In this fable, a hungry fox sees a bunch of grapes hanging high on a tree branch. The fox makes multiple attempts to reach them but fails each time. Frustrated, the Fox declares the grapes must be sour and walks away.

Moral: It is easy to dismiss or dislike something that is difficult to obtain. Alternatively, the story teaches the value of perseverance rather than resorting to excuses or blame.

Story by Aesop, Illustration by Milo Winter circa 1919, Narrated by Gary Davidson. Music by Gary Davidson - Website Aesopology.com - For Scripts & music go to https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Aesopology

In this fable mice are being terrorized by the house cat. In an effort to control the cat a meeting is called of all mice (a mouse council) to discuss the Cat problem. One mouse comes up with the idea of putting a bell around the Cat’s neck and all the other mice believe this is a great idea. Until one wise old mouse points out how difficult it would be for any mouse to put a bell around a cat’s neck.

Moral: It is one thing to propose and idea, it is another thing to carry it out.

This audio drama is based on Aesop’s fable “The Bear and the Bees”. In this fable, the Bear is foraging for honey and comes across a beehive in a log. One lone Bee appears to protect the hive and stings the Bear on the nose. The Bear is so angered it destroys the hive and soon finds it is being stung by hundreds of bees. Moral; It is wiser to put up with a single injury in silence, than provoke a hundred injuries with your anger.