Fables
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- Aesop's Fables (215)
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- Eskimo Folktales (1)
- Fables of John Gay (5)
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- Folktales of China (5)
- Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales (2)
- Igbo Folktales (4)
- Japanese Folktale (5)
- Japanese Folktales (1)
- Jataka Tales (27)
- Korean Folktale (2)
- La Fontaine's Fables (8)
- Pakistani Folktales (1)
- Panchatantra (1)
- Panchatantra Fables (50)
- Persian Fairy Tales (1)
- Romanian Folktales (2)
- Russian Fairy Tales (2)
- South American Folktales (5)
- The Arabian Nights (8)
- The Arabian Nights/Book of One Thousand and One Nights (2)
- The Book of Chuang Tzu (5)
- The Brothers Grimm's Fairy Tales (9)
- The Fables of Florian (4)
- The Jataka Tales (2)
- The Pig Brother, and Other Fables and Stories (1)
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- Joel Chandler Harris (1)
- John Gay (5)
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- Laura E. Richards (1)
- Lieh Tzu (1)
- Traditional (70)
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- William H. Barker (1)
- Zhuangzi (5)
Fables by Topics
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- Adaptability (25)
- Appreciation (22)
- Arrogance (7)
- Authenticity (9)
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- Bravery (8)
- Caution (47)
- Choice (18)
- Consequences (87)
- Contentment (40)
- Courage (24)
- Cunning (2)
- Curiosity (7)
- Deception (49)
- Desire (8)
- Empathy (18)
- Envy (10)
- Equality (6)
- Fear (14)
- Forgiveness (4)
- Freedom (6)
- Friendship (20)
- Generosity (8)
- Gratitude (16)
- Greed (38)
- Honesty (18)
- Humility (31)
- Identity (14)
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- Imitation (3)
- Justice (18)
- Kindness (25)
- Knowledge (6)
- Leadership (8)
- Love (3)
- Loyalty (5)
- Moderation (7)
- Patience (19)
- Perception (22)
- Perseverance (15)
- Preparedness (7)
- Pride (29)
- Problem-Solving (18)
- Regret (18)
- Resilience (5)
- Resourcefulness (25)
- Respect (23)
- Responsibility (55)
- Sacrifice (7)
- Self-Improvement (1)
- Strength (8)
- Survival (7)
- Teamwork (21)
- Trickery (10)
- Trust (44)
- Understanding (40)
- Unity (10)
- Value (14)
- Wisdom (83)
All Listed Fables
A
- A Bat, Thorn Bush and Gull
- A Boasting Mule
- A Dog and A Butcher
- A Dog, A Sheep, and A Wolf
- A Fowler and A Blackbird
- A Gardener and His Dog
- A Hunted Beaver
- A Jackdaw and Peacock Feathers
- A Lion and A Bear
- A Mountain in Labor
- A Thunny and A Dolphin
- A Wolf among the Lions
- A Wolf and A Sow
- A Wolf, Kid, and Goat
- A Woman and Her Hen
- An Ostrich, Birds, and Beasts
- Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock
- Anansi and the Pot of Beans
- Anansi and the Tug of War
- Anansi and the Turtle
- Anansi and the Wisdom Pot
- Anansi Goes Fishing
- Androcles and the Lion
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- Tale of the Golden Droppings
- Tale of the Three Fishes
- The Acorn and the Pumpkin
- The Ant and The Dove
- The Ant and The Fly
- The Ant and the Grasshopper
- The Ape, the Snake, and the Lion
- The Arguing Fruits
- The Bald Man and The Fly
- The Banyan Deer
- The Bats, Birds, and The Beasts
- The Battle Horse and The Miller
- The Bear and The Fox
- The Bear and The Two Travelers
- The Bee and Jupiter
- The Bees and Wasps, and The Hornet
- The Belly and The Members
- The Bird and the Monkeys
- The Bird Pair and The Sea
- The Bird with Two Heads
- The Blue Jackal
- The Bowman and The Lion
- The Boy and the Filberts
- The Boy Who Cried Wolf
- The Brahmin and the Cobra
- The Brahmin and the Crooks
- The Brahmin, the Tiger and the Jackal
- The Brave Little Parrot
- The Bremen Town-Musicians
- The Broken Pot
- The Bug and the Poor Flea
- The Bull and The Calf
- The Bull, The Lioness, and The Wild-Boar Hunter
- The Bundle of Sticks
- The Butterfly Dream
- The Camel and Jupiter
- The Camel seen for the First Time
- The Camel with a Bell Round His Neck
- The Candles
- The Carpenter and the Oak Tree
- The Cat and The Birds
- The Cat and the Crow
- The Cat and The Mice
- The Cat and the Rooster
