Category 1 - Aesops' Fables
 

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Online_Andro
Androcles - Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
Online_AssBrain
The Ass's Brains
- Wit has always an answer ready. 
Online_AssLap
The Ass and The Lapdog
 - Clumsy jesting is no joke.
Online_AssLion
The Ass in the Lion's Skin
- Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool
Online_Avar
The Avaricious and Envions 
- Vices are their own punishment.
Online_BaldMan
The Bald Man and the Fly  
- You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies
Online_BatBB
The Bat, the Birds and the Beasts
 - He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends.
Online_Bellcat
Belling the Cat
 - It is easy to propose impossible remedies.
Online_Belly
The Belly and the Members
 - All must work together.
 Online_Cat
The Cat-Maiden
- Nature will out.
   
     

 

           
  Aesop's Fables
 
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  Androcles
- Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
 
Andro
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  The Ant and the Grasshopper
- It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
 
AntGrass
(sample)
           
  The Ants and the Grasshopper with voice

 
Antint
 
  The Ass's Brains
- Wit has always an answer ready. 
AssBrain
           
  The Ass and The Lapdog
 - Clumsy jesting is no joke.
AssLap      The Ass in the Lion's Skin
- Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.

 
AssLion
           
  The Avaricious and Envions 
- Vices are their own punishment.

 
 Avar    The Bald Man and the Fly  
- You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable 
   enemies.
 
BaldMan
 
           
   The Bat, the Birds and the Beasts
 - He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends.
BatBB   Belling the Cat
 - It is easy to propose impossible remedies.
 
BellCat
           
  The Belly and the Members
 - All must work together.
 
Belly   The Cat-Maiden
- Nature will out.
Cat
           
  The Two Crabs
- Example is the best precept.
Crabs   The Crow and the Pitcher
- Little by little does the trick.
 
Crow
           
  The Dog and the Shadow
- Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the
  shadow.
Dog   The Dog in the Manger
- People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy
   themselves.

 
DogM
           
 

The Dog and the Wolf
- Better starve free than be a fat slave.

DogW   The Eagle and the Arrow  
- We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
 
Eagle
           
  The Four Oxen and The Lion
- United we stand, divided we fall.
FoOxen  

The Fisher and The Little Fish
- A little thing in hand is worth more than a great thing in
  prospect.
 

Fish
           
  The Fisher
- When you are in a man's power you must do as he bids you.
Fisher   The Fox and the Cat
- Better one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot
  reckon.

 
FoxCat
           
  The Fox, the Cock, and the Dog
- Cunning often outwits itself.
FoxCDog   The Fox and the Crow
 - Do not trust flatterers.
 
FoxCrow
           
 

The Fox and the Grapes
-It is easy to despise what you cannot get.
 

FoxGra   The Frogs Desiring a King
- Better no rule than cruel rule.
FoxKing
           
   The Fox and The Lion
- Familiarity breeds contempt.
 
FoxLion   The Fox and the Mask
- Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
FoxMask
           
  The Fox and the Mosquitoes FoxMos  

The Frog and the Ox
- Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
 

FoxOx
           
  The Fox and the Stork
- One bad turn deserves another.
FoxStork   The Fox Without a Tail
- Distrust interested advice.
 
FoxTail
           
 

The Goose With the Golden Eggs
- Greed oft o'er reaches itself.
 

Goose   The Hare With Many Friends
- He that has many friends, has no friends.
Hare
           
  The Hares and the Frogs
- There is always someone worse off than yourself.
 
Hares   The Hare and the Tortoise
- Plodding wins the race.
HareTor
           
  The Hart and the Hunter
- We often despise what is most useful to us.
HartHun   Hercules and the Waggoner
- The gods help them that help themselves.
 
Hercules
           
  The Horse, Hunter and Stag
- If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will
  use you for theirs.
 
Horse   The Horse and the Ass
- Better humble security than gilded danger.
 
HorseAss
           
  The Jay and the Peacock
- It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds
JayPea    The Labourer and the Nightingale
- Never believe a captive's promise.
- Sorrow not over what is lost forever.
 
Labour
           
  The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts
- It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.
LionFox   The Lion in Love
-  Love can tame the wildest.
 
LionLove
           
  The Lion's Share
- You may share the labours of the great, but you will not
  share the spoil.

 
Lions   The Lion and the Statue
- We can easily represent things as we wish them to be.
 
LionSta
           
  The Lion and the Mouse
- Little friends may prove great friends.
 
LMouse   The Man and the Wooden God. Man2Wood
           
  The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey
- Please all, and you will please none.
ManBoy   The Man and the Serpent
- Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
 
ManSer
           
  The Man and His Two Wives
- Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.
 
ManWife   The Man and the Wood. ManWood
           
  The Milkmaid and Her Pail
- Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
 
Milk   The Miser and His Gold -
- Wealth unused might as well not exist.
Miser
           
  The Mountains in Labour - Much outcry, little outcome.
 
Mount   The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
- Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
 
Mouse
           
  The Man and the Satyr MSatyr   The Nurse and the Wolf
- Enemies promises were made to be broken.
 
Nurse
           
  The Old Man and Death
- We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.  
OldMan   The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar
- What memories cling 'round the instruments of our pleasure.
 
OldWo
           
  The ONE-Eyed Doe
- You cannot escape your fate.
 
ONEEyed   The Hart in the Ox-Stall
- Nothing escapes the master's eye.
OxStall
           
  The Peacock and Juno
- Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
 
Peacock   The Swallow and the Other Birds
- Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
SBirds
           
  The Serpent and the File
- It is useless attacking the insensible.
Serpent   The Shepherd's Boy
- A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
 
Sherp
           
  The Sick Lion
- Only cowards insult dying majesty.
 
SickLion   The Bundle of Sticks
- Union gives strength.
Sticks
           
  The Tortoise and the Birds
- Never soar aloft on an enemy's opinions.
 
TBird   The Young Thief and His Mother
- Train up a child in the way he should go.
Thief
           
  The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner |
- Words may be deeds.
 
Trump   The Two Fellows and the Bear
- Never trust a friend who deserts you at a pinch.
 
TwoFell
           
  The Two Pots
- The strong and the weak cannot keep company.
 
TwoPots   The Wind and the Sun
- Kindness effects more than severity.
WindSun
           
  The Wolf and the Crane
- Gratitude and greed go not together.
 
WolfCra   The Wolf and the Kid
- It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
WolfKid
           
  The Wolf and the Lamb
- Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
 
WolfLamb   The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
- Appearances are deceptive.
 
WolfShe
           
  The Woodman and the Serpent
- No gratitude from the wicked.
 
Woodman   Androcles - with sound support
- Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
1Andro
           
  The Ass's Brains - with sound support
- Wit has always an answer ready.
 
1AssBrai    The Ass and The Lapdog - with sound support
 - Clumsy jesting is no joke.
1AssLap
           
 

The Bald Man and the Fly  - with sound support
- You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable
  enemies.

1BaldMan   The Bat, the Birds and the Beasts - with sound support
- He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends.
 
1BatBB
           
  Belling The Cat - with sound support
- It is easy to propose impossible remedies.
 
1BelCat   The Belly and the Members - with sound support
- All must work together. 
1Belly
           
  The Cat-Maiden - with sound support
- Nature will out.
1Cat   The Two Crabs - with sound support
- Example is the best precept.
 
1Crab
           
  The Crow and the Pitcher - with sound support
- Little by little does the trick.
1Crow  

The Dog and the Shadow - with sound support
- Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
 

1Dog