The Top 50 Most Popular Aesop’s Fables

• The Hare and the Tortoise (Slow and steady wins the race.)

• The Lion and the Mouse (A kindness is never thrown away.)

• The Fox and the Grapes (It is easy to despise what you cannot get.)

• The Ant and the Grasshopper (It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.)

• The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Liars are not believed even when they speak the truth.)

• The Dog and His Reflection (A greedy person risks losing everything.)

• The Fox and the Crow (Do not trust flatterers.)

• The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (Better a plain meal in peace than a banquet in fear.)

• The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs (Greed often overreaches itself.)

• The Crow and the Pitcher (Necessity is the mother of invention.)

• The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Appearances can be deceiving.)

• The Fox and the Stork (One bad turn deserves another.)

• The Frogs Who Desired a King (Better to have no rule than a cruel one.)

• The North Wind and the Sun (Persuasion is better than force.)

• The Milkmaid and Her Pail (Do not count your chickens before they hatch.)

• Belling the Cat (It is one thing to say that something should be done, and quite another thing to do it.)

• The Lion's Share (Might makes right.)

• The Wolf and the Lamb (A tyrant always finds an excuse.)

• The Dog in the Manger (People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.)

• The Stag at the Pool (We often despise what is most useful to us.)

• The Donkey in the Lion's Skin (Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.)

• The Frog and the Ox (Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.)

• The Miser and His Gold (Wealth is useless unless you enjoy it.)

• The Wolf and the Crane (A kindness to a wicked man is lost.)

• The Two Goats (It is better to yield than to come to misfortune through stubbornness.)

• The Bundle of Sticks (Union is strength.)

• The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey (Try to please all, and you will please none.)

• The Dog and the Wolf (Better starve free than be a fat slave.)

• Hercules and the Wagoner (The Gods help them that help themselves.)

• The Cock and the Jewel (Precious things are for those that can prize them.)

• The Hare and His Many Friends (He that has many friends has no friends.)

• The Fisherman and the Little Fish (A small gain is better than none at all.)

• The Gnat and the Bull (Don't overestimate your own importance.)

• The Old Man and Death (No one is willing to give up life, no matter how miserable.)

• The Farmer and His Sons (Hidden treasure is found in hard work.)

• The Vain Jackdaw and His Borrowed Feathers (It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.)

• Mercury and the Woodman (Honesty is the best policy.)

• The Cat and the Mice (Of two evils, choose the lesser.)

• The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf (The common alternate title for The Boy Who Cried Wolf.)

• The Astrologer (Look before you leap.)

• The Peacock and the Crane (Usefulness is superior to beauty.)

• The Fox Without a Tail (Misery loves company.)

• The Young Crab and His Mother (Example is better than precept.)

• The Fighting Bulls and the Frog (When the great fall out, the weak must suffer.)

• The Wolf and the Kid (Avoid a bad companion.)

• The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts (He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends.)

• The Fox and the Leopard (Usefulness is superior to mere show.)

• The Frogs and the Well (Look before you leap.)

• The Lion and the Gnat (The smallest foe may be too strong for the mightiest.)

• The Cock and the Fox (Do not let flattery or temptation lure you to your ruin.)

  The Top 30 Most famous fairy tales by Andersen

• The Little Mermaid

• The Ugly Duckling

• The Snow Queen

• The Emperor's New Clothes

• The Little Match Girl

• Thumbelina

• The Princess and the Pea

• The Steadfast Tin Soldier

• The Nightingale

• The Wild Swans

• The Red Shoes

• The Tinder Box

• The Fir Tree

• Other Well-Known and Important Tales:

• The Swineherd

• The Shadow

• The Story of a Mother

• The Galoshes of Fortune

• The Daisy

• Little Claus and Big Claus

• Little Ida's Flowers

• The Flying Trunk

• Ole-Luk-Oie, the Dream-God (or Ole Lukøje)

• The Elder-Tree Mother

• The Angel

• The Happy Family

• The Old House

• The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep

• The Darning-Needle

• The Bell

  The Top 40 Folk Tales by The Brothers Grimm

• Cinderella (Aschenputtel)

• Snow White (Schneewittchen)

• Rapunzel

• Hansel and Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel)

• Little Red Riding Hood (Rotkäppchen)

• The Frog King, or Iron Henry (Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich)

• Sleeping Beauty (or Little Briar-Rose - Dornröschen)

• Rumpelstiltskin

• The Bremen Town Musicians (Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten)

• The Valiant Little Tailor (Das tapfere Schneiderlein)

• The Fisherman and His Wife (Von dem Fischer un syner Fru)

• The Seven Ravens (Die sieben Raben)

• Brother and Sister (Brüderchen und Schwesterchen)

• The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids (Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein)

• The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was (Märchen von einem, der auszog das Fürchten zu lernen)

• Mother Holle (Frau Holle)

• The Twelve Brothers (Die zwölf Brüder)

• The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs (Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren)

• The Queen Bee (Die Bienenkönigin)

• The Six Swans (Die sechs Schwäne)

• King Thrushbeard (König Drosselbart)

• The Golden Goose (Die goldene Gans)

• The Goose Girl (Die Gänsemagd)

• The Old Man and His Grandson (Der alte Großvater und der Enkel)

• Allerleirauh (or All-Kinds-of-Fur)

• The Three Spinners (Die drei Spinnerinnen)

• Faithful John (Der treue Johannes)

• The Robber Bridegroom (Der Räuberbräutigam)

• Hans in Luck (Hans im Glück)

• Godfather Death (Der Gevatter Tod)

• Cinderella ("Aschenputtel")

• Snow White ("Little Snow White" or "Schneewittchen")

• Hansel and Gretel ("Hänsel und Gretel")

• Rapunzel

• Little Red Riding Hood ("Little Red-Cap" or "Rotkäppchen")

• Sleeping Beauty ("Little Briar Rose" or "Dornröschen")

• The Frog Prince ("The Frog King, or Iron Henry" or "Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich")

• Rumpelstiltskin

• The Bremen Town Musicians ("Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten")

• The Brave Little Tailor ("Das tapfere Schneiderlein")

  The Top 10 Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

• Humpty Dumpty

• Jack and Jill

• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (often attributed to Mother Goose collections, though the words were written by Jane Taylor)

• Hickory Dickory Dock

• Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

• Little Miss Muffet

• Hey Diddle Diddle

• Mary Had a Little Lamb (often included in Mother Goose collections, though written by Sarah Josepha Hale)

• London Bridge is Falling Down

• Ring Around the Rosie