The Gardener And His Dog

TITLE : THE GARDENER AND IS DOG

AUTHOR : Aesop's Fables

NO.OF PAGES : 24

TYPE OF BOOK : Fiction

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

SYNOPSIS :

THE GARDENER was drawing water at the well to water his garden plants. His little dog was jumping and barking on the well curb until he lost his balance and fell in.

Hearing the splash, the gardener quickly drew off his clothes and descended into the well to rescue his dog. Just as he was bringing the struggling and slippery animal to the top, the ungrateful wretch bit his master's hand.

"Why, you little monster," exclaimed the gardener. "If that is your idea of gratitude to a master who feeds you and pets you and treats you kindly, then pull yourself out of the well." With that he dropped the dog right back into the well again.

MORAL:

Don't bite the hand that feeds you!

GLOSSARY :

1- well -

2- balance -

3- descended -

4- struggling -

5- exclaimed -

The Fox And The Crow

TITLE : THE FOX AND THE CROW

AUTHOR : Aesop's Fables

NO.OF PAGES : 24

TYPE OF BOOK : Fiction

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

SYNOPSIS :

A crow

MORAL:

Flatterers are not to be trusted 

GLOSSARY :

1- 

Mercury and the Woodman

TITLE : MERCURY AND THE WOODMAN

AUTHOR : Aesop's Fables

NO.OF PAGES : 24

TYPE OF BOOK : Fiction

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

SYNOPSIS :

An honest, hard-working woodman was felling a tree on the bank of a deep river. In some way his hand slipped and his ax fell into the water and immediately sank to the bottom. Being a poor man who could ill afford to lose the tool by which he earned his livelihood he sat down and lamented 

MORAL:

Honesty is the best policy

GLOSSARY :

1- bank -
2- sank -
3- lamented -
4- 
5- 

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

TITLE : THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING

AUTHOR : Aesop's Fables

NO.OF PAGES : 24

TYPE OF BOOK : Fiction

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

SYNOPSIS :

A WOLF had been lurking near a flock of sheep for several days. But so vigilant had been the shepherd in guarding his animals that the wolf was becoming desperate.

Then one day the wolf found a sheepskin that had been thrown away. Quickly he slipped it on over his own hide and made his way among the flock of grazing sheep. Even the shepherd was deceived by the ruse , and when night came the wolf in his disguise was shut up with the sheep in the fold.

But that evening the shepherd, wanting something for his super, went down to the fold, and reaching in, seized the first animal he came to. Mistaking the wolf for a sheep the shepherd killed him on the spot.

MORAL:

Appearance often are deceiving

GLOSSARY :

1- lurking - uncountable/no numerable
2- vigilant - Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties
3- grazing - Grassland suitable for pasturage
4- ruse - An action intended to deceive someone; a trick
5- fold - Cover or wrap something in (a soft or flexible material)

The Dog in the Manger

TITLE : The Dog in the Manger

AUTHOR : Aesop's Fable

NO.OF PAGES : 24

TYPE OF BOOK : Fiction

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

SYNOPSIS :

A DOG looking for a quite and comfortable place to take a nap jumped into the manger of the ox and lay there on the hay.

Some time later the ox, returning hungry from his day's work, entered his stall and found the dog in his manger. The dog, in a rage because he had been awakened from his nap, stood up and barked and snapped whenever the ox came near his hay.

The ox is a patient beast, but finally he protested: "Dog, if you wanted to eat my dinner I would have no objection. But you will neither eat it yourself nor let me enjoy it, which strike me as a very churlish way to act."

MORAL:

Some begrudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.

GLOSSARY :

1- nap - Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day
2- hay - Grass that has been mown and dried for use as fodder. 
3- manger - A long trough from which horses or cattle feed.
4- rage -  Anger 
5- churlish - Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way