fables

The sun and the wind test their strength by seeing which of them can cause a man to remove his coat, demonstrating the value of using gentle persuasion rather than force as a means of achieving a goal.

A collection of short moral tales first told by the Greek slave Aesop.

Explains what fables are, with examples.

Retells forty of Aesop's lesser-known fables, including "The Fisherman and his Music," "The Leopard and the Fox," and "The Eagle and the Arrow.".

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

A collection of fourteen short fables each describing a different flower.

A modern translation of Ovid's "The Metamorphoses," his long poem whose central topic is the theme of transformation, as found in the Greek and Roman myths.

The fables of Aesop, retold with simple vocabulary.

Presents a collection of forty fables by Guatemalan author Augusto Monterroso.