Summary In this fable a swallow is judging a crow about his plumage. The swallow, very proud for his geathers, goes as far as insulting the crow for his “black and stiff quills” that are not worth having and furthermore demanding of the crow to “show a little pride” and “dress better”.  The crow is not taken aback by the swallow’s insult but actually lashes back saying that the swallow’s feathers may do well in spring “but I don’t remember ever having seen you around in winter and that’ when I enjoy myself the most”. The fable Analysis The moral of the story is that “We wouldn’t judge our friends, if we could accept that we’re not all the same” or better yet I’d say that we should avoid being judgmental of others. We should avoid being selfish and narcissistic.  The swallow represents the person that thinks that is above all others and so took the answer he deserved for being narcissistic and arrogant. Through the crow this fable is showing that everyone on this world is diff...

Summary A wolf is found with a bone stuck on his throat. He can’t get it out and so he tries to find an animal to help him get rid of the obstacle that stops him from eating and is even threatening to his life. At last he manages to persuade a crane to help him with the promise of a reward afterwards. But after the task is done and the crane has put his long bill into the wolf’s throat and took the bone out the wolf snaps atthe crane when the latter asks for his payment. The wolf tells him that getting away with his life is payment enough for him as “You can go about boasting that you once put your head into a wolf’s mouth and didn’t get bitten off”. The Fable Analysis The moral lesson of this fable is: “Be thankful to escape unharmed when you do business with a scoundrel”. Is this a fable talking about ingratitude? Yes, from one perspective that is what this fable is talking about. Aesop is using the animals, again, to show an important truth. That oftentimes people that want to do we...

Summary This fable tells us the story of a cat who thought that was very clever. This cat heard that the birds were sick and so he decided to dress himself up as a doctor and try to trick the birds into letting him in their nest so that he would supposedly treat them. But the birds sew behind the cat's disguise and sent him on his way saying "we shall do very well, when we've seen the last of you". The Fable A Cat heard that the Birds in an aviary were ailing. So he got himself up as a doctor, and, taking with him a set of the instruments proper to his profession, presented himself at the door, and inquired after the health of the Birds. "We shall do very well," they replied, without letting him in, "when we've seen the last of you." Analysis The moral lesson of this fable is that " A villain may disguise himself, but he will not deceive the wise." Oftentimes Aesop's fables emphasize how important it is to be wise, so that one can...

Summary There was once a young fox who had never seen a lion before in his life. One day while he was out in the forest playing he heard a lion roaring. The little fox was terrified. "Dear me", exclaimed the Fox, hiding   behind a tree, "I never saw a lion before. What a terrible creature! His voice makes me tremble.". The fox happened to encounter the lion a second time. This time though he was not so much afraid. He was rather annoyed with the lion and thus thought   "I wish he would not make such a noise!". The fox met a lion a third time and this time he was not afraid at all. Rather he felt completely at ease with the lion so much so that approached the lion and said to him "Hello, there, old chap." The fable lets us know that the lion was so surprised with the fox’s audacity that he walked away without saying a word. The fable Analysis In this fable we see how a fox, that had never seen a lion before in his life, feels terri...

This fable tells us the story of some frogs who lived in a pond. Those frogs had the freedom to do whatever they pleased and had no ruler to order them around. But the fable tells us that all this freedom had spoiled them, so much so that they began asking from Jupiter for a king that would rule them as they deserved. With pomp and show and the right display of royalty.  Jupiter heard their pleas and to please them and keep them quiet he threw down the pond a huge log, which fell into the water with a great splash. The frogs were at first terrified and hid themselves. But they soon realized that king Log was tame and peaceable. And so, feeling contempt for the appointed king, they started complaining to Jupiter for the government.  Jupiter now angry and impatient with them sent down a new king. A Crane. This king was different from the passive Log, as he seized the frogs and ate them up. The remaining frogs ran away in fright and begged Jupiter to take away king Crane beca...

 This fable tells us the story of two frogs who had to abandon the marsh they were living at because it dried out. " Two frogs lived together in a marsh. But one hot summer the marsh dried up completely. So they left it to look for another place to live in." So they had to find another home. On their search they came upon a deep well. One of the two frogs considered the well a wonderful place to live in. "By and by they came to a deep well. One of them looked down into it and said to the other, “This looks like a nice cool place. Let's jump in and settle here.” " But his companion was wiser and said to his friend that they shouldn't make a hasty decision because " Supposing this well dried up like the marsh, how should we get out again?". The moral lesson of the fable is "Look twice before you jump", meaning that one should take the time and asses every aspect of a matter and also use past experiences, before making a decision that mig...

  The fable: A Bat blundered into the nest of a Weasel, who ran up to catch and eat him. The Bat begged for his life, but the Weasel would not listen. "You are a Mouse," he said, "and I am a sworn enemy of Mice. Every Mouse I catch, I am going to eat!" "But I am not a Mouse!" cried the Bat. "Look at my wings. Can Mice fly? Why, I am only a Bird! Please let me go!" The Weasel had to admit that the Bat was not a Mouse, so he let him go. But a few days later, the foolish Bat went blindly into the nest of another Weasel. This Weasel happened to be a bitter enemy of Birds, and he soon had the Bat under his claws, ready to eat him. "You are a Bird," he said, "and I am going to eat you!" "What," cried the Bat, "I, a Bird! Why, all Birds have feathers! I am nothing but a Mouse. 'Down with all Cats,' is my motto!" And so the Bat escaped with his life a second time. The moral of this story is that " It i...