Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables or Aesopica refers to a collection of fables credited to Aesop (620–560 BC), a slave and story-teller who lived in Ancient Greece. Aesop's Fables have become a blanket term for collections of brief fables, usually involving personified animals. The fables remain a popular choice for moral education of children today. This site provides a good collection of several of Aesop's most popular fables.
Jataka Tales
The Jāataka Tales (Sanskrit जतक, and Pali) refer to a voluminous body of folklore-like literature concerning the previous births (jāati) of the Buddha. The word most specifically refers to a text division of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism, included in the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Sutta Pitaka. Jataka also refers to the traditional commentary on this book. This site provides a good collection of some of the most popular Jataka Tales.
