Androcles and the Lion
This fable tells of a man who befriends a lion by taking a thorn out of its paw, and then encounters the lion later, who, in gratitude, saves the man's life.
Tortoise and the Hare
This well-known fable teaches that the tortoise, who persists through the whole race, beats the hare, who is overconfident and thus fails.
The Fox and the Grapes
This fable is about a fox who is unable to reach some grapes high in a tree, and decides that they must have been sour. It teaches that it is easy to hate something one cannot get.
This fable tells of a man who befriends a lion by taking a thorn out of its paw, and then encounters the lion later, who, in gratitude, saves the man's life.
Tortoise and the Hare
This well-known fable teaches that the tortoise, who persists through the whole race, beats the hare, who is overconfident and thus fails.
The Fox and the Grapes
This fable is about a fox who is unable to reach some grapes high in a tree, and decides that they must have been sour. It teaches that it is easy to hate something one cannot get.