Aesop's Fables

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Barnes & Noble, 2012 - Fiction - 248 pages
List of illustrations: The lion, the tiger, and the fox -- The hawk and the nightingale -- The lion and the mouse -- The wolf and the crane -- The fox without a tail -- The travelers and the bear -- The miser -- The fox and the woodcutter -- The mountain in labor -- The frogs desiring a king -- The bear and the beehives -- Mercury and the woodman -- The lion and the frog -- The fox and the grapes -- The eagle and the crow -- The cock and the fox -- The fox and the boar -- The ass and the lion hunting -- The wolves and the sick ass -- The old hound -- The goat and the lion -- The fox and the crow -- The frog and the fox -- The wolf and the mastiff -- The thief and the dog -- The old lion -- The lion and the four bulls -- The fir tree and the bramble -- The hare and her many friends -- The nurse and the wolf -- The ass and his master -- The wolf in disguise -- The cormorant and the fishes -- The lion, the bear, the monkey, and the fox -- The two lizards -- The trooper and his horse -- The ape and the carpenter -- The elephant and the assembly of animals -- The two foxes -- The dog and the crocodile -- The wolf and the shepherds -- The conceited owl -- The cats and the monkey -- The farmer and his dog -- Aesop and the poultry -- The blind man and the lame man -- The hunter, the fox, and the tiger -- The hermit and the bear -- The owl and the grasshopper.

About the author (2012)

Though many modern scholars dispute his existence, Aesop's life was chronicled by first century Greek historians who wrote that Aesop, or Aethiop, was born into Greek slavery in 620 B.C. Freed because of his wit and wisdom, Aesop supposedly traveled throughout Greece and was employed at various times by the governments of Athens and Corinth. Some of Aesop's most recognized fables are The Tortoise and the Hare, The Fox and the Grapes, and The Ant and the Grasshopper. His simple but effective morals are widely used and illustrated for children.

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