Aesop's Fables at Two Websites

At this website, readers can find 82 stories in Aesop's Fables. By reading only one each day, as suggested, you can finish the stoires in less than 3 months.

http://www.dusklight.com/aesop/

It's a pity that the stories are only for visitors to read. It would be more beneficial if audio versions were provided.

Then I came across 20 animations for the Fables created by MagicboxEngSto.

https://www.youtube.com/user/MagicboxEngSto

The following is one of the videos, "Fox and the Crane." However, the moral given at the end of the story is "As you sow, so shall you reap," which sounds strange to me. The moral of this story, as I interpret, should be "Put yourself in others' shoes."

The videos were made for kids, so the language is easier. You may like to compare it with the original.



The Fox and the Stork

At one time the Fox and the Stork were on visiting terms and seemed very good friends. So the Fox invited the Stork to dinner, and for a joke put nothing before her but some soup in a very shallow dish. This the Fox could easily lap up, but the Stork could only wet the end of her long bill in it, and left the meal as hungry as when she began. "I am sorry," said the Fox, "the soup is not to your liking."

"Pray do not apologise," said the Stork. "I hope you will return this visit, and come and dine with me soon." So a day was appointed when the Fox should visit the Stork; but when they were seated at table all that was for their dinner was contained in a very long-necked jar with a narrow mouth, in which the Fox could not insert his snout, so all he could manage to do was to lick the outside of the jar.

"I will not apologise for the dinner," said the Stork:

"One bad turn deserves another."