Aesop's Fables

Aesop

Description

Comprised of over 300 classic animal tales, this edition of Aesop’s Fables will capture any young reader’s imagination. Aesop’s Fables have long been remembered as farcical, but resonant tales, capturing the imaginations of adults and children alike. Aesop’s Fables have been a cornerstone in narrating to children the differences between right and wrong.

Including such revered tales as the Tortoise and the Hare, to lesser known but equally as insightful stories such as the Mountain and the Mouse, Aesop’s Fables have provided timeless guidance to young children through the guise of anthropomorphized animals. Using common animals in this manner has been a treasured vehicle for young readers to better understand and relate to the world around them.

Aesop’s oral stories had been passed down through generations to celebrate the morality of life before being captured on the page. Other well-known fables in this collection include; The Goose Who Laid the Golden Eggs, The City Mouse, and The Kid and the Wolf. This translation was compiled by George Fyler Townsend. With eye-catching new covers and a new note about the author, this edition of Aesop's Fables is both modern and readable.

Sujets

• 6-12 ans
• Toute la fiction jeunesse
• Jeunesse Animaux
• Myths
• Juvenilee Fiction
• Folclore
• Greek mythology
• Aesop
• Traditional stories
• Legends
• Greek
• Folklore
• Roman

Informations

• Publié par: Mint Editions
• Date de parution: 07 avril 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781513264110
• Langue: English

Extrait

Aesop’s Fables
Aesop
TRANSLATED BY George Fyler Townsend
Aesop’s Fables was originally published in 1484.
This edition published by Mint Editions 2020.
ISBN 9781513263564 | E-ISBN 9781513264110
Published by Mint Editions®

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T HE W OLF AND THE L AMB
Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf’s right to eat him. He thus addressed him: “Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me.” “Indeed,” bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, “I was not then born.” Then said the Wolf, “You feed in my pasture.” “No, good sir,” replied the Lamb, “I have not yet tasted grass.” Again said the Wolf, “You drink of my well.” “No,” exclaimed the Lamb, “I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother’s milk is both food and drink to me.” Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, “Well! I won’t remai