aesop’s fables

Apples and Horse Dung Both Float

  Heavy rain came hard enough to swell the stream and carry away whatever lay too close to its banks. A heap of apples went first. Then a pile of horse dung. Downstream they floated together, bobbing in the same current, […]

The Boar Sharpened His Tusks Early

  The Crisis Was Not The Time A wild boar stood beside a tree, rubbing his tusks against the rough bark. Back and forth he worked, carefully sharpening each one. A fox passing through the woods stopped to watch him. […]

The Lion Who Could No Longer Roar

  The Cave Grew Quiet There was once a lion who had ruled the forest for many years. In his youth, the sound of his roar had traveled through the trees before he even appeared. Birds lifted from the branches. […]

Scroll to Top