Explore life lessons told by great Grandpa Aesop.
The Leopard one day, in the hearing of the Fox, was very loud in the praise of his own beautifully spotted skin. The Fox thereupon told him, that handsome as he might be, he considered that he himself was yet a great deal handsomer. "Your beauty is of the body," said the Fox, "mine is … Continue reading The Leopard and The Fox
A Fox was once caught in a trap by his tail, and in order to get away was forced to leave it behind. Knowing that without a tail he would be a laughingstock for all his fellows, he resolved to try to induce them to part with theirs. So at the next assembly Foxes he … Continue reading The Fox without a Tail
A prodigal young Fellow, who had run through all his money and even sold all his outer clothes except his cloak, saw a Swallow skimming over the meadows one fine day in the early spring. Believing that summer was really come, he sold his cloak too. The next morning there happened to be a severe … Continue reading The Spendthrift and The Swallow
A Bee made Jupiter a present of a pot of honey, which was so kindly taken that the god bade her as what she would, and that it should be granted to her. The Bee then desired that wherever she should set her sting it might wound to the death. Jupiter was loathe to leave … Continue reading Jupiter and the Bee
A Man whose vines and orchads had suffered greatly from the ravages of Foxes one day caught one of these animals in a trap. In a great rage, he tied up the Fox's tail with tow that had been steeped in turpentine, set a light to it, and let him run. Mad with pain and … Continue reading The Man and The Fox
Hello coffee loves and avid readers! Welcome to Olive's School at Olive's Café, where you explore life lessons told by great Grandpa Aesop. Here’s the quote from Aesop’s fables: One winter a Farmer found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. He had compassion on it, and taking it up, placing it in his bottom. … Continue reading The Farmer and the Snake
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