- The Cobbler and the Financier
- The Crab and his Mother
- The Crab and the Fox
- The Crane's Return of a Favor
- The Crow and the Pitcher
- The Crow and The Raven
- The Crow and The Serpent
- The Crow, the Doves, and the Mouse
- The Crows and the Serpent
- The Cunning Mediator
- The Dancing Monkeys
- The Deceitful Bird
- The Disdainful Horse
- The Dog and its Reflection
- The Dog and The Oyster
- The Dog and The Wolf
- The Dog in The Manger
- The Dog who went Abroad
- The Dog's House
- The Dogs and The Fox
- The Dogs and The Hides
- The Domestic Snake
- The Donkey and His Purchaser
- The Donkey and His Shadow
- The Donkey and The Horse
- The Donkey and The Lapdog
- The Donkey and the Mule
- The Donkey and the Pig
- The Donkey in the Leopard's Skin
- The Donkey in The Lion's Skin
- The Donkey that envied the Horse
- The Donkey, The Rooster, and The Lion
- The Dove and The Crow
- The Eagle and The Arrow
- The Eagle and the Beetle
- The Eagle and the Fox
- The Eagle and The Kite
- The Eagle and The Man
- The Eagle, the Jackdaw and the Shepherd
- The Elephant and The Dog
- The Elephant and the Sparrow
- The Elephant Girly-Face
- The Elephants and the Mice
- The Empty Boat
- The Faith of a Starving Man
- The Farmer and The Apple Tree
- The Farmer and the Badger
- The Farmer and The Cranes
- The Farmer and The Fox
- The Farmer and the Snake
- The Farmer and The Stork
- The Fighting Roosters
- The Fighting Roosters and The Eagle
- The Fir Tree and the Bramble
- The Fisherman and the Genie
- The Fisherman and The Little Fish
- The Fisherman Pipes to the Fish
- The Flea and The Man
- The Flea and The Ox
- The Flies and The Honey Pot
- The Fly and The Draught-Mule
- The Foolhardy Jackal
- The Foolish Lion And The Clever Rabbit
- The Foolish, Timid Rabbit
- The Four Friends and the Hunter
- The Fowler and The Birds
- The Fowler and The Viper
- The Fox
- The Fox and Monkey
- The Fox and The Bramble
- The Fox and The Cat
- The Fox and The Crow
- The Fox and the Goat in the Well
- The Fox and The Hedgehog
- The Fox and The Leopard
- The Fox and The Mask
- The Fox and The Monkey
- The Fox and The Sick Lion
- The Fox and the Sour Grapes
- The Fox and The Stork
- The Fox and the Tiger
- The Fox and the Turkeys
- The Fox and The Woodcutter
- The Fox Who Lost His Tail
- The Fox with the Swollen Belly
- The Fox, The Rooster, and The Dog
- The Frightened Lion
- The Frog and The Ox
- The Frog in the Well
- The Frogs and The Fighting Bulls
- The Frogs Ask Zeus for a King
- The Gardener and the Aged Tree
- The Geese and The Cranes
- The Gnat and The Bull
- The Gnat and The Lion
- The Goat and The Donkey
- The Goat and The Goatherd
- The Goat with Three Kids
- The Goatherd and the Wild Goats
- The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
- The Grasshopper
- The Grasshopper and The Owl
- The Greedy Crow
- The Greedy Merchant
- The Green Frog
- The Guilty Dogs
- The Hare and The Hedgehog
- The Hare and The Hound
- The Hare and the Partridge
- The Hares and The Frogs
- The Hares and The Lions
- The Hart and The Vine
- The Hawk and The Nightingale
- The Hawks and their Friends
- The Heifer and the Ox
- The Hen and The Swallow
- The Herdsman and The Lost Bull
- The Hermit and the Mouse
- The Heron and the Crab
- The Heron and the Fish
- The Horse and The Groom
- The Horse and The Stag
- The Hunt for the Camel
- The Hunter and the Quails
- The Hunter and The Woodman
- The Huntsman and The Fisherman
- The Inquisitive Cat
- The Jackal And The Drum
- The Jackal's Strategy
- The Jaguar and the Little Skunk
- The King and the Foolish Monkey
- The King and The Parrots
- The King Cobra and the Ants
- The King's Magic Drum
- The King's White Elephant
- The Kingdom of The Lion
- The Kite
- The Lamp
- The Lion and A Donkey
- The Lion and The Boar
- The Lion and The Bull
- The Lion and The Dolphin
- The Lion and The Eagle
- The Lion and The Hare
- The Lion and the Jackal
- The Lion and the Mouse
- The Lion and The Statue
- The Lion and the Three Bulls
- The Lion Going to War
- The Lion in A Farmyard
- The Lion In Bad Company
- The Lion in Love
- The Lion Makers
- The Lion, Donkey and Fox
- The Lion, Jupiter, and The Elephant
