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The Fables are alphabetically arranged disregarding "The". The Images ![]() ![]() There are about 100 Fables in each of the first 4 sections. Note: I have added a flash mp3 player to all audio enabled fables. | |
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Section 1 ![]() ![]() | Androcles -> The Eagle and the Arrow |
Section 2 ![]() ![]() | The Eagle and the Jackdaw -> Jupiter Neptune Minerva and Momus |
Section 3 ![]() ![]() | The Kid and the Wolf -> The Rich Man and the Tanner |
Section 4 ![]() ![]() | The Rose and the Amaranth -> The Young Thief and His Mother |
Section 5 | Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce - 245 Fables |
Section 6 ![]() | Fables of Jean De La Fontaine - More in process of being translated |
Selected Fables ![]() ![]() | 86 Fables selected for their ease of reading and concise moral understanding |
Fairy Tales | Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen - 127 of them |
Timeline | Graphic Timeline of 1000 BC - 500 BC |
Timeline All | Java Panorama Graphic Timeline of 1000 BC - 1000 AD |
A Kidnapped Santa Claus | A Short story by L. Frank Baum |
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus | A medium length story by L. Frank Baum |
A Christmas Carol | The story of Scrooge by Charles Dickens |
Tallys: | Fables - 640 | Fontaine Fables - 21 |
Images - 134 | Real Audio - 36 | Stories - 3 |
Fairy Tales - 127 | . | . |
The Lion and the Bull A LION, greatly desiring to capture a Bull, and yet afraid to attack him on account of his great size, resorted to a trick to ensure his destruction. He approached the Bull and said, "I have slain a fine sheep, my friend; and if you will come home and partake of him with me, I shall be delighted to have your company." The Lion said this in the hope that, as the Bull was in the act of reclining to eat, he might attack him to advantage, and make his meal on him. The Bull, on approaching the Lion's den, saw the huge spits and giant caldrons, and no sign whatever of the sheep, and, without saying a word, quietly took his departure. The Lion inquired why he went off so abruptly without a word of salutation to his host, who had not given him any cause for offense. "I have reasons enough," said the Bull. "I see no indication whatever of your having slaughtered a sheep, while I do see very plainly every preparation for your dining on a bull." |
For more information about the fables and this site click Here.
For information on what a fable is and what makes it different from a tale or parable see
Selected Preface in Section 1. Be sure to see the full preface and the 'Life of Aesop' in
section 1. See also Aesop at Wikipedia,
Fable at Wikipedia.
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Your Narrator![]() Heather |
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