[Read more…] about The Fox and The GrapesA fox tries to get grapes to eat but cannot. The fox goes away in disgust saying he didn’t want them anyhow.
It is easy to despise what you cannot get.
The Ass and The Lion Hunting
[Read more…] about The Ass and The Lion HuntingAn Ass and a Lion hunted together. Ass went into the forest and brayed to scare animals to the Lion. Asked how he did, the Lion was very sarcastic.
Don’t think too much of yourself.
Jefferys Taylor
Jefferys Taylor (1792–1853) (often incorrectly cited as Jeffery) is the author of Harry’s Holiday or The Doings of One Who had Nothing to Do, The Little Historians (3 volumes), and Ralph Richards, the Miser in addition to Aesop in Rhyme, with some originals and more. His writings date from the 1820s and were geared toward children.
[Read more…] about Jefferys TaylorThe Tree and The Reed
[Read more…] about The Tree and The ReedIn a gale, a tree fell but reeds did not. It was observed that reeds can bend in the wind but trees can’t.
Obscurity often brings safety.
The Fox and The Lion
[Read more…] about The Fox and The LionA fox learns how to be comfortable around a lion. Other fables say to take care.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Juno, Venus, and the Hen
[Read more…] about Juno, Venus, and the HenVenus showed Juno she was no more chaste than other women by asking a hen if she would stop scratching for a barn full of grain. She could not.
Even the best are no better than others.