Aesop's Fables: who's who, timeline and places
Everyone in Aesop's Fables, what happens when, and where, without spoilers: tell us how far you have read and we show only what you already know.
- FoxA hungry animal who jumps unsuccessfully for grapes growing on a high trellis.First seen in part 1
- CatA hunter who enters a house full of mice and pretends to be dead to lure them out.First seen in part 3
- MiceAnimals who retreat into their holes after a cat enters their house and eats them.First seen in part 3
- DogA biting animal whose master puts a warning bell on him to protect visitors.First seen in part 4
- CrowA bird who drops her cheese when the Fox's praise prompts her to sing.First seen in part 9
- WolfA predator who seeks an excuse to kill a stray lamb by accusing it of wrongdoing.First seen in part 11
- MercuryA figure who retrieves a woodcutter's lost axe and rewards his honesty with valuable axes.First seen in part 17
- LionA predator whom the Fox helps to trap his companion, the Ass.First seen in part 18
- AssThe Fox's companion, whom the Fox helps the Lion trap in a hidden pit.First seen in part 18
- FrogsAnimals whom Boys pelt with stones for amusement, killing several.First seen in part 21
- JupiterA figure whom the threatened Goods approach for protection and advice.First seen in part 24
- Part 1
A hungry fox jumps for grapes on a high trellis but cannot reach them.
- Part 9
A fox flatters a crow into singing, making her drop her cheese.
- Part 17
Mercury retrieves a woodcutter's lost axe and rewards his honesty with two valuable axes.
- Part 27
A Wolf enters a flock wearing a sheepskin, and the shepherd shuts him in with the sheep.
- Part 38
A runaway slave removes a thorn from a lion's paw before returning to town, where he is captured.
- Part 46
A boy repeatedly invents wolf attacks, making villagers distrust his warnings.
- Part 58
A father teaches his quarreling sons about unity by asking them to break bundled and separate sticks.
- Part 76
The Frogs ask Jupiter for a ruler but reject the motionless log he gives them.
- Part 94
A dog mistakes his reflection for another dog and drops his meat while trying to seize its larger piece.
- Part 117
The Tortoise challenges the mocking Hare to a race judged by the Fox.
- Part 122
A Lion spreads lies among three Bulls because he cannot overcome them together.
- Part 134
A Crane removes a bone from a Wolf's throat after he promises her a reward.
- Part 156
A starving Grasshopper asks Ants for grain while they dry their damp winter supply.
- Part 172
A miller and his son repeatedly change their traveling arrangement with their ass to satisfy people they meet.
- Part 181
The Lion gathers the beasts and establishes laws for equal standing and peaceful lives.
- Part 200
An Ass asks Jupiter for different masters, but his requests bring harder work and then service with a Tanner.
- Part 217
A cottager makes his consent to a Lion's marriage depend on removing its teeth and trimming its claws.
- Part 228
Demades interrupts his neglected speech at Athens with a story that draws the Assembly's attention.
- Part 240
A man condemns the gods over a shipwreck, then crushes hundreds of harmless ants after one bites him.
- Part 250
The Eagle betrays her friend by taking the Fox's cubs for food.
- Part 262
A miser visits his buried gold daily until a worker discovers it and steals the treasure.
- Part 273
A Rogue hides a bird and plans to make the Oracle at Delphi give a false answer.
- Part 279
Jupiter orders Prometheus to turn some beasts into men because irrational animals greatly outnumber rational humans.
- Part 284
Dame Fortune wakes a Traveller sleeping beside a deep well and warns him to move away.
Hidden until you have read that far.
- townThe place where the runaway slave returns and is captured.First seen in part 38
- riverDeep water where a bathing boy risks drowning and cries for help.First seen in part 64
- meadowA green inland place where a crab meets a hungry fox after leaving the shore.First seen in part 204
- AthensThe place where Demades addresses an Assembly that initially neglects his speech.First seen in part 228
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