Aesop's Fowl with Golden Eggs and Other Fables Quiz

Answer: A goose

It was indeed a goose. The man who owned the goose got tired of waiting for her to lay a golden egg everyday, and he thought he could kill her and get all the gold at once. When he opened the goose up, there was no gold.

Moral: If you're too greedy, you may end up with nothing!

Answer: Cousins

If your mother has a brother and that brother has a child, it is your cousin!

The country mouse had his cousin the city mouse over for a visit. He served him tasty and abundant food, though it was simple. The city mouse complained and told the country cousin that he could give him a banquet in the city. The country mouse decided to visit the city, but the very fancy feast was interrupted by two angry dogs. The country mouse decided he liked the country better.

Moral: It's better to eat simple food in peace than the fanciest food in fear.

Answer: In the water

In the story of "The Dog and the Shadow", the dog is running on a log over a pond with the meat in his mouth. He looks down and sees his shadow (or reflection), and thinks it is another dog, with another piece of meat. He thinks he would like to have both pieces, and he tries to grab the other dog's meat, losing his own piece in the process.

Moral: Be careful not to lose what you have by trying to grab at shadows.

Answer: True

The crow was very thirsty, and even though there was a pitcher with water in it, the liquid was too far down for the crow to reach it. She thought about it for a while, and flew off to find a pebble. She dropped it into the pitcher and went off to find more. After a while, with enough pebbles, the water level rose so that the bird could take a long cool drink.

Moral: Little by little, any job gets done.

Answer: The lion thought he deserved it all.

When the four animals caught the stag and killed it, the lion immediately ordered them to divide it up into four equal parts. The animals thought that they would each get an equal portion, and they gladly did the work of dividing up the meat. When they were done, the lion claimed one quarter as king of beasts, another quarter as the judge and arbitrator, a third quarter because he had taken part in the chase, and the final quarter because he didn't think the others would dare try to take it from him. That is the origin of the term, the "lion's share" which is a bigger portion than anyone else.

Moral: Though you may do more of the work than someone powerful, they will likely get a bigger portion of the reward than you.

Answer: The wolf laughed and said she should feel lucky he didn't eat her.

Even though the wolf had promised a reward to whomever helped him get the bone out of his throat, he didn't pay the crane. Instead, he said that her reward was that she had put her head in the mouth of a wolf and hadn't been eaten.

Moral: Greed and gratitude hardly ever go together.

Answer: Because he was mad that he had tried to reach them and couldn't.

The fox tried several times to leap up and grab the bunch of grapes, but he was never able to do so. In the end, he gave up and said that they were probably sour anyway.

Moral: It is easy to criticize something that you can't have.

Answer: The tortoise wins.

Though the hare was definitely faster, he thought he didn't have to try at all. He took a nap and made fun of the tortoise for being so slow. The tortoise didn't pay any attention and just kept putting one foot in front of the other. By the time the hare realized he had to finish the race, the tortoise had already won.

Moral: Slow and steady wins the race.

Answer: False

The goat did help the fox, but only by being tricked into it. The goat saw the fox in the well and asked the fox what he was doing down there. The fox said that he had heard there was going to be a drought, and the fox wanted to be near the water. The fox told the goat that there was room for both of them down there. The goat thought about it and jumped in too. The fox then jumped on the goat's back, climbed up his long horns and escaped, leaving the goat trapped at the bottom of the well, where the fox had been just a moment before.

Moral: Don't be too quick to trust someone in difficulties.

Answer: Sing a song for him.

The fox saw the crow with a delicious piece of cheese. He stood at the base of the tree where she was perched and started to tell her how beautiful she was, that she flew with grace, that her feathers were so shiny. he said that he imagined her song would be more beautiful than that of any of the other birds. The silly crow opened her mouth to sing to please the fox and she lost her cheese.

Moral: Don't believe flattering tongues, especially when you have something to lose.