Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables

The Fox and the Stork The fox had the stork over to eat soup. The fox put the soup in a flat dish. The stork could not eat any soup. He could not reach it with his long beak. The fox ate all the soup, and the stork went hungry. The next day, the stork invited the fox over for dinner. The stork put some meat in a jar with a long neck. The stork ate easily because his long beak fit into the jar. The fox could not get to the meat. This time he went hungry. The fox admitted that he had been wrong. Moral: If you do mean things to others, they might do mean things to you in return.

The Fox and the Crow The fox saw the crow fly to her favorite branch. She had a piece of cheese in her beak. The fox thought for a moment. He walked under the crow's branch and looked up at her. “ You are the prettiest bird I have ever seen, " said the fox. The crow looked down at the fox. “ You fly so fast and gracefully. I bet you can sing, too, " he said. The crow loved to hear compliments. She decided to sing for the fox. She opened her beak to sing. The cheese fell into the fox's mouth. When he was done eating, he said, “ Thank you very much. That was all I really wanted. " Moral: Do not trust strangers who try to flatter you.

The Crow and the Pitcher The crow had been flying all day, and he was very thirsty. He came across a pitcher that was half full of water. He could not reach the water in the pitcher to drink. His beak could not reach down the neck of the pitcher. He tried tipping the pitcher, but it was too heavy. He saw that there were pebbles all over the ground. He began to drop pebbles one at a time into the pitcher. It took a very long time, but the water rose to the top. Then he drank all the water he wanted. Moral: Doing things little by little is just as good as doing things all at once.