The Good Samaritan
Il buon samaritano
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'oca dalle uova d'oro
A farmer kills the goose that lays golden eggs, hoping to get all its gold at once.
The Lion and the Mouse
Il leone e il topo
A lion spares a mouse, who later frees him from a hunter’s net.
The Princess and the Pea
La principessa sul pisello
A queen devises an unusual test to find out whether a visitor is a real princess.
The Tortoise and the Hare
La lepre e la tartaruga
A hare boasts about his speed, then loses a race to a steady tortoise.
The Tower of Babel
La torre di Babele
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
Il topo di città e il topo di campagna
A country mouse visits the town, where richer food comes with danger and fear.
The Wind and the Sun
Il vento e il sole
The wind and the sun compete to make a traveler take off his cloak.
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Il lupo travestito da pecora
A wolf disguises himself as a sheep to enter a flock unnoticed.