English Adaptation of Aesop's Fables.
Original Author: Aesop.
Original text base from: http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext92/aesopa10.txt, free ebook.
My meaning base from: http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext92/aesopa10.txt, free ebook.
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A Cock finds a pearl when looking for food. Cock: "you may be treasure among humans, to me you are just a stupid stone." Stone or treasure?
A young lamp is drinking water in a river. The wolf to find excuse to eat her. Wolf: "why you dirty my water upstream. Why you & your parents call me lamp." Eat her up. Tyrants use all sorts of excuse to do things.
A dog has piece of meat in mouth. Crossing a river, he sees his reflection "another dog with meat." To get the "other" dog's meat, he loses his own meat. When you want more, you lose more.
Lion & 3 animals hunt a deer. Lion: "split the deer into 4 parts. 1st for me as I am king, 2nd for me as I chase most, 3rd for me as I am arbiter, for 4th see who dare to take." Tyrant takes everything.
A bone stuck in mouth of wolf. A crane takes out the bone & is promised a reward. After bone out, wolf: "your reward is putting your head inside a wolf's mouth & live." Bad people do not keep promises.
Serpent kills man's son, so man cut serpent's tail when trying to kill him. The serpent in revenge starts killing the man's cattle. The man wants to peace. Serpent no peace. Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
Town Mouse complains about country foods he eats. So brings country mouse to town. But in town there is a fearful cat. Better dull food safely, then to eat good food in fear.
A fox wants cheese in mouth of crow on a tree. The fox: "you have a good voice, why don't you sing for me." The crow sings & lose his cheese. Do not trust flatterers.
A lion is dying. The animals think it is a good time to repay old grudges. The boar drove him with his tusks, bull gored him with his thorns, the donkey kicks him with his back legs. Dying tyrant suffers many deaths.
The farm master's favourite dog always on his laps. The ass to win the master favours also try to jump on the master's laps. The servants beat off the ass. Clumsy jesting is no joke.
Lion once do not kill little mouse. Then, when the lion is tied up by hunters. The little mouse repay the favour by break the ropes. Little friends may prove great friends.
A farmer is planting hemp seeds. Shallow: "we must eat all the seeds before it is too late." Other birds ignore. The hemps grow & make into string nets to catch birds. Take out seeds of evil before it is too late.
The frogs wants a king to rule them. First, Jove throws a do-nothing wood. The frogs still petition. Then, Jove puts in a frogs-eating stork to eat them up. Better no rule than cruel rule.
There is many earthquakes & smoke in the mountains. Everyone waits to see what is coming out. then comes out a little mouse. Much outcry, little outcome.
Some hares cannot take other animals bullying want to commit suicide. So they want to jump into a lake. When they "bullying" near, some frogs jump into the lake. There is always other people worse off.
A wolf appears near a kid's house. The kid: "how dare you show your fierce face near my house." The wolf: "you want to come out & scold." Easy to be brave from a safe distance.
A woodman finds a dying serpent in winter cold. So brings the serpent into his warm house. When serpent is warm awake, it tries to bit the children. The woodman axes the serpent into 2. No gratitude from the wicked.
A housefly keeps sticking to the bald head of the man. When the bald man hits the fly, he always hits himself. Finally he stops. You only injure yourself if you take notice of not worthy enemies.
Fox invites the long-neck stork to dinner with a shallow bowl. The stork returns the dinner with a long-neck cup dinner to the fox on another day. One bad thing deserves another.
A fox is scared by a scary face. Only to discover it is just a actor's mask. Fox: "too bad you do not have any brains." Outside show is no match for inner worth.
A jay wants to become beautiful peacock. So he picks up peacock feathers & tie to himself. Real peacocks soon discover the impostor & pecked him strongly. It takes more than feathers to be a peacock.
Frog father tells frog son: "I can be bigger than a ox." So frog father blew & swell himself until he burst. Self-conceit leads to self-destruction.
Androcles is a slave running from his master. He takes out a thorn from a Lion. The emperor captures Androcles & the Lion, decides to let the Lion eat Androcles. The lion just licks Androcles. Gratitude is sign of noble souls.
The birds & beasts are fighting. The bats. "I am a bird" when asks to join beasts. "I am a beast" when asks to join the birds. Soon the bat needs to run away from the forest. He neither one or the other has no friends.
A male deer finds his slim legs cannot compare with his beautiful thorns. When a hunter tries to kill him, he runs with his slim legs but his beautiful thorns get stuck in a low tree branch. When We often despise what is most useful to us.
A serpent is scratched by the rough surface of a iron rod. So the serpent attacks & attacks the iron rod, until he gives up. It is useless attacking the insensible.
A man begs for small tree branch from every tree in the forests. The trees give him. The man makes the small tree branches into an axe & cut every trees down. It is foolish helping the enemy.
