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Online Collection - Selected Fables
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Suggested Morals
| FABLE | MORAL OF THE STORY |
|---|---|
| The Ant and the Chrysalis | .Appearances are deceptive |
| The Ant and the Dove | .One good turn deserves another |
| The Ant and the Grasshopper | .It is best to prepare for the days of necessity |
| The Ass and His Masters | .He that finds discontentment in one place is not likely to find happiness in another |
| The Ass and his Purchaser | .A man is known by the company he keeps |
| The Ass in the Lion's Skin | .Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool |
| The Ass the Fox and the Lion | .* Never trust your enemy |
| The Bald Man and the Fly | .-Revenge will hurt the avenger- |
| The Bat the Birds and the Beasts | .He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends |
| The Bear and the Two Travelers | .Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends |
| The Bee and Jupiter | .Evil wishes, like chickens, come home to roost |
| The Blind Man and the Whelp | .Evil tendencies are shown in early life |
| The Boy and the Filberts | .Do not attempt too much at once |
| The Boys and the Frogs | .-One man's pleasure may be another's pain- |
| The Boy and the Nettles | .Whatever you do, do with all your might |
| The Cat and Venus | .Nature exceeds nurture |
| The Crow and the Pitcher | .Necessity is the mother of invention |
| The Crow and the Pitcher | .Little by little does the trick |
| The Dancing Monkeys | .-Not everything you see is what it appears to be- |
| The Dog and the Hare | .No one can be a friend if you know not whether to trust or distrust him |
| The Dog in the Manger | .Ah, people often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves |
| The Dogs and the Fox | .It is easy to kick a man that is down |
| The Dog and the Wolf | .Better starve free than be a fat slave |
| The Dove and the Ant | .Little friends may prove great friends |
| The Eagle and the Arrow | .We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction |
| The Eagle and the Fox | .Do unto others as you would have them do unto you |
| The Eagle the Cat and the Wild Sow | .Gossips are to be seen and not heard |
| The Farmer and the Stork | .Birds of a feather flock together |
| The Father and His Two Daughters | .You can't please everybody |
| The Four Oxen and the Lion | .United we stand, divided we fall |
| The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail | .Misery loves company |
| The Fox and the Goat | .Look before you leap |
| The Fox and the Grapes | .It is easy to despise what you cannot get |
| The Fox and the Hedgehog | .A needy thief steals more than one who enjoys plenty |
| The Frogs and the Well | .Look before you leap |
| The Frogs Asking for King | .Let well enough alone |
| The Frogs Desiring a King | .Better no rule than cruel rule |
| The Goose With the Golden Eggs | .Greed oft o'er reaches itself |
| The Hare and the Tortoise | .Plodding wins the race |
| The Hares and the Frogs | .There is always someone worse off than yourself |
| The Hare With Many Friends | .He that has many friends, has no friends |
| The Hart and the Hunter | .We often despise what is most useful to us |
| The Hart in the Ox-Stall | .Nothing escapes the master's eye |
| The Heifer and the Ox | .He laughs best that laughs last |
| Hercules and the Waggoner | .The gods help them that help themselves |
| The Horse and Groom | .A man may smile yet be a villain |
| The Horse Hunter and Stag | .If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs |
| The Hunter and the Woodman | .The hero is brave in deeds as well as words |
| The Jay and the Peacock | .It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds |
| The Kid and the Wolf | .If you must revile your neighbor, Make certain first that he cannot reach you |
| The Kings Son and the Painted Lion | .We had better bear our troubles bravely than try to escape them |
| The Lion and the Eagle | .Try before you trust |
| The Lion and the Mouse | .Little friends may prove great friends |
| The Lion in Love | .Even the wildest can be tamed by love |
| The Lion the Bear and the Fox | .It sometimes happens that one man has all the toil, and another all the profit |
| The Lion's Share | .You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil |
| The Man Bitten by a Dog | .Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed increase their means of injuring you |
| The Man and the Satyr | .Some men can blow hot and blow cold with the same breath |
| The Man the Boy and the Donkey | .Please all, and you will please none |
| Mercury and the Woodman | .Honesty is the best policy |
| The Milkmaid and Her Pail | .Do not count your chickens before they are hatched |
| The Miller His Son and Their Ass | .Try to please all and you end by pleasing none |
| The Miser | .The true value of money is not in its possession but in its use |
| The Monkey and the Dolphin | .Those who pretend to be what they are not, sooner or later, find themselves in deep water |
| The Monkeys and Their Mother | .The best intentions will not always ensure success |
| The Mule | .Every truth has two sides |
| The Nurse and the Wolf | .Enemies promises were made to be broken |
| The Old Woman and the Physician | .He who plays a trick must be prepared to take a joke |
| The Old Woman and the Wine Jar | .The memory of a good deed lives |
| The One Eyed Doe | .Trouble comes from the direction we least expect it |
| The Oxen and the Axle Trees | .Those who suffer most cry out the least |
| The Peacock and the Crane | .Fine feathers don't make fine birds |
| The Rose and the Amaranth | .Greatness carries its own penalties |
| The Seagull and the Kite | .Every man should be content to mind his own business |
| The Serpent and the Eagle | .One good turn deserves another |
| The Serpent and the File | .It is useless attacking the insensible |
| The Shepherds Boy and the Wolf | .There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth |
| The Shipwrecked Impostor | .A liar deceives no one but himself |
| The Sick Stag | .Evil companions bring more hurt than profit |
| The Swallow and the Crow | .Fair weather friends are not worth much |
| The Thief and the Innkeeper | .Every tale is not to be believed |
| The Three Tradesmen | .Every man for himself |
| The Vixen and the Lioness | .Quality is better than quantity |
| The Wolf and the Kid | .It is easy to be brave from a safe distance |
| The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing | .Appearances are deceptive |
| The Woodman and the Serpent | .No gratitude from the wicked |
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