Would you like to improve your kids’ vocabulary and speaking skills? Read them short stories. Once upon a time there lived a wolf with other animals. One day a young lamb was playing…
aesops fables
The Fighting Bulls and the Frog
The Fighting Bulls and the Frog Story Two Bulls were fighting furiously in a field, at one side of which was a marsh. An old Frog living in the marsh, trembled as he…
The Hares and the Frogs
The Hares and the Frogs Story Hares, as you know, are very timid. The least shadow, sends them scurrying in fright to a hiding place. Once they decided to die rather than live…
The Fox Without a Tail
The Fox Without a Tail Story A Fox that had been caught in a trap, succeeded at last, after much painful tugging, in getting away. But he had to leave his beautiful bushy…
The Quack Toad
The Quack Toad Story An old Toad once informed all his neighbors that he was a learned doctor. In fact he could cure anything. The Fox heard the news and hurried to see…
The Mischievous Dog
The Mischievous Dog Story There was once a Dog who was so ill-natured and mischievous that his Master had to fasten a heavy wooden clog about his neck to keep him from annoying…
The Rose and the Butterfly
The Rose and the Butterfly Story A Butterfly once fell in love with a beautiful Rose. The Rose was not indifferent, for the Butterfly’s wings were powdered in a charming pattern of gold…
The Cat and the Fox
The Cat and the Fox Story Once a Cat and a Fox were traveling together. As they went along, picking up provisions on the way—a stray mouse here, a fat chicken there—they began…
The Old Lion
The Old Lion Story A Lion had grown very old. His teeth were worn away. His limbs could no longer bear him, and the King of Beasts was very pitiful indeed as he…
The Fox and the Pheasants
The Fox and the Pheasants Story One moonlight evening as Master Fox was taking his usual stroll in the woods, he saw a number of Pheasants perched quite out of his reach on…