The Good Samaritan
Le Bon Samaritain
Jesus tells of a traveler who is helped by a Samaritan after others pass him by.
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The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
L’Oie aux œufs d’or
A farmer kills the goose that lays golden eggs, hoping to get all its gold at once.
The Lion and the Mouse
Le Lion et la Souris
A lion spares a mouse, who later frees him from a hunter’s net.
The Princess and the Pea
La Princesse au petit pois
A queen devises an unusual test to find out whether a visitor is a real princess.
The Tortoise and the Hare
Le Lièvre et la Tortue
A hare boasts about his speed, then loses a race to a steady tortoise.
The Tower of Babel
La tour de Babel
People build a city and a tower, but God confuses their language and scatters them across the earth.
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Le Rat de ville et le Rat des champs
A country mouse visits the town, where richer food comes with danger and fear.
The Wind and the Sun
Le Vent et le Soleil
The wind and the sun compete to make a traveler take off his cloak.
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Le Loup déguisé en brebis
A wolf disguises himself as a sheep to enter a flock unnoticed.