Aesop's Fables
Read our collection of 117 Aesop’s Fables — the legendary moral tales attributed to the Greek storyteller Aesop, who lived around 620-564 BCE. For over 2,500 years, these brief, brilliant fables have taught millions of readers about human nature through the voices of animals.
From “The Tortoise and the Hare” to “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” Aesop’s Fables feature foxes, lions, ants, grasshoppers, and other creatures whose adventures reveal universal truths about honesty, hard work, humility, and the dangers of pride. Each fable delivers its moral with memorable clarity — which is why these stories remain essential reading for children worldwide.
Our retellings bring Aesop’s wisdom to life with engaging narratives, vivid illustrations, and clear moral lessons — perfect as bedtime stories for kids ages 3-12, classroom reading, or anyone who appreciates the power of a well-told fable. Aesop’s influence on Indian storytelling is particularly notable, with many parallels found in the Panchatantra and Jataka tales.
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Story Of The King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate
The Story Of The King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate: Once upon a time, far away in the east country, there lived a king who loved hunting so much that, when
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Story Of The King Who Would See Paradise
The Story Of The King Who Would See Paradise: Once upon a time there was king who, one day out hunting, came upon a fakeer in a lonely place in the mountains.
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The Talkative Tortoise
The dual-rooted Indian fable of Kambugrīva — "Conch-Necked," the tortoise of Phullotpala pond — and his two wild-goose friends Saṅkaṭa and Vikaṭa, who try to lift him out of a drought by carrying him on a stick. The story comes to us through two ancient traditions at once: the Buddhist Pali Canon as Kacchapa Jātaka No. 215, and the Hindu Panchatantra as Book I, Mitrabheda. It is not, as is often claimed, a tale of Aesop. T.W. Rhys Davids' 1880 translation is preserved in full alongside the Sanskrit retelling, with Sanskrit names restored, the dual-tradition origin explained, and the story's two-thousand-year journey through Pahlavi, Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Latin, and finally La Fontaine's French traced.
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Thanksgiving Of The Wazir
The Thanksgiving Of The Wazir: Once upon a time there lived in Hindustan two kings whose countries bordered upon each other; but, as they were rivals in wealth
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Three Calamities
The Three Calamities: From that time these four young men became the confidential advisers of king Alakesa in all important affairs of state, and, as night is
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Three Deaf Men
The Three Deaf Men: When any awkward blunder occurs from a person acting under a mistaken notion, there is a common proverb in Tamil to the effect that the
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Ruby Prince
<p>Read ‘The Ruby Prince’ — a classic Aesop’s Fables story about honesty. In this classic Aesop’s fable, a ant, a king, and a prince take center stage in a…</p>
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Snake Prince
The Snake Prince: Once upon a time there lived by herself, in a city, an old woman who was desperately poor. One day she found that she had only a handful of
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Son Of Seven Mothers
The Son Of Seven Mothers: Once upon a time there lived a King who had seven wives, but no children. This was a great grief to him, especially when he Greed and
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Sparrow And The Crow
A delightful Indian folk tale about a tidy sparrow, a dirty crow, and a meal of khichri. Learn why small habits and truthful friendship matter.
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid: Deep in the big blue ocean, there lived Meena, a Little Mermaid. Meena loved listening to her Grandma’s stories of the world beyond the
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The Lord Of Death
The Lord Of Death: Once upon a time there was a road, and every one who travelled along it died. Some folk said they were killed by a snake, others said by a