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Aesop's Fables

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A timeless collection of short stories that use animal characters to impart essential moral lessons about life and human nature.

#fables#morals#wisdom#folklore#allegory
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Contents

  1. 1THE FOX AND THE GRAPESNora0:22
  2. 2THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGGSGrant0:30
  3. 3THE CAT AND THE MICEClara0:52
  4. 4THE MISCHIEVOUS DOGGraham0:33
  5. 5THE CHARCOAL-BURNER AND THE FULLERJune0:29
  6. 6THE MICE IN COUNCILVivian0:38
  7. 7THE BAT AND THE WEASELSCole0:38
  8. 8THE DOG AND THE SOWWalter0:17
  9. 9THE FOX AND THE CROWNora0:34
  10. 10THE HORSE AND THE GROOMGrant0:22
  11. 11THE WOLF AND THE LAMBClara0:45
  12. 12THE PEACOCK AND THE CRANEGraham0:22
  13. 13THE CAT AND THE BIRDSJune0:23
  14. 14THE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOWVivian0:30
  15. 15THE OLD WOMAN AND THE DOCTORCole1:05
  16. 16THE MOON AND HER MOTHERWalter0:14
  17. 17MERCURY AND THE WOODMANNora1:26
  18. 18THE ASS, THE FOX, AND THE LIONGrant0:50
  19. 19THE LION AND THE MOUSEClara0:49
  20. 20THE CROW AND THE PITCHERGraham0:27
  21. 21THE BOYS AND THE FROGSJune0:20
  22. 22THE NORTH WIND AND THE SUNVivian0:49
  23. 23THE MISTRESS AND HER SERVANTSCole0:32
  24. 24THE GOODS AND THE ILLSWalter1:06
  25. 25THE HARES AND THE FROGSNora0:49
  26. 26THE FOX AND THE STORKGrant0:30
  27. 27THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHINGGraham0:29
  28. 28THE STAG IN THE OX-STALLJune1:11
  29. 29THE MILKMAID AND HER PAILVivian0:50
  30. 30THE DOLPHINS, THE WHALES, AND THE SPRATCole0:27
  31. 31THE FOX AND THE MONKEYWalter0:40
  32. 32THE ASS AND THE LAP-DOGNora1:09
  33. 33THE FIR-TREE AND THE BRAMBLEGrant0:28
  34. 34THE FROGS' COMPLAINT AGAINST THE SUNClara0:24
  35. 35THE DOG, THE COCK, AND THE FOXGraham0:40
  36. 36THE GNAT AND THE BULLJune0:26
  37. 37THE BEAR AND THE TRAVELLERSVivian0:46
  38. 38THE SLAVE AND THE LIONCole1:39
  39. 39THE FLEA AND THE MANWalter0:35
  40. 40THE BEE AND JUPITERNora0:33
  41. 41THE OAK AND THE REEDSGrant0:31
  42. 42THE BLIND MAN AND THE CUBClara0:27
  43. 43THE BOY AND THE SNAILSGraham0:27
  44. 44THE APES AND THE TWO TRAVELLERSJune1:06
  45. 45THE ASS AND HIS BURDENSVivian0:57
  46. 46THE SHEPHERD'S BOY AND THE WOLFCole0:38
  47. 47THE FOX AND THE GOATWalter1:01
  48. 48THE FISHERMAN AND THE SPRATNora0:25
  49. 49THE BOASTING TRAVELLERGrant0:30
  50. 50THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHERClara0:20
  51. 51THE ASS AND HIS SHADOWGraham0:32
  52. 52THE FARMER AND HIS SONSJune0:32
  53. 53THE DOG AND THE COOKVivian1:01
  54. 54THE MONKEY AS KINGCole0:35
  55. 55THE THIEVES AND THE COCKWalter0:31
  56. 56THE FARMER AND FORTUNENora0:31
  57. 57JUPITER AND THE MONKEYGrant0:29
  58. 58FATHER AND SONSClara0:34
  59. 59THE LAMPGraham0:25
  60. 60THE OWL AND THE BIRDSJune1:00
  61. 61THE ASS IN THE LION'S SKINVivian0:29
  62. 62THE SHE-GOATS AND THEIR BEARDSCole0:25
  63. 63THE OLD LIONWalter0:37
  64. 64THE BOY BATHINGNora0:24
  65. 65THE QUACK FROGGrant0:24
  66. 66THE SWOLLEN FOXClara0:32
  67. 67THE MOUSE, THE FROG, AND THE HAWKGraham0:46
