The Hare and the Tortoise – comic story for kids
THE HARE was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. “I have never yet been beaten,” said he, “when I put forth my full speed. I challenge any…
Belling the Cat – comic story for kids
LONG ago, the mice had a general council to consider what measures they could take to outwit their common enemy, the Cat. Some said this, and some said that; but…
The One-Eyed Doe – comic story for kids
A DOE had had the misfortune to lose one of her eyes, and could not see any one approaching her on that side. So to avoid any danger she always…
The Fox Without a Tail – comic story for kids
IT happened that a Fox caught its tail in a trap, and in struggling to release himself lost all of it but the stump. At first he was ashamed to…
The Fox and the Mosquitoes – comic story for kids
A FOX after crossing a river got its tail entangled in a bush, and could not move. A number of Mosquitoes seeing its plight settled upon it and enjoyed a…
The Miser and His Gold – comic story for kids
ONCE upon a time there was a Miser who used to hide his gold at the foot of a tree in his garden; but every week he used to go…
The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey – comic story for kids
A MAN and his son were once going with their Donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: “You fools, what…
Hercules and the Waggoner – comic story for kids
A WAGGONER was once driving a heavy load along a very muddy way. At last he came to a part of the road where the wheels sank half-way into the…
The Wind and the Sun – comic story for kids
THE WIND and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger. Suddenly they saw a traveller coming down the road, and the Sun said: “I see a way to decide…
The Fox, the Cock, and the Dog – comic story for kids
ONE moonlight night a Fox was prowling about a farmer’s hencoop, and saw a Cock roosting high up beyond his reach. “Good news, good news!” he cried. “Why, what is…