A Woodman came into a forest to ask the Trees to give him a handle for Ax. It seemed so modest a request that the principal tree at once agreed to it, and it was settled among them that the plain, hom...
The Old Cat An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. B...
A wolf met a lamb that had walked away from the other sheep in the fold. He told the lamb that he wouldn’t hurt him. Secretly though, he planned to eat the lamb! But first he needed to find a good r...
A fox’s tail was caught in a trap. When he was trying to release himself, he lost his whole tail except the stump. At first he was ashamed to see the other foxes because he had no tail, but he was d...
An unlucky fox fell into a well. It was quite deep, so he could not get out by himself.. A goat passed by. He asked the fox what he was doing in the well. "Oh, have you not heard?" said the fox. "Ther...
A wolf wanted to eat the sheep, but he was afraid of the vigilant shepherd and his dogs. One day the wolf found the skin of a sheep. He put it on and walked among the sheep. A lamb thought that the wo...
Once a fox invited a stork to dinner. He put nothing on the table except some soup in a very shallow dish. The fox could easily lap up the soup, but the stork could only wet the end of her long bill i...
Once upon a time a wolf was lapping at a stream. When he looked up, he saw a lamb drinking a little lower down. "There’s my supper," he thought. "I will find some excuse to catch it." Then he called...
The goose with the golden eggs One morning a countryman went to his goose’s nest, and saw a yellow and glittering egg there. He took the egg home. To his delight, he found that it was an egg of pure...
The sick lion A lion had come to the end of his days. He lay helpless under a tree. The animals came around him. When they saw that he was going to die, they thought to themselves, "Now is the time to...
The bat, the birds,and the beasts There was a big fight between the birds and the beasts. The bat did not join in the fight. Some birds said to the bat, "Come with us." But he replied, "I am a beast."...
英文 The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids There was once upon a time an old goat who had seven little kids, and loved them with all the love of a mother for her children. One day she wanted to go into...
The hare and the tortoise The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never been beaten," he said, "when I run at full speed, no one is faster than me." The tortoise said...
The lion and the fox The lion once said that he was sick on his death bed. So he asked all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes. The goat came to the lion’s cave. He stood there and lis...
When a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down beside him. This soon wakened the lion. He was very angry, and caught the mouse in his paws. "Forgive me, please." cried the little mou...
