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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 Fox and the Crow A CROW having stolen a bit of meat, perched in a tree and held it in her beak. A Fox, seeing this, longed to possess the meat himself, and by a wily stratagem succeeded. "How handsome is the Crow," he exclaimed, in the beauty of her shape and in the fairness of her complexion! Oh, if her voice were only equal to her beauty, she would deservedly be considered the Queen of Birds!" This he said deceitfully; but the Crow, anxious to refute the reflection cast upon her voice, set up a loud caw and dropped the flesh. The Fox quickly picked it up, and thus addressed the Crow: "My good Crow, your voice is right enough, but your wit is wanting." |
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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