Aesop's Fables Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Nurse and the Wolf

"The Nurse and the Wolf" has that moral. The nurse told a baby to stop crying or she would throw it out to the wolf; a wolf that was passing by belived the nurse and sat there and waited, but the baby never came out of the window.

Answer: The Two Pots

"The Two Pots" is the story. Two pots were floating down the river; one was made of brass, the other earthenware. The brass said that the two should come together so they won't get separated, but the earthenware one said that if they would join together the earthenware pot would break.

Answer: The Milkmaid and Her Pail

"The Milkmaid and her Pail" is the story. The milkmaid was taking her milk to market and she put the bucket of milk on her head. As she was walking to market she began planning what she would do with the money she would get for the bucket of milk. And she tossed her head and the milk fell off her head.

Answer: The Shepherd and the Sea

"The Shepherd and the Sea" is the story. The shepherd always wanted to go to sea because he thought it looked beautiful. So he sold his sheep and bought a little boat. The shepherd then set out to sea and soon a storm broke out and the shepherd's boat was destroyed.

Answer: Mercury and the Woodman

"Mercury and the Woodman" is the story. A poor woodman's axe fell into the deep river. Then Mercury, whose river it was, came out and pulled a golden axe from the river. "Is this your axe?" Mercury asked him, but the man said that it was not his. So Mercury pulled out a silver axe and again the woodman said that the axe was not his. So Mercury retrieved the woodman's axe and gave him all three axes because he was so honest.

Answer: The Fox and the Goat

"The Fox and the Goat" is the story. The fox was trapped down in the well and he tricked the goat into jumping down the well by telling him there was a drought. So the goat jumped in, and the fox jumped on him and escaped from the well.

Answer: The Old Man and Death

"The Old Man and Death" is the story. An old man was gathering sticks in a wood and he fell down and said how he wished he was dead. Then death came to him and the old man said "could you help me put this bundle of sticks back on my shoulders".

Answer: The Father and his Two Daughters

"The Father and his Two Daughters" is the story. A man's two daughters went and got married - one to a gardener and one to a potter. The father went to visit his daughters and one asked for rain and the other asked for a hot sun.

Answer: The Dog Invited to Dinner

"The Dog Invited to Dinner" is the story. A man asked his friend to dinner while his dogs asked the other man's dog to come to dinner with them, but they would not let the dog in.

Answer: The Hare and the Tortoise

"The Hare And The Tortoise" is the story. The hare decided to race the tortoise to see who would win. The hare was in the lead by a mile so he decided to take a nap, and the tortoise won the race.