A dog asks a hungry wolf to work for foods like him. When the wolf hears that at night, you need to tie up in chain collar. The wolf decides to be hungry. Better starve free than be fat slave.
The other body members complain that the belly only eats & do nothing, unlike them. So they do not give the belly foods. Soon the other body members find they have no energy to work. Everything must work together.
A deer running away from hunters, hide in hay of a ox-stall. The hunters & the stall attendants cannot find any deer, so hunters leave. The ox-stall master returns & sees the deer's thorns stick out of the hay. Nothing escapes the Master's eye.
A fox sees many delicious grapes high up on a tree. He jumps & cannot eat those grapes. The fox: "the grapes must be sour"& leaves. Easy to despise those you cannot get.
A horse asks hunter to take revenue on deer. The hunter reins & saddles the horse to take out the deer. But refuse to take out the rein & saddles after that. Use others for purposes, others will use you for theirs.
The peacock petition to Juno that he wants the voice of a nightingale in addition to his beautiful feathers. Juno refuses even the peacock is her favourite bird. Be content, one cannot has all.
First, the fox is afraid of the lion. Then, fox keeps a distance from lion. Then, fox starts conversation with the lion. Finally, fox disregard ceremony with the lion. Familiarity breeds contempt.
The humans say they are more powerful than lions by showing the statue of Hercules tearing up a lion. The lion: "the statue is made by human." You can say whatever you want to say in your argument.
Ant is working hard to store foods for winter. Grasshopper plays whole day & do not care. When winter comes, the grasshopper knows what is winter. Prepare for rainy days.
The tree to grass: "why don't you plant your roots deeply like me." The grass: "I am safer this way." Soon a hurricane comes & uproots the tree. While the grass bending to the hurricane is safe. "Bending" brings safety.
The fox: "I have 100 ways to escape my enemy." Cat: "I have only 1." Then the hunters come. Cat jumps up a tree, the fox is killed when he is confused which way to use to escape. Better one way than hundreds of confused ways.
A wolf has difficulty getting near the sheep to eat them. Then he finds a sheep skin & put it on to approach the sheep. The wolf successfully eats the sheep. Appearances are deceiving.
A dog goes & sleeps in the straws of a ox-stable. When the ox comes back & eats the straws. The dog awakes & barks to prevent the ox from eating. People often hate others what they cannot enjoy.
A man has been worshipping a wooden idol as his dead father. For years, there are no good lucks. Angrily, he sweeps the wooden idol into the ground. The idol breaks & out comes many coins. God has no wooden image.
A fish accidentally jumps into a fishing net of a fisher. The fisher: "can you dance with my flute?" The fish: "can." When you are in others' power, you must do as bidding.
A shepherd boy is bored tendering sheep. So he "cries wolf" 2 times to get people to come. On the 3rd time, a real wolf comes, but this real time, no one comes. A liar will never be believed.
A thief is to be death sentence. His last wish is to whisper to his mother. the thief bites his mother's ear off. The thief: "I am like this, is because your fault." Train your children well.
A man has a old wife & a young wife. The old wife plucks out the man's black hair so he looks like her. the young wife plucks out the man's white hair so he looks like her. Soon the man is bald. Yield to all & you have nothing.
A nurse to boy: "you cry 1 more time, I throw you to the wolf." A wolf hears this & waits for the boy to cry again under the window. When the boy cries, the nurse sees the wolf & panicky calls for help. Enemies promises are made to be broken.
Tortoise promises a reward to the eagle to brings him to his new home. The eagle grips the tortoise in the air & flies. The nearby crow says: "you can throw the tortoise at the rock & we eat him." Never use enemies help.
Mother crab to child crab: "you are walking ungracefully, sideway." Child crab to mother crab: "but I learn it from you." Set your example first.
An ass puts on a lion's skin to rule the animals. When the ass begins to speaks, everyone knows the voice. Silly words cannot hide in fine clothes.
When a bear comes to 2 fellows. 1 fellow jumps on top of tree. The other plays dead. The bear gets very close & leaves. The tree fellow asks: "what the bear says." The other fellow: "never trust you." Never trust a friend who deserts you.
1 earthenware pot & 1 metal pot are floating on a river. The earthenware pot: "no matter who hits who, I am done for." The strong & weak cannot be together.
A lion has difficulties approaching 4 oxen who united against the lion. Later, the 4 oxen quarrel & go separately. The lion eats them one by one. United we stand, divided we fall.
A fisher catches a little fish. Little fish: "you let me goes now, when I grow big I let you catch me back." Fisher: "I may not able to catch you again." A present little thing is worth more than a future big thing.
Jupiter grants 1 wish each to greedy person & envious person, but each wish the other person will get double. The greedy wish for room full of gold. The envious wish for 1 eye blind. Sins are their own punishments.
A Crow has difficulties drinking water of a tall pitcher bottle. So the Crow drops pebble by pebble into the pitcher until he is able to drink the water. Little by little does the trick.
