Golden Egg There was once a Countryman who possessed the most wonderful Goose you can imagine, for every day when he visited the nest, the Goose had laid a beautiful, glittering golden egg. The Countryman took the eggs to market and soon began to get rich. But it was not long before he grew impatient with the Goose because she gave him only a single golden egg...

The Farmer and His Sons A rich old farmer, who felt that he had not many more days to live, called his sons to his bedside. “My sons,” he said, “heed what I have to say to you. Do not on any account part with the estate that has belonged to our family for so many generations. Somewhere in it is hidden a rich treasure. I do not know the exact...

Once a Wolf, Always a Wolf Wolf had been prowling around a flock of Sheep for a long time and the Shepherd watched very anxiously to prevent him from carrying off a Lamb. But the Wolf did not try to do any harm. Instead, he seemed to be helping the Shepherd take care of the Sheep. At last, the Shepherd got so used to seeing the Wolf near about that he...

The Fox and The Goat Fox fell into a well and though it was not very deep, he found that he could not get out again. “After he had been in the well for a long time, a thirsty Goat came by. The Goat thought the Fox had gone down to drink and so he asked if the water was good. “The finest in the whole country,” said the crafty Fox,...

The Wolf and The Goat A hungry Wolf spied a Goat browsing at the top of a steep cliff where he could not possibly get at her. “That is a very dangerous place for you,” he called out, pretending to be very anxious about the Goat’s safety. “What if you should fall! Please listen to me and come down! Here you can get all you want of the finest, tenderest grass...

The Dog in The Manger Dog asleep in a manger filled with hay was awakened by the Cattle, which came in tired and hungry from working in the field. But the Dog would not let them get near the manger and snarled and snapped as if it were filled with the best of meat and bones, all for himself. The Cattle looked at the Dog in disgust. “How selfish he is!”...

The Heron A Heron was walking sedately along the bank of a stream, his eyes on the clear water and his long neck and pointed bill ready to snap up a likely morsel for his breakfast. The clear water swarmed with fish, but Master Heron was hard to please that morning, “No small fry for me,” he said. “Such scanty fare is not fit for a Heron.”. Now a fine young...