Aesop's Fables

266 tales

Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller believed to have lived around 620–564 BC, credited with hundreds of fables featuring animals and moral lessons. His stories include The Tortoise and the Hare, The Fox and the Grapes, and The Boy Who Cried Wolf - tales retold and adapted across cultures for over two millennia. Aesop's Fables remain among the most widely read stories in the world, with their simple form and timeless moral wisdom.

A Father and His Two Daughters
A Young Thief and His Mother
Androcles
Avaricious and Envious

Belling the Cat

Grief and Its Due

Hercules and Minerva
Hercules and Plutus
Hercules and the Wagoneer

Jupiter and the Monkey
Jupiter and the Tortoise

Mercury and the Sculptor
Mercury and the Tradesman
Mercury and the Woodman

Prometheus and the Making of Man

The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Ass and his Driver
The Ass and His Shadow
The Ass and the Charger
The Ass and the Lapdog
The Ass and the Old Peasant
The Ass in the Lion's Skin
The Ass's Brains
The Astronomer
The Bald Man and the Fly
The Bat and the Weasels
The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts
The Bat, the Bramble and the Seagull
The Bear and the Fox
The Bear and the Travelers
The Bee and Jupiter
The Bee-Keeper
The Belly and the Members
The Bird Catcher, the Partridge and the Rooster
The Blackamoor
The Blacksmith and His Dog
The Boasting Traveler
The Boy and the Filberts
The Boy and the Filberts
The Boy and the Nettles
The Boy Bathing
The Boy Hunting Locusts
The Boy Who Stole Apples
The Boys and the Frogs
The Bundle of Sticks
The Butcher and His Customers
The Cat and the Birds
The Cat and the Cock
The Cat and the Mice
The Cat and Venus
The Cat-Maiden
The Charcoal-Burner And The Fuller
The Charger and the Miller
The Clown and the Countrymen
The Cock and the Fox
The Cock and the Jewel
The Cock and the Pearl
The Crow and Mercury
The Crow and the Pitcher
The Crow and the Raven
The Dog and the Cook
The Dog and the Hides
The Dog and the Oyster
The Dog and the Shadow
The Dog and the Sow
The Dog and the Wolf
The Dog Chasing a Wolf
The Dog in the Manger
The Dog, the Cock and the Fox
The Dolphin, the Whales and the Sprat
The Eagle and His Captor
The Eagle and the Arrow
The Eagle and the Jackdaw
The Eagle, the Cat and the Wild Sow
The Farmer and Fortune
The Farmer and His Dogs
The Farmer and His Sons
The Farmer and the Cranes
The Farmer and the Snake
The Farmer and the Stork
The Fawn and His Mother
The Fir-tree and the Bramble
The Fisher
The Fisher and the Little Fish
The Fisherman Piping
The Flea and the Man
The Flies and the Honey-Pot
The Fly and the Moth
The Four Oxen and the Lion
The Fox and the Bramble
The Fox and the Cat
The Fox and the Crow
The Fox and the Goat
The Fox and the Grapes
The Fox and the Hedgehog
The Fox and the Leopard
The Fox and the Lion
The Fox and the Mask
The Fox and the Monkey
The Fox and the Mosquitos
The Fox and the Snake
The Fox and the Stork
The Fox Who Served a Lion
The Fox Without a Tail
The Fox, the Cock and the Dog
The Foxes and the River
The Frog and the Ox
The Frogs Desiring a King
The Frogs’ Complaint Against the Sun
The Gardener and His Dog
The Gnat and the Bull
The Goat and the Goatherd
The Goat and the Vine
The Goatherd and the Wild Goats
The Goods and the Ills
The Goose with the Golden Eggs
The Hare and the Tortoise
The Hare with Many Friends
The Hares and the Frogs
The Hart and the Hunter
The Hart in the Ox-Stall
The Hawk, the Kite and the Pigeons
The Heifer and the Ox
The Herdsman and the Lost Bull
The Horse and Groom