  68. 68THE BOY AND THE NETTLESJune0:19
  69. 69THE PEASANT AND THE APPLE-TREEVivian0:50
  70. 70THE JACKDAW AND THE PIGEONSCole0:40
  71. 71JUPITER AND THE TORTOISEWalter0:33
  72. 72THE DOG IN THE MANGERNora0:18
  73. 73THE TWO BAGSGrant0:17
  74. 74THE OXEN AND THE AXLETREESClara0:23
  75. 75THE BOY AND THE FILBERTSGraham0:31
  76. 76THE FROGS ASKING FOR A KINGJune0:54
  77. 77THE OLIVE-TREE AND THE FIG-TREEVivian0:28
  78. 78THE LION AND THE BOARCole0:31
  79. 79THE WALNUT-TREEWalter0:21
  80. 80THE MAN AND THE LIONNora0:34
  81. 81THE TORTOISE AND THE EAGLEGrant0:34
  82. 82THE KID ON THE HOUSETOPClara0:23
  83. 83THE FOX WITHOUT A TAILGraham0:35
  84. 84THE VAIN JACKDAWJune0:48
  85. 85THE TRAVELLER AND HIS DOGVivian0:19
  86. 86THE SHIPWRECKED MAN AND THE SEACole0:32
  87. 87THE WILD BOAR AND THE FOXWalter0:25
  88. 88MERCURY AND THE SCULPTORNora0:37
  89. 89THE FAWN AND HIS MOTHERGrant0:26
  90. 90THE FOX AND THE LIONClara0:23
  91. 91THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTORGraham0:34
  92. 92THE BLACKSMITH AND HIS DOGJune0:27
  93. 93THE STAG AT THE POOLVivian0:49
  94. 94THE DOG AND THE SHADOWCole0:23
  95. 95MERCURY AND THE TRADESMENWalter0:31
  96. 96THE MICE AND THE WEASELSNora0:48
  97. 97THE PEACOCK AND JUNOGrant0:57
  98. 98THE BEAR AND THE FOXClara0:25
  99. 99THE ASS AND THE OLD PEASANTGraham0:32
  100. 100THE OX AND THE FROGJune0:48
  101. 101THE MAN AND THE IMAGEVivian0:30
  102. 102HERCULES AND THE WAGGONERCole0:32
  103. 103THE POMEGRANATE, THE APPLE-TREE, AND THE BRAMBLEWalter0:23
  104. 104THE LION, THE BEAR, AND THE FOXNora0:32
  105. 105THE BLACKAMOORGrant0:25
  106. 106THE TWO SOLDIERS AND THE ROBBERClara0:51
  107. 107THE LION AND THE WILD ASSGraham0:36
  108. 108THE MAN AND THE SATYRJune0:32
  109. 109THE IMAGE-SELLERVivian0:32
  110. 110THE EAGLE AND THE ARROWCole0:31
  111. 111THE RICH MAN AND THE TANNERWalter0:27
  112. 112THE WOLF, THE MOTHER, AND HER CHILDNora0:34
  113. 113THE OLD WOMAN AND THE WINE-JARGrant0:22
  114. 114THE LIONESS AND THE VIXENClara0:27
  115. 115THE VIPER AND THE FILEGraham0:25
  116. 116THE CAT AND THE COCKJune0:36
  117. 117THE HARE AND THE TORTOISEVivian0:42
  118. 118THE SOLDIER AND HIS HORSECole0:48
  119. 119THE OXEN AND THE BUTCHERSWalter0:45
  120. 120THE WOLF AND THE LIONNora0:25
  121. 121THE SHEEP, THE WOLF, AND THE STAGGrant0:26
  122. 122THE LION AND THE THREE BULLSClara0:31
  123. 123THE HORSE AND HIS RIDERGraham0:27
  124. 124THE GOAT AND THE VINEJune0:24
  125. 125THE TWO POTSVivian0:24
  126. 126THE OLD HOUNDCole0:32
  127. 127THE CLOWN AND THE COUNTRYMANWalter1:35
  128. 128THE LARK AND THE FARMERNora0:50
  129. 129THE LION AND THE ASSGrant0:30
  130. 130THE PROPHETClara0:29
  131. 131THE HOUND AND THE HAREGraham0:25
  132. 132THE LION, THE MOUSE, AND THE FOXJune0:27
  133. 133THE TRUMPETER TAKEN PRISONERVivian0:28
  134. 134THE WOLF AND THE CRANECole0:29
  135. 135THE EAGLE, THE CAT, AND THE WILD SOWWalter1:21
  136. 136THE WOLF AND THE SHEEPNora0:25
  137. 137THE TUNNY-FISH AND THE DOLPHINGrant0:27
  138. 138THE THREE TRADESMENClara0:31
  139. 139THE MOUSE AND THE BULLGraham0:40
  140. 140THE HARE AND THE HOUNDJune0:24
  141. 141THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSEVivian1:05
