10 magical stories waiting for you
A bored shepherd boy cries “Wolf!” for fun once too often — so when a real wolf finally comes, no one believes him.
When a proud eagle scorns a tiny beetle's plea and crushes her dignity, the small creature answers the wrong again and again — until even great Jupiter must admit the eagle was first to blame.
A proud heron turns up his bill at every good fish in the stream, only to end up with a single tiny snail — a lesson in the cost of being too hard to please.
A parched crow, unable to reach the water in a tall pitcher, cleverly drops pebbles in one by one until he can drink.
Two proud goats meet in the middle of a narrow log over a deep chasm; neither will step back, and both tumble into the rushing water below.
A lion spares a tiny mouse and learns that even the smallest friend can repay a kindness.
A boastful hare mocks a slow tortoise to a race, naps in his lead, and learns that steady persistence beats careless speed.
A greedy wolf promises a crane a rich reward for pulling a bone from his throat, then cheats her of everything but her life.
A sly fox flatters a proud crow into singing — and loses her breakfast the moment she opens her beak.
A fox who cannot reach a tempting bunch of grapes decides they must be sour — the original tale of sour grapes.