fables

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The eagle & the wren

2000
When the birds have a contest to see which one can fly the highest, they all learn a valuable lesson about cooperation.

Donkey trouble

1998
In this retelling of the traditional fable, a kind but simple man and his grandson, on their way to market with their donkey, find it impossible to please everyone they meet.

A tale of two frogs

inspired by a Russian folktale
2006
Retells the Russian fable about two frog sisters, one adventurous and impulsive, the other lazy and cautious, that fall into a pail of milk and learn a lesson about persistence.

Twenty-five Fables

1961
Translations from Books of the Panchantantra and other Jataka or Indian Tales.

The raven and the fox

2011
A sly fox outwits a prideful raven in this retelling of Aesop's classic fable.

The boy who cried "Wolf"

1996
A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call. Focuses on the meaning of sincerity.

Aesop's fables

1947
A collection of the brief animal tales with specific morals which are attributed to a Greek slave.

Aesop's fables

2005
Contains illustrated retellings of sixteen fables by Aesop.

The hare and the tortoise

a fable from Aesop
1998
Retells the events of the famous race between the boastful hare and the perservering tortoise.

The hare and the tortoise =

La liebre y la tortuga
2006
Sumario en espa?nol: Cuenta de nuevo el relato tradicional de la carrera entre la tortuga de la perseverencia y la liebre presumida.

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