  142. 142THE LION AND THE BULLCole0:37
  143. 143THE WOLF, THE FOX, AND THE APEWalter0:27
  144. 144THE EAGLE AND THE COCKSNora0:25
  145. 145THE ESCAPED JACKDAWGrant0:31
  146. 146THE FARMER AND THE FOXClara0:30
  147. 147VENUS AND THE CATGraham0:33
  148. 148THE CROW AND THE SWANJune0:28
  149. 149THE STAG WITH ONE EYEVivian0:38
  150. 150THE FLY AND THE DRAUGHT-MULECole0:26
  151. 151THE COCK AND THE JEWELWalter0:21
  152. 152THE WOLF AND THE SHEPHERDNora0:34
  153. 153THE FARMER AND THE STORKGrant0:36
  154. 154THE CHARGER AND THE MILLERClara0:42
  155. 155THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE OWLGraham0:52
  156. 156THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANTSJune0:37
  157. 157THE FARMER AND THE VIPERVivian0:26
  158. 158THE TWO FROGSCole0:32
  159. 159THE COBBLER TURNED DOCTORWalter0:55
  160. 160THE ASS, THE COCK, AND THE LIONNora0:43
  161. 161THE BELLY AND THE MEMBERSGrant0:33
  162. 162THE BALD MAN AND THE FLYClara0:30
  163. 163THE ASS AND THE WOLFGraham0:53
  164. 164THE MONKEY AND THE CAMELJune0:27
  165. 165THE SICK MAN AND THE DOCTORVivian0:44
  166. 166THE TRAVELLERS AND THE PLANE-TREECole0:37
  167. 167THE FLEA AND THE OXWalter0:32
  168. 168THE BIRDS, THE BEASTS, AND THE BATNora0:31
  169. 169THE MAN AND HIS TWO SWEETHEARTSGrant0:27
  170. 170THE EAGLE, THE JACKDAW, AND THE SHEPHERDClara0:58
  171. 171THE WOLF AND THE BOYGraham0:41
  172. 172THE MILLER, HIS SON, AND THEIR ASSJune1:55
  173. 173THE STAG AND THE VINEVivian0:36
  174. 174THE LAMB CHASED BY A WOLFCole0:21
  175. 175THE ARCHER AND THE LIONWalter0:42
  176. 176THE WOLF AND THE GOATNora0:27
  177. 177THE SICK STAGGrant0:28
  178. 178THE ASS AND THE MULEClara0:49
  179. 179BROTHER AND SISTERGraham0:49
  180. 180THE HEIFER AND THE OXJune0:29
  181. 181THE KINGDOM OF THE LIONVivian0:33
  182. 182THE ASS AND HIS DRIVERCole0:27
  183. 183THE LION AND THE HAREWalter0:29
  184. 184THE WOLVES AND THE DOGSNora0:43
  185. 185THE BULL AND THE CALFGrant0:20
  186. 186THE TREES AND THE AXEClara0:31
  187. 187THE ASTRONOMERGraham0:31
  188. 188THE LABOURER AND THE SNAKEJune0:34
  189. 189THE CAGE-BIRD AND THE BATVivian0:38
  190. 190THE ASS AND HIS PURCHASERCole0:46
  191. 191THE KID AND THE WOLFWalter0:45
  192. 192THE DEBTOR AND HIS SOWNora0:52
  193. 193THE BALD HUNTSMANGrant0:25
  194. 194THE HERDSMAN AND THE LOST BULLClara0:34
  195. 195THE MULEGraham0:30
  196. 196THE HOUND AND THE FOXJune0:27
  197. 197THE FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTERSVivian0:48
  198. 198THE THIEF AND THE INNKEEPERCole1:30
  199. 199THE PACK-ASS AND THE WILD ASSWalter0:34
  200. 200THE ASS AND HIS MASTERSNora0:48
  201. 201THE PACK-ASS, THE WILD ASS, AND THE LIONGrant0:43
  202. 202THE ANTClara0:31
  203. 203THE FROGS AND THE WELLGraham0:29
  204. 204THE CRAB AND THE FOXJune0:25
  205. 205THE FOX AND THE GRASSHOPPERVivian0:34
  206. 206THE FARMER, HIS BOY, AND THE ROOKSCole0:59
  207. 207THE ASS AND THE DOGWalter0:43
  208. 208THE ASS CARRYING THE IMAGENora0:41
  209. 209THE ATHENIAN AND THE THEBANGrant0:55
  210. 210THE GOATHERD AND THE GOATClara0:29
  211. 211THE SHEEP AND THE DOGGraham0:41
  212. 212THE SHEPHERD AND THE WOLFJune0:45
