Children's Short stories

A miser tried to hide his gold but a thief saw where and took the gold. Too bad.

Frogs prayed for a king but got a log. Prayed again and got a stork who started to have a feast on them.

This fable serves to show the importance of grounding one’s religious inquiries and concerns. Too much intellectual or spiritual activity that seeks to transcend the real world or the common good of people is not only selfish, but also futile and harmful. 

In a beautiful baby contest a Monkey presented her baby to Jupiter. Others laughed but Monkey asserted that whatever happened her baby was beautiful.

Two Travelers agreed to guard each other. A Bear rushed at both and one climbed a tree; the other played dead and the Bear told him to not trust the other.

Camel saw how well the Monkey’s performance was received that Camel decided to get up and copy it. Silly Camel did so poorly he was run off. 

A stuck wagoner prays to Hercules for help but receives none.

A man saw a Swallow early in the season and sold his coat. The weather turned cold again and the man bemoaned that it would kill him and the Swallow.

Two Cocks were fighting to rule the yard. The loser hid while the winner danced around the yard drawing an Eagle’s attention. Bye-bye loser, hello winner.

An Ass sees a lap Dog fawned over and decides to sit on the master’s lap like the Dog. Bad move as the Ass quickly finds out.

Cranes invaded a Farmer’s field. He could drive them off with an empty sling for awhile but later had to use rocks. That’s when they learned and left.

The Moral story, two cats and a Monkey, teaches a valuable lesson to children about the bad consequence of arguing and fighting. 

An ass, being driven along a high road, suddenly started off, and bolted to the brink of a deep precipice. While he was in the act of throwing himself over, his owner, seizing him by the tail, endeavored to pull him back. The Ass persisting in his effort, the man let him go.

One night a bat flies past and asks the bird why she only sings at night. She explains that this is her plan not to get caught by a hunter again. The bat responds that there’s no use following this plan now that she’s already been caught.

A Peacock wanted to have a nice voice as well as looking pretty. Juno said: “No.”

The Crow was jealous of the Raven who’s cry was taken as an omen. Crow tried to mimic the Raven but travelers saw through the ploy and ignored the Crow.

A man walking and concentrating accidentally stepped on a viper which bit him.

The story of the feud between the eagle and the beetle is one of Aesop's fable. The eagle believes itself safe from retribution for an act of violence and is punished by the destruction of its young. 

It is one of Aesop's Fables. It serves as a cautionary tale on the need for cultivating honesty, even at the price of self-interest. 

A Crane wanted to get paid for taking a bone from the throat of a Wolf. The Wolf advised caution.

The wind and the sun bet on which can force a man to remove a coat. The sun wins.

A hurt Lion banned all horned animals from his kingdom. A Hare saw his ears looked like horns in his shadow decided to leave, ending a long-term friendship. 

Kites had the gift of song but were enchanted by the neigh of a Horse. In trying to imitate that the Kites lost their ability to sing. 

A Man bitten by a Dog was advised to feed the Dog bread soaked in the wound. Others pointed out what a bad idea it was to give the Dogs an appetite for Man.

A Fox lost his tail in a trap and tried to get fellow foxes to trim their tails. They saw through the ruse.