The Dog and the Shadow – comic story for kids
IT happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now on his way home he…
The Wolf and the Lamb – comic story for kids
ONCE upon a time a Wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside when, looking up, what should he see but a Lamb just beginning to drink a little…
The Cockk and the Pearl – comic story for kids
A COCK was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he espied something shining amid the straw. “Ho! ho!” quoth he, “that’s for me,” and…
The Old Trout, the Young Trout, and the Salmon – comic story for kids
A fisherman, in the month of May, stood angling on the bank of a river with an artificial fly. He threw his bait with so much art that a young…
The Two Rats – comic story for kids
A cunning old rat discovered in his rounds a most tempting piece of cheese, which was placed in a trap. But being well aware that if he touched it he…
The Sick Stag – comic story for kids
A stag, whose joints had become stiff with old age, was at great pains to get together a large heap of fodder -- enough, as he thought, to last him…
The Hunted Beaver – comic story for kids
The stones of the beaver was once thought to be of use in medicine, and the animal was often hunted on that account. A shrewd old fellow of the race,…
Death and Cupid – comic story for kids
Cupid, one sultry summer's noon, tired with play and faint with heat, went into a cool grotto to repose himself. This happened to be the cave of Death. He threw…
The Bald Knight – comic story for kids
A certain knight, who wore a wig to conceal his baldness, was out hunting one day. A sudden gust of wind carried away his wig and showed his bald pate.…
The Cat and the Mice – comic story for kids
A certain house was much infested by mice. The owner brought home a cat, a famous mouser, who soon made such havoc among the little folk that those who were…