http://www.aesopresource.com Wed, 21 May 2008 10:47:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A GROOM used to spend all day, every day in currycombing and rubbing down his Horse, but at the same time stole the horse's oats and sold them for his own profit. "Think about it!" said the Horse, "if you really want me to be in good condition, you should ... http://www.aesopresource.com/people/horse-and-the-groom A MISER sold everything he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at every day. photo credit: covilhaOne of the miser's workers observed his frequent visits to the spot and ... http://www.aesopresource.com/people/miser A Goatherd, driving his flock from their pasture at eventide, found some Wild Goats mingled among them, and shut them up in a cave together with his own for the night. The next day it snowed very hard, so that the Goatherd could not take the herd to their usual feeding ... http://www.aesopresource.com/people/the-goatherd-and-the-wild-goats Zeus decided, it is said, to create a sovereign over the birds, and made a proclamation that on a certain day all the birds should present themselves before him, when he would himself choose the most beautiful among them to be king. The Jackdaw looked into the lake and realized how ... http://www.aesopresource.com/birds-misc/the-vain-jackdaw A Lion, tired by the summer's heat, fell fast asleep in his den. A Mouse ran over his mane, nose and ears and woke him from his slumber. The Lion rose up and shook himself in great wrath, and searched every corner of his den to find the Mouse. A Fox ... http://www.aesopresource.com/lion/the-lion-the-mouse-and-the-fox The Oxen once sought to destroy the Butchers, who practiced a trade destructive to their race. The Oxen assembled on a certain day to carry out their purpose, and sharpened their horns for the contest. But one of them who was exceedingly old (for many a field had he plowed) thus ... http://www.aesopresource.com/people/the-oxen-and-the-butchers A Salt Merchant drove his Donkey to the seashore to buy salt. His road home lay across a stream into which his Donkey tripped and fell by accident. When the Donkey got out of the water, his load considerably lighter, as the water melted the salt in the sack. The Merchant ... http://www.aesopresource.com/donkey/the-salt-merchant-and-the-donkey A sick Stag lay down in a quiet corner of its pasture-ground. His companions came in great numbers to inquire after his health, and each one helped himself to a share of the food which had been placed for his use. Pretty soon, the Stag died, not from his sickness, ... http://www.aesopresource.com/deer/the-sick-stag Some boys, playing near a pond, saw a number of Frogs in the water and began to throw stones at them. After the Boys had killed several of the Frogs, one of the Frogs, lifting his head out of the water, cried out: "Please stop, boys: what is sport to you, ... http://www.aesopresource.com/people/the-boys-and-the-frogs The Frogs, grieved at having no established Ruler, sent ambassadors to Zeus, the King of the gods, asking him to give them a King. Zeus, knowing their simplicity, cast down a huge log into the lake. The Frogs were terrified at the splash that went with the fall of the log ... http://www.aesopresource.com/miscellaneous/the-frogs-and-their-king