Tales of Wisdom

The Epoch Times brings you Ancient Stories, a treasure trove of traditions and morals from different cultures across the world. The following tale is one of the many video stories ...

Kindness is not a weakness.

A Traveler had hired an Ass to carry him to a distant part of the country. The owner ...

A Giant Oak stood near a brook in which grew some slender Reeds. When the wind blew, the ...

Ancient wisdom upholds that 'man is just like a container, it becomes whatever it contains.'

A Wolf left his lair one evening in fine spirits and an excellent appetite. As he ran, the ...

Kindness is a virtue that, at times, seems a thing of the past, especially when one looks at ...

One day, a shepherd discovered a fat Pig in the meadow where his Sheep were pastured. He very ...

One day, while I was walking in the park I noticed a little girl. She stood barefoot and dirty ...

A sacred Image was being carried to the temple. It was mounted on an Ass adorned with garlands ...

A Raven, which you know is black as coal, was envious of the Swan, because her feathers were ...

A Dove saw an Ant fall into a brook. The Ant struggled in vain to reach the bank, ...

Our “Tales of Wisdom” series aims to highlight important morals and inspire a cherishing of the age-old virtues ...

A pair of Oxen were drawing a heavily loaded wagon along a miry country road. They had to ...

There was once a Wolf who got very little to eat because the Dogs of the village were ...

Our “Tales of Wisdom” series aims to highlight important morals and inspire a cherishing of the age-old virtues ...

There was once an Ass whose Master also owned a Lap Dog. This Dog was a favorite and ...

Two men were traveling in company along the road when one of them picked up a well-filled purse. ...

Take a moment to count your blessings. Be humble and grateful!

A farmer was driving his wagon along a miry country road after a heavy rain. The horses could ...

A Wolf had been feasting too greedily, and a bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. He could ...

A Bear roaming the woods in search of berries happened on a fallen tree in which a swarm ...

Once upon a time a Cat and a Monkey lived as pets in the same house. They were ...

The Peacock, they say, did not at first have the beautiful feathers in which he now takes so ...

It happened that a Countryman was sowing some hemp seeds in a field where a Swallow and some ...

A Jackdaw chanced to fly over the garden of the King's palace. There he saw with much wonder ...

A Jackdaw chanced to fly over the garden of the King's palace. There he saw with much wonder ...