The Fox and Monkey
Aesop | Greece
A fox and a monkey find statues; the monkey boasts about them, but the fox exposes the monkey's false claims.
Once upon a time, a clever fox and a chatty monkey were walking together. They saw a big field full of beautiful stone statues.
The monkey, with a twinkle in his eye, said to the fox, "Do you see all these statues? They were made to remember my great-great-grandparents. They were very important and did many wonderful things."
The fox tilted his head, thinking about what the monkey said. He looked at the statues, then back at the monkey. With a wise smile, the fox said, "That's a nice story you tell, my friend. But these statues can't talk to say if it's true or not."
The fox then walked away, leaving the monkey standing there with his mouth open. The monkey looked at the statues, then at the fox walking away. He understood that it's easy to say big things when no one can check if they're true, but that doesn't make it right. His cheeks turned red as he learned his lesson.
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