Fables

By well-wisher

A few fables that I have written and which I hope to add to, building up a larger collection over time.

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The Raft of Animals (Fable)

By well-wisher on Mon, 15 Aug 2016

There was once a monkey who had no friends and he was very lonely. Then, one day, he found a raft and an oar upon the river and, discovering that he...
Other Fiction
Story
Certificate U

The Fox and The Paintpot (Fable)

By well-wisher on Mon, 15 Aug 2016

A fox crawled in through the window of a house and went for a wander around the house and while he was there he accidentally disturbed an open...
Other Fiction
Story
Certificate U

The Fat Man Upon The Thin Donkey (Fable)

By well-wisher on Mon, 15 Aug 2016

Once there was a man who had a donkey but the man was a glutton who ate and ate until he became very fat whilst at the same time he starved and...
Other Fiction
Story
Certificate U

A further 3 fables - The Stick Insect/The Vulture/ The Impatient Thief

By well-wisher on Sun, 14 Aug 2016

The Stick Insect (Fable) Once a stick insect heard a noise nearby and so lay still and pretended to be a stick. "If I pretend to be a stick", it...
Other Fiction
Story
Certificate U

3 more Fables - The Eagle and The Worm/ The Frog Contest/The Mound Upon The Mountain

By well-wisher on Sun, 14 Aug 2016

The Eagle and The Worm (Fable) Once a worm saw an Eagle land nearby to it and, frightened, it said, "Please don't eat me". "Eagles don't eat worms",...
Other Fiction
Story
Certificate U

3 Fables - The Bird, the Ant and the Seed/ The Pig and The Fox/ Two Birds and a Worm

By well-wisher on Sun, 14 Aug 2016

The Bird, The Ant and the Seed (Fable) A bird, a flower and an ant all managed to reach the top of a tall hill; the bird by flying quickly up because...
Other Fiction
Story
Certificate U

The Little Girls and The Flower (Fable)

By well-wisher on Sat, 13 Aug 2016

Two little girls both wanted a pretty red flower that was growing in the ground but neither would let the other have it and so the two girls got into...
Spiritual
Story
Certificate U

The Storm and The Wind chime (Fable)

By well-wisher on Fri, 10 May 2013

Then the gentle, springtime breeze that was the wind chimes best friend, came back.
Children's
Story
Certificate U

The Fable Of The Evergreen

By well-wisher on Wed, 07 Nov 2012

Once upon a time, in a garden, there grew a pine tree and all of the other trees in the garden used to mock it because it was so dull compared to them with their brightly coloured flowers.
Children's
Story
Certificate U

The Mouse and The Tortoise.

By well-wisher on Wed, 30 Oct 2013

Once, a long time ago, even in tortoise years, there was a terrible flood and an old but wise tortoise began climbing up a hill to escape the flood...
Children's
Story
Certificate U

The Rose and The Skunk Cabbage (A fable)

By well-wisher on Tue, 07 Jan 2014

Once a Rose grew near to a Skunk Cabbage and the Skunk Cabbage was always boasting to the Rose about how many visitors it had. “You see how popular I...
Philosophy
Children's
Humour
Nature
Other
Certificate U

Water and The Maze

By well-wisher on Sat, 16 Apr 2011

One day, the elemental of the earth built a vast maze and bid the elemental of water, “Solve that now if you can”.
Spiritual
Story
Certificate U

Fable Of The Living Fire

By well-wisher on Tue, 09 Aug 2011

A positive and hopeful fable (I think) about acting constructively rather than destructively.
Fantasy
Story
Certificate U

The Tigress and The Doe

By well-wisher on Sat, 18 Jun 2016

Once an old Tigress who was getting too slow to hunt had a plan. She went up to a female deer and said to her, "Sister, do not be afraid of me. I am...
Nature
Story
Certificate U

Yet More Fables -

By well-wisher on Tue, 16 Aug 2016

The Chessplayers (Parable) A king and his minister were playing chess but while they were something strange started to happen. Each time one of the...
Other Fiction
Story
Certificate U

The Reluctant Fox

By well-wisher on Fri, 08 Sep 2017

Once a fox allowed a rabbit to outrun him. But the rabbit, turning round, wanted to know why the fox was letting him go. The fox, as he caught his...
Philosophy
Children's
Nature
Story
Certificate U

The Car With Four Steering Wheels (Fable)

By well-wisher on Sun, 17 Sep 2017

Once a man invented a car with four steering wheels; one steering wheel for himself, one for his wife, one for his son and one for his daughter...
Fantasy
Story
Certificate U