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| The Fables are alphabetically arranged disregarding "The". The Images  and Audio 
are only accessible while reading the Fables in these sections and are noted accordingly.There are about 100 Fables in each of the first 4 sections. Note: I have added a flash mp3 player to all audio enabled fables. | |
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| Section 1 | Androcles -> The Eagle and the Arrow |
| Section 2 | The Eagle and the Jackdaw -> Jupiter Neptune Minerva and Momus |
| Section 3 | The Kid and the Wolf -> The Rich Man and the Tanner |
| Section 4 | The Rose and the Amaranth -> The Young Thief and His Mother |
| Section 5 | Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce - 245 Fables |
| Section 6 | Fables of Jean De La Fontaine - More in process of being translated |
| Selected Fables | 86 Fables selected for their ease of reading and concise moral understanding |
| Fairy Tales | Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen - 127 of them |
| Timeline | Graphic Timeline of 1000 BC - 500 BC |
| Timeline All | Java Panorama Graphic Timeline of 1000 BC - 1000 AD |
| A Kidnapped Santa Claus | A Short story by L. Frank Baum |
| The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus | A medium length story by L. Frank Baum |
| A Christmas Carol | The story of Scrooge by Charles Dickens |
| Tallys: | Fables - 640 | Fontaine Fables - 21 |
| Images - 134 | Real Audio - 36 | Stories - 3 |
| Fairy Tales - 127 | . | . |
The Ant and the Chrysalis An Ant nimbly running about in the sunshine in search of food came across a Chrysalis that was very near its time of change. The Chrysalis moved its tail, and thus attracted the attention of the Ant, who then saw for the first time that it was alive. "Poor, pitiable animal!" cried the Ant disdainfully. "What a sad fate is yours! While I can run hither and thither, at my pleasure, and, if I wish, ascend the tallest tree, you lie imprisoned here in your shell, with power only to move a joint or two of your scaly tail." The Chrysalis heard all this, but did not try to make any reply. A few days after, when the Ant passed that way again, nothing but the shell remained. Wondering what had become of its contents, he felt himself suddenly shaded and fanned by the gorgeous wings of a beautiful Butterfly. "Behold in me," said the Butterfly, "your much-pitied friend! Boast now of your powers to run and climb as long as you can get me to listen." So saying, the Butterfly rose in the air, and, borne along and aloft on the summer breeze, was soon lost to the sight of the Ant forever. "Appearances are deceptive." |
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For more information about the fables and this site click Here.
For information on what a fable is and what makes it different from a tale or parable see
Selected Preface in Section 1. Be sure to see the full preface and the 'Life of Aesop' in
section 1. See also Aesop at Wikipedia,
Fable at Wikipedia.
A Bookmark for this page would be a good idea as this site changes daily with new additions. Better yet, make us your Start page and get a daily dose of wisdom and inspiration.
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