Proverbs from Aesop's Fables, or Aesop's Fables from Proverbs
| The Ass in a Lion's skin. Lion's skin. |
The Ass in the Lion's
Skin. The Fox and the Ass. |
| Wrangle for an ass's shadow. | The Ass and His Shadow. |
| Bell the Cat. | The Mice in Council. |
| The belly carries the legs and not the legs the belly. | The Belly and the Members. |
| The Cat in the meal. | The Weasel and the Mice. The Cat and the Mice. |
| Count one's chickens before they are hatched. | The Milk-Woman and Her Pail. |
| The Dog in the Manger. | The Dog in the Manger . |
| The Dog barking at its own shadow on the water. | The Dog and the Shadow. |
| Everyone is prejudiced by
self-love. Every child is beautiful in its mother’s eyes. |
The Eagle and the Owl. Jupiter and the Monkey. |
| The Fly on the wheel (or coach-wheel). | The Fly and the
Draught-Mule. A Fly upon a wheel. |
| Add insult to injury. | The Bald Man and the Fly. |
| The Fox and the grapes. Sour Grapes |
The Fox and the Grapes. |
| The Fox Knows many tricks but the hedgehog (or cat) one great one. | The Fox and the Cat. |
| The Fox that has lost his tail. | The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail. |
| The Frogs and Their King. King log. King stark. |
The Frogs Asking for a King. |
| Kill the goose that lays the
golden eggs. The Golden Goose. |
The Goose With the Golden Eggs |
| The Jay in borrowed plumes. Borrowed plumes. |
The
Vain Jackdaw. The Jay and the Peacock. |
| Who depicted the Lion? | The Man and the Lion |
| The Lion and the Mouse. | The Lion and the Mouse. |
| The Lion's share. | The Wild Ass and the
Lion. The Lion, the Fox, and the Ass. |
| Look at his hands and not at his eyes. | The Fowler and the birds. |
| Look before you leap. | The Fox and the Goat. |
| Mountain in Labor. | The Mountain in Labor. |
| Oaks may break when reeds
stand the storm. Better bend than break. |
The Oak and the Reeds. |
| A Snake in one's bosom. (warm, cherish, etc.) |
The Farmer and the Snake. |
| The biter bit. | The Viper and the File. |
| Bundle of Sticks. | The Father and His Sons. |
| One Swallow does not make a summer. | The Spendthrift and the Swallow. |
| The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. | The Hare and the Tortoise. |
| Cry Wolf. | The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf. |
| Put one's head into the Wolf's (or Fox's) mouth. | The Wolf and the Crane. |
| The Wolf in Sheep's clothing
/ The Wolf in a Lamb's skin |
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. |
| What is most truly valuable is often underrated. | The Stag at the Pool. |
| There is nothing like
leather. Every man for his own trade. |
The Three Tradesmen. |
| That is Hackerton's cow. | The Partial Judge. |
| Do not attempt too much at once. | The Boy and the Filberts. |
| Pull a person's chestnuts
out of the fire. Take the chestnuts out of the fire with the cat's paw. |
The Monkey and The Cat |