The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox

 A Lion and a Bear captured a Kid at the same moment, and began to fight for it. Finally, they were so exhausted that they had to lie down. A Fox, who had been watching them all this time from a distance, thought it was the perfect moment to approach.

 He seized the Kid in an instant and ran off with it as fast as he could. The Lion and the Bear saw him, but not being able to get up, said:

 “How foolish we proved ourselves to be for not having shared the prey in a friendly way. Now we have nothing left, while the Fox will enjoy a great meal.”

Those who have all the toil do not always get the profit.

The Hare and the Tortoise

 A hare, one day, mocked the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise, who replied:

 “As swift as you may be, I will beat you in a race.”

 The Hare took this as a joke and agreed with the proposal, just for fun. On the day appointed for the race the two started together.

 The Tortoise didn’t stop or even slow down once, but went on with a steady pace straight to the end of the course. The Hare, thinking he had time enough, took a nap under a tree. At last, waking up and running as fast as he could, he tried to catch up with the tortoise, but it was too late. The tortoise had already won the race!

Slow but steady wins the race.

The Fox and the Grapes

One hot summer's day a hungry Fox saw some clusters of ripe grapes hanging from a vine. But the vine on which the grapes hung was too high for him to reach.

 Drawing back a few steps, he took a running leap at it, but he missed the bunch. Again and again he tried, but in vain. At last, he had to give it up, and walked away with his nose in the air, saying, "They must be sour."

 

It is easy to despise what you cannot get.

The Shepherd’s Boy and the Wolf

There was once a shepherd boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a forest. His life was pretty boring, so he thought of a plan to amuse himself and have a little fun. He ran towards the village calling out "Wolf! Wolf!" and the villagers came out to help him, only to find him laughing like a hyena.

 The boy enjoyed his trick very much, so the next day he tried it again, and fooled the villagers for the second time. But shortly after this a wolf actually did come out from the forest and began to chase the sheep, and the boy of course cried out again, "Wolf! Wolf!." But this time the villagers didn’t pay attention to him, thinking the boy was playing again with them. So the Wolf made a good meal of the boy's flock and then went back into the forest.

No one will believe a liar, even when he speaks the truth.

The Ant and the Dove

 An Ant went to the river to quench his thirst, but the rush of the water carried him away and the Ant was now struggling to save his life. A Dove sitting on a tree overhanging the water, seeing him, immediately took a bough, and let it fall close to the Ant, so that he could climb on it. The Ant was thus saved from drowning.

 A few days later, a hunter came and pointed the gun at the Dove who was sitting in the same tree. The Ant happened to be nearby and, perceiving the hunter’s intentions, stung him in the foot. The pain made the hunter miss his aim, while the shot startled the Dove and made her fly away.