Aesop's Fables for Children - The Ass in the Lion's Skin Moral Story for Kids
This Aesop fable, "The Ass in the Lion's Skin" is read from the book entitled "The Aesop for Children", published in 1919. The fable leads the reader or listener to a simple conclusion: who you really are becomes evident when you open your mouth and begin to talk.
Aesop's fables are simple moral stories that give the reader or listener food for thought. They often use animals as characters, as in this story of the donkey and the fox.
THE ASS IN THE LION'S SKIN
An Ass found a Lion's skin left in the forest by a hunter. He dressed himself in it, and amused himself by hiding in a thicket and rushing out suddenly at the animals who passed that way. All took to their heels the moment they saw him.
The Ass was so pleased to see the animals running away from him, just as if he were King Lion himself, that he could not keep from expressing his delight by a loud, harsh bray.
A Fox, who ran with the rest, stopped short as soon as he heard the voice. Approaching the Ass, he said with a laugh: "If you had kept your mouth shut you might have frightened me, too. But you gave yourself away with that silly bray."
The moral of this story: A fool may deceive by his dress and appearance, but his words will soon show what he really is.
MUSIC CREDITS:
The theme music for this video was created and recorded by Eddie Lewis (www.EddieLewis.com).
ART CREDITS:
The illustrations for this story reading video were created by Pearl Lewis (www.DrPearlLewis.com).