  213. 213THE LION, JUPITER, AND THE ELEPHANTVivian1:01
  214. 214THE PIG AND THE SHEEPCole0:27
  215. 215THE GARDENER AND HIS DOGWalter0:30
  216. 216THE RIVERS AND THE SEANora0:22
  217. 217THE LION IN LOVEGrant0:34
  218. 218THE BEE-KEEPERClara0:32
  219. 219THE WOLF AND THE HORSEGraham0:30
  220. 220THE BAT, THE BRAMBLE, AND THE SEAGULLJune0:51
  221. 221THE DOG AND THE WOLFVivian0:47
  222. 222THE WASP AND THE SNAKECole0:26
  223. 223THE EAGLE AND THE BEETLEWalter1:06
  224. 224THE FOWLER AND THE LARKNora0:32
  225. 225THE FISHERMAN PIPINGGrant0:34
  226. 226THE WEASEL AND THE MANClara0:30
  227. 227THE PLOUGHMAN, THE ASS, AND THE OXGraham0:29
  228. 228DEMADES AND HIS FABLEJune0:35
  229. 229THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHINVivian1:00
  230. 230THE CROW AND THE SNAKECole0:24
  231. 231THE DOGS AND THE FOXWalter0:17
  232. 232THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE HAWKNora0:29
  233. 233THE ROSE AND THE AMARANTHGrant0:26
  234. 234THE MAN, THE HORSE, THE OX, AND THE DOGClara0:56
  235. 235THE WOLVES, THE SHEEP, AND THE RAMGraham0:25
  236. 236THE SWANJune0:37
  237. 237THE SNAKE AND JUPITERVivian0:26
  238. 238THE WOLF AND HIS SHADOWCole0:29
  239. 239THE PLOUGHMAN AND THE WOLFWalter0:35
  240. 240MERCURY AND THE MAN BITTEN BY AN ANTNora0:31
  241. 241THE WILY LIONGrant0:46
  242. 242THE PARROT AND THE CATClara0:51
  243. 243THE STAG AND THE LIONGraham0:23
  244. 244THE IMPOSTORJune0:45
  245. 245THE DOGS AND THE HIDESVivian0:21
  246. 246THE LION, THE FOX, AND THE ASSCole0:40
  247. 247THE FOWLER, THE PARTRIDGE, AND THE COCKWalter0:47
  248. 248THE GNAT AND THE LIONNora0:45
  249. 249THE FARMER AND HIS DOGSGrant0:27
  250. 250THE EAGLE AND THE FOXClara1:01
  251. 251THE BUTCHER AND HIS CUSTOMERSGraham0:35
  252. 252HERCULES AND MINERVAJune0:34
  253. 253THE FOX WHO SERVED A LIONVivian0:31
  254. 254THE QUACK DOCTORCole1:05
  255. 255THE LION, THE WOLF, AND THE FOXWalter1:03
  256. 256HERCULES AND PLUTUSNora0:33
  257. 257THE FOX AND THE LEOPARDGrant0:17
  258. 258THE FOX AND THE HEDGEHOGClara0:46
  259. 259THE CROW AND THE RAVENGraham0:39
  260. 260THE WITCHJune0:28
  261. 261THE OLD MAN AND DEATHVivian0:31
  262. 262THE MISERCole0:50
  263. 263THE FOXES AND THE RIVERWalter0:42
  264. 264THE HORSE AND THE STAGNora0:35
  265. 265THE FOX AND THE BRAMBLEGrant0:24
  266. 266THE FOX AND THE SNAKEClara0:20
  267. 267THE LION, THE FOX, AND THE STAGGraham2:15
  268. 268THE MAN WHO LOST HIS SPADEJune0:46
  269. 269THE PARTRIDGE AND THE FOWLERVivian0:26
  270. 270THE RUNAWAY SLAVECole0:24
  271. 271THE HUNTER AND THE WOODMANWalter0:27
  272. 272THE SERPENT AND THE EAGLENora0:36
  273. 273THE ROGUE AND THE ORACLEGrant0:37
  274. 274THE HORSE AND THE ASSClara0:33
  275. 275THE DOG CHASING A WOLFGraham0:26
  276. 276GRIEF AND HIS DUEJune0:35
  277. 277THE HAWK, THE KITE, AND THE PIGEONSVivian0:20
  278. 278THE WOMAN AND THE FARMERCole0:59
  279. 279PROMETHEUS AND THE MAKING OF MANWalter0:26
  280. 280THE SWALLOW AND THE CROWNora0:23
  281. 281THE HUNTER AND THE HORSEMANGrant0:33
  282. 282THE GOATHERD AND THE WILD GOATSClara1:03
  283. 283THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE SWALLOWGraham0:29
  284. 284THE TRAVELLER AND FORTUNEJune0:24