The Lion and The Ass The lion had decided to go hunting and had chosen the ass as his companion, for he had thought of a way to make use of its distinctive braying. The silly ass was extremely proud at being chosen as the lion’s companion and with complete docility, he allowed the lion to dress him up in a cloak of leaves, thinking that this must be the correct...

The Lion and His Partners The goat, the sheep and the cow went into business with the lion. Just as in every company, it was agreed that costs and profits would be divided equally. It happened that they trapped a deer and held a shareholders’ meeting in order to apportion it out. In fact, the lion was most meticulous about dividing the catch into four equal parts. ‘I shall take the...

The Jealous Sole Once upon a time in the sea, there was a loud argument about which fish was the fastest swimmer. The dispute grew so bad tempered that at last some of the senior fish demanded that a race should take place to determine the matter once and for all. Amongst the competitors was the sole a very arrogant fish always sneering at the others. When the race was over,...

The Horse and The Wolf Once, a horse was grazing in a field when he saw a wolf approaching. The frightened horse pretended it had a limp. Knowing that horses are strong, the wolf thought it would be cunning. ‘Why are you limping?’ asked the wolf. ‘I’ve put my hoof on a thorn,’ replied the horse. The wolf said, ‘That looks like a serious wound. I’ve studied medicine. Perhaps you’d like...

The Honest Woodcutter Inder was so poor that he owned nothing except the axe he needed to earn his living as a woodcutter. One day, by a stroke of ill fortune, while he was working on the bank of a river, the blade of his axe flew off the handle and sank into the river. Poor Inder was desperately unhappy. Now how could he cut the wood which had always earned...

The Hen with The Silver Eggs One day, in an Arabian city, a woman went to the market and bought a beautiful hen. You can imagine her surprise, later when the hen laid a silver egg. If the hen could only be persuaded to lay more than one egg each day, the woman was sure she would never have to work again. Therefore, the woman decided that the hen must eat...

The Hare Who Got Married A young hare seemed unusually happy so the fox asked him why? ‘I’m married,’ replied the hare. ‘Congratulations! What a good luck, ‘said the fox. ‘Not really good luck. She is old and as ugly as a witch!’ ‘Oh what a bad luck!’ cried the fox. ‘Not really bad luck for she gave me a beautiful house as a gift’ ‘What a luck!’ ‘Not really luck,’...

The Hare and The Frogs A hare was berating itself for being so afraid all the time and running away from everything. He was just promising himself that he would behave more courageously in future, when a sudden noise made him run away again as fast as he could. He came to a pool where, as soon as the frogs heard his approach, they dived into the water and hid in...