Two best friends, the Dog and the Rooster, set out on an adventure. What happens when they come across a Fox? The Dog, The Rooster And The Fox is a perfect short story for teaching children the valuable lesson about how to treat others. Our story ends with the moral “And the moral of that story is; people who are nasty to others should not expect to be treated nicely in return.” Themes of friendship, consequence and trust are also explored in this fable. Aesop's fables are a collection of ancient tales credited to the famous storyteller, Aesop who is believed to have lived in Ancient Greece during the 6th century BCE. Fables are short stories that deliver a moral lesson or practical message usually through animals or mythical creatures acting on our human experiences. These stories have influenced literature across all ages and cultures.