The Old Cat An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. B...
A wolf met a lamb that had walked away from the other sheep in the fold. He told the lamb that he wouldn’t hurt him. Secretly though, he planned to eat the lamb! But first he needed to find a good r...
The sick lion A lion had come to the end of his days. He lay helpless under a tree. The animals came around him. When they saw that he was going to die, they thought to themselves, "Now is the time to...
The lion and the fox The lion once said that he was sick on his death bed. So he asked all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes. The goat came to the lion’s cave. He stood there and lis...
When a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down beside him. This soon wakened the lion. He was very angry, and caught the mouse in his paws. "Forgive me, please." cried the little mou...
A wolf had been badly wounded by dogs. He lay sick and maimed in his lair. He felt very hungry and thirsty. When a sheep passed by, he asked him to fetch some water from the stream. "If you bring me t...
When a wolf was eating an animal, a small bone from the meat got stuck in his throat. He could not swallow it, so he felt a terrible pain. He ran up and down, and tried to find something to relieve th...
