Aesop

Aesop lived in Ancient Greece in the 6th Century BC. His fables are usually short and end with a moral. The plot often involves a silly mistake or a cunning trick.

Androcles and the Lion

Aesop’s fable of the runaway slave and the lion with a thorn in its paw. A story of gratitude.

Four Aesop Fables

Aesop’s fables are loved pretty much everywhere. In these four adaptations by Storynory a rat, grasshopper, a fox and a mouse tell their tales in their own words.

The Hare and the Tortoise

The hare from the famous tale by Aesop tells his version of the race with the tortoise – just in case you thought that he really was slower than his rival. The real winner is the cunning fox.

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

Aesop’s tale that shows that although it’s tempting to envy another person’s life, their life is rarely as great as it seems from a distance.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Aesop’s famous warning about a prank that went too far

The Lioness and Small Respect

Two Aesop fables in one about a lioness – first her encounter with a mosquito, and then with a mouse. Plenty of wisdom to be had from these tales all round.

Three Bright Aesop Tales

The Sun looks down on the earth and sees all the human folly. He tells three tales or “fables”: The Milkmaid, Juno and the Peacock, and The Sun and the North Wind.

The Rat and the Elephant

A rat meets and Indian elephant and thinks she is far prettier

The Grasshopper and the Ants

A grasshopper loves to play music while the ants work, work, work

The Two Frogs and the Well

A tale by Aesop with a story, a poem, and a song. The moral is “Look before you leap!”