fables

Readers will learn the difference between fables, myths, and legends and the link between the stories and the cultures they come from. Includes examples of each type of literature.

Contains illustrated adaptations of fourteen of Aesop's fables.

Contains Aesop's fable in which Crane teaches Fox a lesson after he invites her to tea and gives her a dish she cannot use; and a Chinese fable in which Fox must outsmart a tiger to keep from getting eaten. Presented in Persian and English.

In this retelling of the fable from India, blindfolded children at a party play a guessing game.

A modern song retells the fable of a hungry fox who uses flattery to try to trick Crow into giving her his cheese. Includes a brief introduction to Aesop, sheet music, glossary, discussion questions, and further reading.

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

Two traditional tales about the cunning fox.

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

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.