Aesop's Fables - Online Collection

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Fables, Audio and now the Search function are currently working. I will try to get the rest working soon.

Aesop Our online collection of Aesop's Fables includes a total of 655+ Fables, indexed in table format, with morals listed. There are many more on the way. Most were translated into English by Rev. George Fyler Townsend (1814-1900) and Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) the rest are from Jean De La Fontaine in French and translated to English by several good internet souls.
Message Forum Included are Real Audio narrations, Classic Images, Random Images, Random Fables, Search Engine and much more on the way. Recently added are 127 Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen.
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The Fables are alphabetically arranged disregarding "The".
The Images and Audio 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.

Section 1 Real Audio 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 Real Audio 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

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.
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 . .

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The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox A LION and a Bear seized a Kid at the same moment, and fought fiercely for its possession. When they had fearfully lacerated each other and were faint from the long combat, they lay down exhausted with fatigue. A Fox, who had gone round them at a distance several times, saw them both stretched on the ground with the Kid lying untouched in the middle. He ran in between them, and seizing the Kid scampered off as fast as he could. The Lion and the Bear saw him, but not being able to get up, said, "Woe be to us, that we should have fought and belabored ourselves only to serve the turn of a Fox." It sometimes happens that one man has all the toil, and another all the profit.

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.

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Heather

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Tallys:	Fables - 640	Fontaine Fables - 21
Images - 134	Real Audio - 36	Stories - 3
Fairy Tales - 127	.	.