Fables by Robert Louis Stevenson audiobook.

Genre: folklore

In Fables, Robert Louis Stevenson turns a keen eye on the small, telling moments where human nature gives itself away. This compact collection gathers brief allegorical tales - some humorous, some unsettling, all sharply observed - in which everyday choices are distilled into parable. A traveler bargains for safety and learns what fear can cost. A person seeks certainty and discovers how easily conviction becomes a trap. Pride, envy, generosity, and self-deception appear not as abstract virtues and vices, but as living forces that tug at ordinary people when no one is watching. Stevenson writes with the clarity of a storyteller and the wit of a moralist, letting each scene unfold like a miniature drama before delivering its quiet sting. Instead of preaching, these fables invite listeners to recognize themselves in the characters' rationalizations, sudden impulses, and hard-won insights. By the end of each short piece, a simple situation has widened into a question: what do we truly value, and what are we willing to trade away to get it?

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:02:25) Chapter 01

(00:08:43) Chapter 02

(00:13:10) Chapter 03

(00:15:22) Chapter 04

(00:17:05) Chapter 05

(00:18:30) Chapter 06

(00:19:21) Chapter 07

(00:24:32) Chapter 08

(00:37:23) Chapter 09

(00:38:37) Chapter 10

(00:39:59) Chapter 11

(00:41:40) Chapter 12

(00:42:37) Chapter 13

(00:45:32) Chapter 14

(00:47:12) Chapter 15

(00:47:56) Chapter 16

(00:54:46) Chapter 17

(00:58:32) Chapter 18

(01:12:39) Chapter 19

(01:24:58) Chapter 20

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