The Bundle of Sticks – comic story for kids
An old man on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them some parting advice. He ordered his servants to bring in a faggot of sticks,…
The Sick Lion – comic story for kids
A lion had come to the end of his days and lay sick unto death at the mouth of his cave, gasping for breath. The animals, his subjects, came round…
The Old Man and Death – comic story for kids
An old man cut himself a bundle of sticks in a wood and started to carry them home. He had a long way to go, and was tired out before…
The Swan – comic story for kids
The swan is said to sing but once in its life -- when it knows that it is about to die. A certain man who had heard of the song…
The Wolves, the Sheep, and the Ram – comic story for kids
The wolves sent a deputation to the sheep with proposals for a lasting peace between them, on condition of their giving up the sheepdogs to instant death. The foolish sheep…
The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog – comic story for kids
One winter's day during a severe storm a horse, an ox, and a dog came and begged for shelter in the house of a man. He readily admitted them, and,…
The Man and His Two Mistresses – comic story for kids
A man of middle age, whose hair was turning grey, had two mistresses, an old woman and a young one. The elder of the two didn't like having a lover…
The Charger and the Miller – comic story for kids
A horse who had been used to carry his rider into battle felt himself growing old and chose to work in a mill instead. He now no longer found himself…
The Old Hound – comic story for kids
A hound who had served his master well for years, and had run down many a quarry in his time, began to lose his strength and speed owing to age.…
The Oxen and the Butchers – comic story for kids
Once upon a time the oxen determined to be revenged upon the butchers for the havoc they wrought in their ranks, and plotted to put them to death on a…