The Horse and His Rider
The Horse and the Ass
The Horse and the Stag
The Horse, Hunter, and Stag
The Hound and the Hare
The Hunter and the Horseman
The Hunter and the Woodman
The Image Seller
The Imposter
The Jackdaw and the Pigeons
The Jay and the Peacock
The Kid on the Housetop
The Kingdom of the Lion
The Labourer and the Nightingale
The Lamp
The Lark and the Farmer
The Lion and the Boar
The Lion and the Mouse
The Lion and the Statue
The Lion and the Three Bulls
The Lion in Love
The Lion, Jupiter and the Elephant
The Lion, the Bear and the Fox
The Lion, the Fox and the Beasts
The Lion, the Fox and the Stag
The Lion, the Mouse and the Fox
The Lion, the Wolf and the Fox
The Lion's Share
The Lioness and the Vixen
The Man and the Image
The Man and the Lion
The Man and the Satyr
The Man and the Serpent
The Man and the Wood
The Man and the Wooden God (Aesop)
The Man Bitten by a Dog
The Man Who Lost His Spade
The Man with Two Wives
The Man, the Boy and the Donkey
The Mice and the Weasels
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
The Mischievous Dog
The Miser
The Miser and His Gold
The Mistress and the Servants
The Mole and His Mother
The Monkey and the Dolphin
The Monkey as King
The Moon and Her Mother
The Mountains in Labor
The Mouse, the Frog and the Hawk
The Nightingale and the Swallow
The Nurse and the Wolf
The Oak and the Reeds
The Oaks and Jupiter
The Old Hound
The Old Lion
The Old Man and Death
The Old Woman and the Doctor
The Old Woman and the Wine Jar
The Olive-Tree and the Fig-Tree
The One-Eyed Doe
The Owl and the Birds
The Ox and the Frog
The Oxen and the Axle-Trees
The Oxen and the Butchers
The Panther and the Shepherds
The Partridge and the Fowler
The Peacock and Juno
The Peacock and the Crane
The Peasant and the Apple-Tree
The Pig and the Sheep
The Piglet, the Sheep, and the Goat
The Pomegranate, Apple-Tree, and Bramble
The Pomegranate, the Apple-Tree and the Bramble
The Prophet
The Quack Doctor
The Quack Frog
The Rat and the Elephant
The Raven and the Swan
The Rich Man and the Tanner
The Rivers and the Sea
The Rogue and the Oracle
The Rooster and the Pearl
The Rose and the Amaranth
The Runaway Slave
The Salt Merchant and His Ass
The Serpent and the Eagle
The Serpent and the File
The She-Goats and Their Beards
The Sheep, the Wolf and the Stag
The Shepherd's Boy
The Ship-Wrecked Man and the Sea
The Sick Lion
The Sick Stag
The Slave and the Lion
The Soldier and His Horse
The Spendthrift and the Swallow
The Stag at the Pool
The Stag in the Ox-Stall
The Swallow and the Crow
The Swallow and the Other Birds
The Swallow, the Serpent, and the Court of Justice
The Swollen Fox
The Thieves and the Cock
The Thirsty Pigeon
The Three Tradesmen
The Thrush and the Fowler
The Tortoise and the Birds
The Tortoise and the Ducks
The Tortoise and the Eagle
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
The Traveler and Fortune
The Traveler and His Dog
The Travelers and the Plane Tree
The Tree and the Reed
The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
The Tunny-Fish and the Dolphin
The Two Bags
The Two Crabs
The Two Fellows and the Bear
The Two Pots
The Vain Jackdaw
The Viper and the File
The Walnut-Tree
The Wasp and the Snake
The Wild Boar and the Fox
The Wind and the Sun
The Witch
The Wolf and the Crane
The Wolf and the Horse
The Wolf and the Kid
The Wolf and the Lamb
The Wolf and the Lion
The Wolf and the Sheep
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The Wolf, the Mother and Her Child
The Wolves and the Sheep
The Woman and Her Hen
The Woman and the Farmer
The Woodsman and the Serpent