fables

Henderson, a middle-aged American millionaire, travels to Africa in search of a more rewarding life, and finds himself regarded as a messiah when he manages to bring rain to a drought-stricken tribe.

A collection featuring 126 of the best-loved fables -- all the wonderful and amusing animal characters appear in this colorful edition.

A sly fox tries to outwit a proud rooster through the use of flattery.

A collection of nine stories for children written by Hans Christian Andersen.

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.