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Classic fables and stories from Ancient Greece, including Aesop’s Fables.

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The Four Brothers Aesop's Fables Ages 6-8

The Four Brothers

Four brothers each have different talents: strength, keen sight, speed, and kindness. Together, they prove that teamwork and friendship overcome any challenge.

The Gardeners Cunning Wife Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Gardeners Cunning Wife

The Gardeners Cunning Wife: In a certain village there lived with his wife a poor gardener who cultivated greens in a small patch in the backyard of his house.

The Gold-Giving Serpent Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Gold-Giving Serpent

The Gold-Giving Serpent: A poor Brahmin farmer named Haridatta once rested in the shade after working in his field and saw a hooded serpent emerge from a

The Goldsmiths Fortune Aesop's Fables Ages 9-12

The Goldsmiths Fortune

The Goldsmiths Fortune: Once upon a time there was a goldsmith who lived in a certain village where the people were as bad and greedy, and covetous, as they

The Good Husband And The Bad Wife Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Good Husband And The Bad Wife

The Good Husband And The Bad Wife: In a remote village there lived a Brâhmiṇ whose good nature and charitable disposition were proverbial. Equally proverbial

The Hermits Daughter Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Hermits Daughter

The Hermits Daughter: Near a town in India called Ikshumati, on a beautiful wide river, with trees belonging to a great forest near its banks, there dwelt a

The Honest But Rash Hunter Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Honest But Rash Hunter

The Honest But Rash Hunter: When the Second Minister’s watch was over, he went to inspect the guard at the royal bedchamber, and Alakesa hearing his footsteps

The Jackal And The Pea Hen Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Jackal And The Pea Hen

The Jackal And The Pea Hen: A Tale of Friendship and Greed In a peaceful forest where trees grew tall and flowers bloomed in every season, there...

The Kettle Who Gave Birth – Nasreddin Hodja Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Kettle Who Gave Birth – Nasreddin Hodja

A clever trickster plays a funny joke on his greedy neighbor to get a beautiful kettle. A hilarious Turkish folk tale.

The City Of Paithan A Story Of Love And Duty In The Mughal Era Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The City Of Paithan A Story Of Love And Duty In The Mughal Era

The City Of Paithan A Story Of Love And Duty In The Mughal Era: Close to the city of Paithan, in a small village called Sauviragram, which lay along the banks

The Close Alliance A Tale Of Woe Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Close Alliance A Tale Of Woe

A farmer’s bullocks lead him into a crocodile-infested river—a parable of how bad companions drag the virtuous toward ruin.

The Death And Burial Of Poor Sparrow Aesop's Fables Ages 9-12

The Death And Burial Of Poor Sparrow

The Death And Burial Of Poor Sparrow: Once upon a time there lived a cock-sparrow and his wife, who were both growing old. But despite his years the All living

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