The Bull and The Goat - Aesop Fables

Once there was a bull lived in a village. One day it lost his way to home and entered in a big forest. There lived a lion with his family. He saw the bull from a distance. The bull was very clever and hide himself in a cave. 

Inside that cave Goatherd used to house their flocks in stormy weather and at night. It happened that one of the Goats had been left behind, and the Bull had no sooner got inside than this Goat lowered his head and made a rush at him, butting him with his horns. As the Lion was still prowling outside the entrance to the cave, the Bull had to submit to the insult.

“Do not think,” he said, “that I submit to your cowardly treatment because I am afraid of you. When that Lion leaves, I’ll teach you a lesson you won’t forget.”

Moral: It is wicked to take advantage of another’s distress.

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The Cat and The Fox Story - Cute Inspirational Story

Once there a cat and a fox were traveling together. As they went along, picking up provisions on the way a stray mouse here, a fat chicken there. They began an argument to while away the time between bites. And, as usually happens when comrades argue, the talk began to get personal.

“You think you are extremely clever, don’t you?” said the Fox. “Do you pretend to know more than I? Why, I know more than thousand of tricks!”

“Well,” retorted the Cat, “I admit I know one trick only, but that one, let me tell you, is worth a thousand of yours!”

Just then, close by, they heard a hunter’s bullock cart sounds. In an instant the Cat was up a tree, hiding among the leaves.

“This is my trick,” he called to the Fox. “Now let me see what yours are worth.”

But the Fox had so many plans for escape he could not decide which one to try first. He moves away here and there with the tunnels at his heels. He doubled on his tracks, he ran at top speed, he entered a dozen burrows, but all in vain. The hunter caught him, and soon put an end to the boaster and all his tricks.

Moral: Common sense is always worth more than cunning.

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The Donkey's Brain Story

Once upon a time there lived a furious lion in the forest. He had a jackal as his minister. They both always went together for hunting. The lion used to kill the animals and the jackal got his share for helping the lion then and there.

One day, the lion fell sick. He could not go out. But he was very hungry. He called the jackal and said, “Dear friend, I am hungry. But, I am too sick to hunt. You have to help me get some food”.

The jackal went off in search of prey. He found a donkey at last. He said to the donkey. “Hello, Donkey Sir! The king of the forest wants to make you his minister”. The foolish donkey was too happy to think of the plot. He followed the jackal.

The lion killed the donkey. But, before eating, he felt so thirsty. He said to the jackal, “Take care of the donkey. I will return in no time”.

As soon as the lion left, the jackal started eating the brain of the donkey. When the lion returned he found the donkey’s brain missing.

He asked the jackal, “Where is the donkey’s brain?” The jackal answered timidly, “If he had a brain would he have come here?”

MORAL: A SMALL THOUGHT SAVES A LOT 

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The Sheep Skin Wolf

Once upon a time there lived a cunning wolf in a forest. The wolf was roaming in search of prey inside the forest. He came to the edge of the forest where there was a village. There he found many sheep and cattle kept  in sheds and pens. He tried many times to get a sheep. But in fear  of the shepherd’s servants, who stood around the farm the wolf never go near it.

The wolf was planning to kill a sheep. One day it found a sheep’s skin lying by its foot-path The wolf thought that it was a sheep that must have been killed by some days before. On seeing the sheep skin a wicked idea struck the wolf. He thought of wearing it and slip into the flock of sheep. He was sure that it would be easy for him to get his prey. That evening the wolf, covering himself in the sheep-skin stealthily entered the sheep’s pen. He was sure that in the night he would have a fat sheep for dinner.

On that day the shepherd had some guests for dinner. The shepherd and his wife did not expect them. So the shepherd’s wife came to the shepherd and said, “I have nothing to cook for dinner. So, kill one sheep for me.”

The shepherd called his cook and ordered him  to fetch a sheep from the pen and cook it for the dinner. The cook went into the pen. As it was late in the evening and there was no light in the pen it was dark all around. The cook could not see clearly. He just picked the wolf in the sheep-skin. With out knowing for what reason the cook was fetching, the wolf went along with him. But all of a sudden the cook cut  its head in the dark. Thus the wicked wolf met a terrible end. That night the shepherd’s guests had a delicious dinner.

MORAL: WICKED INTENTIONS MEET BAD ENDS.

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The Wolf and The Doctor Crane

Once upon a time there lived a wolf in a forest. It was so much of hungry and not eating last couple of days. He was in search of his prey. He spotted a goat. ‘Oh it will be wonderful to have this fat goat as my meal’.

The goat spotted the hungry wolf.’The wolf is coming in my direction. I better run and save my life.’ The goat started to running. Before the poor goat can escape, the wolf pounced and instantly killed him. He started to enjoy the flesh of the goat. ‘Wow! Very tasty!’. While relishing the flesh of the goat, suddenly…Aah! Something is hurting my throat badly.’

‘Oh! It is a piece of bone of the goat. It is neither coming out nor going in. I am helpless. It is hurting me. If I try to eat it pains me even more.’ He was not able to eat anything. The wolf seeks someone's help. He went to the doctor crane. ‘This crane has a long beak. Let me take his help to remove the bone that is stuck in my throat. I can then enjoy the goat’s flesh.’

Dear crane. How are you? This hungry wolf is planning to allure me. Better I fly immediately. thought the crane. ‘My dear crane do not worry. I will not harm you. I need your help. If you help me, then i will gift you something very useful’.

‘What help do you want from me?’. ‘There is a painful bone piece stuck on my throat. Can you please remove it with your long beak?’. ‘I will remove the bone piece but you will have to reward me nicely. The wolf opened his mouth wide. The crane immediately pulled out the bone piece.

Swiftly the wolf started to walk away. ‘Hey! Where is my gift? You are not even thanking me for relieving you of the painful bone.’

‘Thanks me that I let you go alive. If you want the reward then you will have to enter my stomach!’. ‘Forget the gift. I better save my life’. said the crane.

Morals: Expect No reward for serving the wicked.

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The Crane and The Wicked Wolf

Once there was a wolf lived happily in a forest. One day the wolf got a goat skin and it started eating it. It had been eating too greedily, and a bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. He could get it neither up nor down, and of course, he could not eat a thing. Naturally, that was an awful state of affairs for a greedy Wolf.

So away he hurried to the Crane. He was sure that she, with her long neck and bill, would easily be able to reach the bone and pull it out. “I will reward you very handsomely”, said the Wolf, “if you pull that bone out for me”.

The Crane, as you can imagine, was very uneasy about putting her head in Wolf’s throat. But she was grasping in nature, so she did what the Wolf asked her to do. When the Wolf felt that the bone was gone, he started to walk away.

“But what about my reward!” called the Crane anxiously. “What!” snarled the Wolf, whirling around. “Haven’t you got it? Isn’t it enough that I let you take your head out of my mouth without snapping it off?”

Moral: Expect no reward for serving the one who has no honor.

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The Shepherd Boy and The Wolf Story

Once there lived a boy in a village. He had a duty to look after a flock of sheep. Everyday he was taking all his flock of sheep to the jungle for grazing. One day he started shouting, “Wolf, wolf, wolf”, for the sole purpose of fun. On hearing him, the villagers rushed to his help with the weapons. When the villagers saw there was no wolf they went away.

What started as a figment of his imagination, became his hobby and he started fooling the villagers thrice. One day, when a wolf really came and started killing his sheep then he cried for help. This time nobody came for his help. At last many of the sheep killed by the wolf. There was no one came to help him. The boy went his home with some of the his seep.

Moral: Never lie, no matter how bad the situation is.

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