Two men were journeying together. On the way, one of them noticed an axe lying on the ground. No sooner did he set his eyes on it than he picked it up, as if it had been his own all…
Category: Fables
The Christmas Cuckoo
Frances Browne Once upon a time, when the air was cold and the ground was white with snow, two shoemakers went out to look for firewood. Their names were Scrub and Spare, and they lived in a rough little hut…
Disarmed
A lion fell in love with a farmer’s daughter and wanted to marry her. The farmer could not bear to give up his girl to the wild beast, but he dared not refuse. So he told the lion that he…
An Unreasonable Reproof
It was a Sunday morning. Free from school, the child, in his big straw hat and with a flower in his mouth, was as gay as the birds in the sky. Crossing the bridge, he noticed the fish drifting happily…
The Miller’s Donkey
A miller and his son set out to town, walking behind their donkey. On the road, they came across a group of girls. Seeing them walk like that, the girls began to laugh, “What fools to crawl at the donkey’s…
The Goose Who Laid Golden Eggs
Once upon a time there lived a poor peasant. He was too old to work. One day, he was standing on the road, cold and hungry. Suddenly a stranger appeared before him, carrying a beautiful white goose. “Take care of…
Noah’s Ark
From the years far back, before the Bible was written, there had been handed down the tale that one time the earth had grown so wicked that there seemed nothing for God to do but to wash it clean and…
The Fall of Troy(3)
Excerpt from the First Part The Fall of Troy (1) Excerpt from the Second Part The Fall of Troy(2) IV. The Doom of Laocoon “But what about the horse?” cried the crowd of Trojans, “What about the horse?”“The horse,” said…
The Fall of Troy(2)
Excerpt from the First Part The Fall of Troy (1) III. The Deserted Camp About the middle of the morning, the old king of Troy caused a proclamation to be sounded in the streets: — “Our enemies have left, and…
The Donkey and the Lap Dog
Once a farmer went to his barn to see his favourite donkey, a great big shaggy gray animal, who was eating hay in a stall. Now the Donkey loved his master and as soon as he saw the man, he…