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The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs Aesop's Fables Ages 9-12

The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs

The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs: In a modest farmstead nestled in a valley where green fields stretched to the horizon and wildflowers bloomed in abundance

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse Aesop's Fables Ages 9-12

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse: In an age when mice still ventured freely between wild and cultivated lands, there existed two cousins as different as

The Donkey in the Lion’s Skin Aesop's Fables Ages 9-12

The Donkey in the Lion’s Skin

The Donkey in the Lion's Skin: In a time when the beasts of the earth still held council and wisdom was sought from all creatures, there lived a donkey of

The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf Aesop's Fables Ages 9-12

The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf

The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf: In a valley where green meadows rolled like gentle waves beneath endless sky, there lived a young shepherd boy named Thomas.

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The Oak and the Reed Aesop's Fables Ages 9-12

The Oak and the Reed

The Oak and the Reed: Along the banks of a slow, meandering river, there grew two very different plants in close proximity to one another. One was a mighty oak

The Bundle of Sticks Aesop's Fables Ages 9-12

The Bundle of Sticks

The Bundle of Sticks: There was an old man who lived to see his five sons grow into manhood, yet their constant quarreling troubled him more deeply than any

1. How They Went To The Mountains To Eat Nuts Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

1. How They Went To The Mountains To Eat Nuts

1. How They Went To The Mountains To Eat Nuts: The nuts are quite ripe now,’ said Chanticleer to his wife Partlet, ‘suppose we go together to the mountains

How Chanticleer And Partlet Went To Visit Mr Korbes Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

How Chanticleer And Partlet Went To Visit Mr Korbes

2. How Chanticleer And Partlet Went To Visit Mr Korbes: Another day, Chanticleer and Partlet wished to ride out together; so Chanticleer built a handsome

3. How Partlet Died And Was Buried, And How Chanticleer Died Of Grief Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

3. How Partlet Died And Was Buried, And How Chanticleer Died Of Grief

From that day Chanticleer would eat and drink no more, and pined away until he died of grief.

Ashputtel Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

Ashputtel

Ashputtel: The wife of a rich man fell sick; and when she felt that her end drew nigh, she called her only daughter to her bed-side, and said, ‘Always be a

Briar Rose Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

Briar Rose

Briar Rose: A king and queen once upon a time reigned in a country a great way off, where there were in those days fairies. Now this king and queen had plenty

Cat and Mouse in Partnership Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

Cat and Mouse in Partnership

A cat and a mouse hide a pot of fat for winter, but not every friend keeps a promise.

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