Life’s Lessons: Aesop’s Fables Grade level: First Grade Presented by: Debby Ylitalo, each fable and on the application of this moral to the children’s lives. “Spare meįully illustrated by Milo Winter, this is a collection of 126 of the best-loved fables, including such favorites as “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse”, “The Ants and the Grasshopper”, “The Goose and the Golden Egg”, “The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing,” and “The Hare and the Roused from his nap, the Lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny creature to kill her. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the Lion’s nose. With pictures by Milo Winter The Lion and the Mouse A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. Moral: You are judged by the company you keep.Originally published as The Æsop for Children. “You may be a very good bird,” answered the farmer, “but I caught you with the thieving Cranes and you will have to share the same punishment with them.” Besides, I did not know the Cranes were going to steal.” “I belong to Stork family who you know are honest and birds of good character. The Stork begged the Farmer to spare him. But the party ended dismally with all the birds entangled in the meshes of the Farmer’s net. Moral: Our best blessings are often least appreciated.Ī stork of a very simple and trusting nature had been asked by a gay party of Cranes to visit a field that had been newly planted. “You lie here in my cooling shade, and yet you say I am useless!” Thus ungratefully, O Jupiter, do men receive their blessings!” “Ungrateful creatures!” said a voice from the Plane Tree. “It bears no fruit whatever, and only serves to litter the ground with leaves.” “How useless is the Plane!” said one of them. As they lay looking up among the pleasant leaves, they saw that it was a Plane Tree. Two Travellers, walking in the noonday sun, sought the shade of a wide spreading tree to rest. Sample Page from Aesop’s Fables – Illustrated for ChildrenĪesop’s Fables for Children – Illustrated short stories with a moral
The volumes from Aesop have been added to over time, and some are believed to be of unknown origin. The stories which were told from person to person, attributed to Aesop were only written down only some 300 years after his death. This edition, formatted by Free Kids Books, is also available in pdf, flipbook, and in an editable (odt) format.Īesop’s fables for children – editable version: About AesopĪesop was believed to be a slave and famed storyteller who lived around 620 and 564 BCE in ancient Greece. The contents is hyperlinked, and the morals have been summarised at the beginning for easy reference. Here’s another bumper edition of Aesop’s fables, this one includes 147 fables, beautifully illustrated by Milo Winter.
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