fables

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The hare and the tortoise

based on the fable by La Fontaine
A fable about a hare who thought he could easily win a race and a tortoise who taught him a lesson.
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Aesop's fables

An illustrated collection of twenty-four Aesop fables selected from those populated only by animals, arranged in categories such as lion fables, fox fables, and wolf fables.
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Aesop's fables

Presents an illustrated collection of classic Aesop fables.
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Aesop's fables

Collection of animal tales that illustrate familiar words of wisdom such as: "Often good may be drawn out of evil, " "Even our worst enemies may inadvertently help, " and "It is possible to have too much of a good thing.".

The missing piece

A circle has difficulty finding its missing piece but has a good time looking for it.

The lion and the mouse

a fable by Aesop
A tiny mouse helps a mighty lion, who had once showed him mercy, escape from a trap.

The boy who cried "Wolf!"

Uses rebuses to retell the Aesop fable about a young boy whose false cries for help bring him to an unfortunate end.

Androcles and the lion

an old fable renovated
1951
Based on the fable about a Greek tailor's conversion to Christianity, his befriending of a lion, and gladiatorial experience in Nero's Coliseum.
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The tortoise and the hare

narrated by the silly but truthful tortoise
In this humorous retelling of the classic fable, the tortoise, Balderdash, describes how his race with Jiffy the Hare (who was actually pretty slow for a hare), launched his career as a comedian.
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