As we grow from child to adult we are usually told short stories which soften and help us understand the vital information a story has to impart. It’s a clever concept by saying one thing―many times with an animal protagonist―and meaning another. In adult years these stories continue along the same lines but what they are really saying is that what you see is not always what you get.Words from the pens of Oscar Wilde, Leo Tolstoy, Henry James and others really can illuminate and explain subjects difficult to broach.1 - Fables for Adults - An Introduction2 - The Devoted Friend by Oscar Wilde3 - The Altar of the Dead - Part 1 by Henry James4 - The Altar of the Dead - Part 2 by Henry James5 - How Much Land Does A Man Need by Leo Tolstoy6 - The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde7 - The Rewards of Industry by Richard Garnett8 - The Lightning Rod Man by Herman Melville9 - The Man Who Hated God by Winifred Holtby10 - The Strange Looking Man by Fanny Kemble Johnson11 - The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde12 - How a Muzhik Fed Two Officials by Nikolai Schedrin13 - The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde14 - The Tale Of The Stairs by Hristo Smirenski15 - The Juniper Tree by The Brothers Grimm16 - The Three Palaces by Richard Garnett17 - The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde18 - Jeannot and Colin by Voltaire