- The Lion, The Camel, The Jackal and The Crow
- The Lioness
- The Lioness and the Young Jackal
- The Little Purse with Two Half-Pennies
- The Little Red Hen
- The Man, The Boy, and The Donkey
- The Merchant of Seri
- The Mice and The Weasels
- The Mice That Ate Iron
- The Milkmaid and Her Pail
- The Mongoose and the Brahmin
- The Monkey and The Camel
- The Monkey and the Crocodile
- The Monkey and The Fishermen
- The Monkey and the Wedge
- The Monkey, the Shark, and the Washerman's Donkey
- The Monkeys and Their Mother
- The Mother and The Wolf
- The Mouse and the Bull
- The Mouse and the Weasel
- The Mouse in the Wine Jar and the Cat
- The Mouse Maid
- The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage
- The Mules and The Robbers
- The Musical Donkey
- The Nail
- The North Wind and the Sun
- The Oak and The Reeds
- The Oak and the Woodcutter
- The Old Hound
- The Old Man and His Grandson
- The Old Man Who Lost His Horse
- The Old Woman and The Wine-Jar
- The Olive-Tree and The Fig-Tree
- The One-Eyed Doe
- The Otters and The Jackal
- The Owl and The Birds
- The Ox Who Envied the Pig
- The Ox Who Won the Forfeit
- The Oxen and The Axles
- The Oxen and The Butchers
- The Painted Jackal
- The Parasol of Contentment
- The Partridge and The Fowler
- The Peacock and Juno
- The Peacock and The Crane
- The Peacock and The Magpie
- The Peacock Stripped of his Feathers
- The Peasant and the Eagle
- The Penny Wise Monkey
- The Pig Brother
- The Playful Donkey
- The Quack Frog
- The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab
- The Rabbit Throws Out His Sandal
- The Rat and The Elephant
- The Rat and the Oyster
- The Raven and the Goose
- The River Fish and The Sea Fish
- The Rivers and The Sea
- The Rooster and the Fox
- The Rooster and The Jewel
- The Rope Maker
- The Scorpion and the Frog
- The Seagull and The Kite
- The Sheep and The Dog
- The Shepherd and The Wolf
- The Shepherd and The Young Wolf
- The Sick Stag
- The Soldier and His Horse
- The Sparrow And The Peacock
- The Spendthrift and The Swallow
- The Squirrel and the Spider
- The Stag and His Antlers
- The Stag and the Lion in a Cave
- The Stag and The Oxen
- The Stag, The Wolf, and The Sheep
- The Stolen Ax
- The Stolen Jewels
- The Stolen Necklace
- The Stonecutter
- The Story of the Great Monkey
- The Story of the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise
- The Story of the Unlucky Days
- The Stupid Monkeys
- The Swallow and Other Birds
- The Swallow and The Crow
- The Swallow, The Serpent, and The Court of Justice
- The Swan with Golden Feathers
- The Tale of the Bull and the Donkey
- The Tale of the Two Parrots
- The Tale of Two Fish and a Frog
- The Tale of Two Snakes
- The Talking Cave
- The Thief and His Monkey
- The Thirsty Pigeon
- The Three Fishes
- The Three Little Pigs
- The Three Promises
- The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon
- The Tongue-Cut Sparrow
- The Tortoise and His Children
- The Tortoise and the Birds
- The Tortoise And The Geese
- The Tortoise and the Hare
- The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse
- The Trader and The Donkey
- The Traveler and His Dog
- The Travelers and The Plane-Tree
- The Trees and The Axe
- The Tricky Wolf and the Rats
- The Turkey, Peacock, and Goose
- The Two Bags
- The Two Cats
- The Two Dogs
- The Two Frogs
- The Two Pots
- The Two Rats, the Fox, and the Egg
- The Ugly Duckling
- The Unlucky Weaver
- The Walnut Tree
- The Wasps, Partridges, and The Farmer
- The Weasel and The Mice
- The Weasel in the Granary
- The White Hare of Inaba
- The Wild Boar and The Fox
- The Wild Donkey and The Lion
- The Wise Goat and the Wolf
- The Wolf Admiring his Shadow
- The Wolf and the Crane
- The Wolf and The Horse
- The Wolf and the Lamb
- The Wolf and The Lion
- The Wolf and the Man
- The Wolf and The Seven Little Kids
- The Wolf and The Sheep
- The Wolf and The Shepherd
- The wolf as Governor and the Donkey
- The Wolf, The Fox, and The Ape
- The Wolves and The Sheepdogs
- The Wonderful Musician
- The Woodpecker, Turtle, And Deer
- The Young Goat and The Wolf
- The Young Goat and the Wolf as Musician
- Two Cats and A Monkey
- Two Frogs were Neighbours
- Two Goats