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1. The Ant and the Grasshopper 개미와 베짱이
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2. The Tortoise and the Hare 토끼와 거북이
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3. The three little pigs 아기돼지 삼형제
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4. The Shepherd Boy 양치기 소년
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5. The Honest Woodcutter 금도끼 은도끼
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6. The Fairy and the Woodcutter 선녀와 나무꾼
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7. The Sun and the Wind 해와 바람
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8. The Lion and the Mouse 사자와 생쥐
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9. The Fox and the Sour Grapes 여우와 신포도
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10. The Two Men and the Bear 두 남자와 곰
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90. The Frog Prince – 개구리 왕자
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동화 초급 Fairy tale
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🦁 The Donkey in Lion’s Skin


📜 The Donkey in the Lion’s Skin
Aesop’s Fable – Easy English Version

NARRATOR:
One quiet morning, a donkey was walking through the forest.
Suddenly, he found something strange lying under a tree.
It was a lion’s skin—left behind by hunters!

The donkey looked around. No one was there.
He smiled and got an idea.

🫏 DONKEY (thinking):
“If I wear this, I will look just like a real lion!
Everyone will be afraid of me!”

NARRATOR:
He carefully put on the lion’s skin.
Then he walked to a nearby stream and looked at his reflection in the water.

🫏 DONKEY (thinking):
“Wow! I look fierce and powerful. I really do look like a lion!”

NARRATOR:
Feeling proud, the donkey walked toward a nearby farm.
When the cows, goats, and sheep saw him, they gasped.

They thought he was a real lion!
They ran in all directions, frightened and shaking.

The donkey laughed to himself.

🫏 DONKEY (thinking):
“This is fun! Everyone is scared of me!”

NARRATOR:
But after a while, the donkey wanted to speak.
He opened his mouth and let out a loud sound:

🫏 DONKEY:
“Hee-haw! Hee-haw!”

NARRATOR:
The animals stopped running.
They turned around and listened closely.

🐄 🐐 🐑 ANIMALS:
“Wait a minute… That’s not a lion!
That’s just a silly donkey in a costume!”

NARRATOR:
The animals were no longer afraid.
Instead, they chased the donkey off the farm, laughing at his trick.

NARRATOR (ending):
You can wear something fancy and fool others for a while,
but your true self will always come out in the end.
It’s not clothes, but your words and actions that show who you really are.

THE END.


📚 Vocabulary

  • Donkey – a gray animal like a small horse

  • Lion’s skin – the outside of a lion’s body, like a coat

  • Costume – clothes you wear to look like someone or something else

  • Fierce – strong and scary

  • Chase – to run after someone or something


🗣 Useful Expressions

  • “If I wear this, I will look just like a real lion!” – pretending to be something you’re not

  • “Hee-haw! Hee-haw!” – the funny sound a donkey makes

  • “Your true self will always come out in the end.” – the story’s message


❓Comprehension Questions

1. 🫏 What animal found the lion’s skin?

2. 👕 What did the donkey do with the lion’s skin?

3. 🐄 How did the farm animals react at first?

4. 😲 What sound gave the donkey’s secret away?

5. 🧠 What lesson can we learn from this story?

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