A satyr rescues a man. The man blows his warm breath into his cold hands. In warm room, the man blows his cold breath into his hot porridge. The satyr chases the man out. "How can you blow cold & hot with the same breath?"
A goose gives a golden egg each day. The farmer reasons if kill the goose can get all the golden eggs now. But cannot find any golden egg when the goose is killed. Greed gets nothing.
A caged Nightingale promises 3 wise advices if he is let go. After let go ,the advice: "1 never believe a captive, 2 keep what you have, & 3 sorrow not what is lost." This kind of advice I also can give.
A fox to cock: "our king lion has declared a treaty that no animals can hurt fellow animals." But when hunter dogs come, the fox runs away. The fox: "the hunter dogs may not even hear of our lion king." Cunning outwits itself.
The wind & Sun is fighting who is better. The wind blows a man coat away, the man holds to coat even tighter. The Sun comes up & warms him up, the man takes out his coat. Kindness effects more than sufferings.
A waggoner's cart wheel is stuck inside mud. The waggoner prays to Hercules for help. Hercules: "you just put your shoulder on the cart & push." The gods help those to help themselves.
The man & boy dragging a donkey, people: "why don't you ride donkey." Boy riding donkey, people: "why mistreat old people." Man riding donkey, people: "why mistreat children?" Both riding donkey, people: "why mistreat donkey?"
Miser bury his gold & everyday comes & undig to look at his gold. A robber notices & steals the gold. When miser crying, the people: "what the difference you looking at the now empty hole & your past gold?" Wealth might as well not exist.
A fox's tail is caught in a bush. Mosquitoes bite the tail for blood. A dog asks: "need me to chase the mosquitoes away?" The fox: "don't, these mosquitoes are getting full, new mosquitoes may come with empty stomachs." Others may come.
A fox loses his tail. So he calls for public meeting that all foxes should rid of their tails. The older foxes: "you will not ask us to lose our tails, if you have not lose yours, right?" Distrust interested advice.
A doe is blinded one eye. So she always rest on a cliff looking for enemies from the road. One day, a hunter from the sea kills her with a gun. You cannot escape your fate.
The mice are meeting what to do with the cat. 1 mouse: "let put a bell around the cat's neck to warn us." The old mouse: "good idea, but who is supposed to put the bell?" It is easy to propose impossible remedies.
The hare & Tortoise have a race. The hare thinking he will definitely win, sleeps halfway. when the hare wakes up, the Tortoise is at the finishing line. Hard works win the race.
An old man throws down firewoods: "I am sick of living, death please comes to me. Death hearing, go to the old man: "what is your request?" The old man: "help me put back the firewoods." We will be sorry if our wish comes through.
A hare is chased by hunter dogs. One by one, each animals decline to help her, saying that her other friend will help her. Those who have many friends, have no friend.
A lion falls in love with a beautiful girl & asks for marriage. Her parents: "first you must cut your claws & extract your teeth." The lion follows. Love can tame the wildest.
A dying old man to his sons: "one stick, easily broken. Many sticks, difficult to break. All of you must be together like many sticks." Unity gives strength.
A sick lion invites all animals to visit him. A fox refuses to enter his den: "I see many animal tracks going in, no animal track comes out." It is easier to go into enemy house than to leave.
The lion & fox tricks an ass for food. The lion says he goes out & will be back. The fox eats the ass's brain. Lion returns: "what happens to the brain." Fox: "if the ass has a brain, he will not be tricked." Wit always has an answer ready.
The eagle is shot by an arrow. On his way down from the sky, he discovers the arrow feather is from his own feather. We often give the enemies the means of our destruction.
A milkmaid is carrying her pail of milk to market to sell. The milkmaid: "the money from milk, I can buy a chick. The chick grows up, I can sell the eggs ....." The milkmaid drops the pail. Do not count your chickens before there are hatched.
Jupiter & Venus are debating whether nature can be changed. Jupiter turns a cat into a female: "she how human she becomes." Venus let out a mouse, the cat-maiden chases after the mouse. Nature will out.
A working ass envies a war horse who does nothing but eats & sleeps. During war, the war horse is killed in battle. The ass: "I think I better stay working like mad." Better humble security than real danger.
A army trumpeter is taken prisoner & is to be put to death. The trumpeter: "I do not kill, I just blow trumpet." The enemies: "you do not kill, but you guide people to kill." Words are deeds.
A buffoon actor imitates a pig so well, everyone loves him. The countryman next day hides a real pig inside clothing & makes the real pig hiss. Everyone throws stones at the countryman. Man often applaud imitation, but hiss the real thing.
Old women are like glass of wines. When young, the wines are full. When old, you remember the wines just by holding the empty wine glass. Memories of old jars, treasure them.
A fox is trapped in a empty well. Fox to passing goat: "there is drought coming, you better comes down." The goat comes down, the fox jumps on top of the goat to get out. Never trust advice of person in difficulties.