Fables for Reading and Writing Workshops
Aesop’s Fables (Public Domain Collection)--All stories below are available from Project Gutenberg or The Library of Congress (read.gov), which both host Aesop’s Fables in the public domain.
The Fox and the Grapes
https://read.gov/aesop/005.html (read.gov)
The Ant and the Grasshopper (LoC title: “The Ants & the Grasshopper”)
https://read.gov/aesop/052.html (read.gov)
The Lion and the Mouse
https://read.gov/aesop/007.html (read.gov)
The Tortoise and the Hare (LoC title: “The Hare & the Tortoise”)
https://read.gov/aesop/025.html (read.gov)
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
https://read.gov/aesop/022.html (read.gov)
The Boy Who Cried Wolf (LoC title: “The Shepherd Boy & the Wolf”)
https://read.gov/aesop/043.html (read.gov)
The Crow and the Pitcher
https://read.gov/aesop/012.html (read.gov)
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
https://read.gov/aesop/004.html (read.gov)
The Dog and His Reflection (LoC title: “The Dog & His Reflection”)
https://read.gov/aesop/026.html (read.gov)
The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs (LoC title: “The Goose & the Golden Egg”)
https://read.gov/aesop/091.html (read.gov)
The Bundle of Sticks
https://read.gov/aesop/040.html (read.gov)
The North Wind and the Sun
https://read.gov/aesop/143.html (read.gov)
The Farmer and the Stork
https://read.gov/aesop/044.html (read.gov)
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
https://read.gov/aesop/109.html (read.gov)
The Fox and the Crow
https://read.gov/aesop/027.html (read.gov)
The Dog and the Wolf (LoC version appears as “The Wolf & the House Dog”)
https://read.gov/aesop/113.html (read.gov)
The Hare and the Hound (Not in the LoC read.gov “Æsop for Children” set under that title.)
Public-domain text (Wikisource, Vernon-Jones):
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/%C3%86sop%27s_Fables_%28V._S._Vernon-Jones%29/The_Hare_and_the_Hound (Wikisource)
The Fisher and the Little Fish (LoC title: “The Fisherman & the Little Fish”)
https://read.gov/aesop/031.html (read.gov)
The Miser and His Gold (LoC title: “The Miser”)
https://read.gov/aesop/112.html (read.gov)
The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse
https://read.gov/aesop/085.html (read.gov)
The Wolf and the Crane
https://read.gov/aesop/006.html (read.gov)
The Peacock and the Crane
https://read.gov/aesop/087.html (read.gov)
The Ox and the Frog (LoC title: “The Frogs & the Ox”)
https://read.gov/aesop/002.html (read.gov)
The Dog in the Manger
https://read.gov/aesop/081.html (read.gov)
Complete Collections for Extended Reading
The Fox and the Grapes
https://read.gov/aesop/005.html (read.gov)
The Ant and the Grasshopper (LoC title: “The Ants & the Grasshopper”)
https://read.gov/aesop/052.html (read.gov)
The Lion and the Mouse
https://read.gov/aesop/007.html (read.gov)
The Tortoise and the Hare (LoC title: “The Hare & the Tortoise”)
https://read.gov/aesop/025.html (read.gov)
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
https://read.gov/aesop/022.html (read.gov)
The Boy Who Cried Wolf (LoC title: “The Shepherd Boy & the Wolf”)
https://read.gov/aesop/043.html (read.gov)
The Crow and the Pitcher
https://read.gov/aesop/012.html (read.gov)
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
https://read.gov/aesop/004.html (read.gov)
The Dog and His Reflection (LoC title: “The Dog & His Reflection”)
https://read.gov/aesop/026.html (read.gov)
The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs (LoC title: “The Goose & the Golden Egg”)
https://read.gov/aesop/091.html (read.gov)
The Bundle of Sticks
https://read.gov/aesop/040.html (read.gov)
The North Wind and the Sun
https://read.gov/aesop/143.html (read.gov)
The Farmer and the Stork
https://read.gov/aesop/044.html (read.gov)
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
https://read.gov/aesop/109.html (read.gov)
The Fox and the Crow
https://read.gov/aesop/027.html (read.gov)
The Dog and the Wolf (LoC version appears as “The Wolf & the House Dog”)
https://read.gov/aesop/113.html (read.gov)
The Hare and the Hound (Not in the LoC read.gov “Æsop for Children” set under that title.)
Public-domain text (Wikisource, Vernon-Jones):
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/%C3%86sop%27s_Fables_%28V._S._Vernon-Jones%29/The_Hare_and_the_Hound (Wikisource)
The Fisher and the Little Fish (LoC title: “The Fisherman & the Little Fish”)
https://read.gov/aesop/031.html (read.gov)
The Miser and His Gold (LoC title: “The Miser”)
https://read.gov/aesop/112.html (read.gov)
The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse
https://read.gov/aesop/085.html (read.gov)
The Wolf and the Crane
https://read.gov/aesop/006.html (read.gov)
The Peacock and the Crane
https://read.gov/aesop/087.html (read.gov)
The Ox and the Frog (LoC title: “The Frogs & the Ox”)
https://read.gov/aesop/002.html (read.gov)
The Dog in the Manger
https://read.gov/aesop/081.html (read.gov)
Complete Collections for Extended Reading
- The Aesop for Children (1919), illustrated by Milo Winter
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19994/19994-h/19994-h.htm - The Fables of Aesop and Others: Translated into Human Nature (1793)
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/28/28-h/28-h.htm