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The goose and the golden eggs

2019
A modern song retells the fable of a farmer whose goose lays golden eggs but whose greed keeps him wanting more. Includes a brief introduction to Aesop, sheet music, glossary, discussion questions, and further reading.

Rabbit and Turtle go to school

Rabbit and Turtle reenact their famous race while they are on their way to school.

Fox fables

Arabic & English
Two traditional tales about the cunning fox.

Town mouse, country mouse

After trading houses, the country mice and the town mice discover there's no place like home.
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Seven blind mice

Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance. The illustrations depict the blind arguers as mice.
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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.".

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