Short tales. Fables

The classic tale of a little shepherd boy who thought it was funny to cry wolf twice, but when there really was a wolf, the townspeople refused to heed his calls.

A grasshopper, disdainful of the ants who are busy throughout the year planting, caring for, and harvesting a garden in preparation for the winter, realizes the error of his ways when the cold and snow arrive.

A town mouse and a country mouse exchange visits and discover each is suited to his own home.

Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.

Retelling of Aesop's fable about a tortoise whose slow but sure pace is rewarded with victory over a fast but boastful hare.

An illustrated adapatation of the "The Lion and the Mouse" fable in which a mouse proves that even small creatures can be of use when he rescues a lion from a trap.