The Oxen and the Wheels by Aesop
A pair of Oxen were drawing a heavily loaded wagon along a miry country road. They had to use all their strength to pull the wagon, but they did not complain. The …
Short Stories
The Owl and the Grasshopper by Aesop
The Owl always takes her sleep during the day. Then after sundown, when the rosy light fades from the sky and the shadows rise slowly through the wood, out she comes ruffling …
The Old Man, his Young Wife and the Thief
There lived an old but rich merchant named Kamatura, who was a widower. Ever since his wife had died, he was love-sick and wanted to re-marry. He somehow convinced another merchant, and …
The Old Lion by Aesop
A Lion had grown very old. His teeth were worn away. His limbs could no longer bear him, and the King of Beasts was very pitiful indeed as he lay gasping on …
The Old Lion and the Fox by Aesop
An old Lion, whose teeth and claws were so worn that it was not so easy for him to get food as in his younger days, pretended that he was sick. He …
The Old House by Hans Christian Andersen
A very old house once stood in a street with several others that were quite new and clean. One could read the date it had been erected, which had been carved on …