Æsop's fables in words of one syllable

Chapter 76: THE GOAT AND THE FOX IN THE WELL.

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A collection of short, self-contained fables retold in simple monosyllabic language for young readers. Each brief tale stages animal characters in a single situation that leads to a clear outcome and an explicit moral, exploring themes such as honesty, pride, prudence, selfishness, and the consequences of deceit or folly. Lines are spare and direct, often paired with small illustrations, and the arrangement of discrete episodes emphasizes cause-and-effect and memorable aphorisms to make ethical lessons accessible and easy to discuss.

THE GOAT AND THE FOX IN THE WELL.

A fox, who was a great rogue, fell down a deep well. Just then, a goat came up who had a mind to slake his thirst, so he said to the fox, “Is the well a sweet one?” “Sweet!” says the fox; “it is the best well I have drunk from for along time. Come and try it.” At this the goat leapt in; and the fox—who put his feet on the goat’s horns—sprang out, and said, “If you had as much brain as you have beard, you would ‘Look ere you leap,’ for

‘Those who trust ere they try,

They will grieve ere they die.’”

The poor goat put his head up, and said, “True, I see too late that I have lent you a stick to break my own head with.”

The Goat and the Fox in the Well.—Page 66.

Æsop.