Aesop

Presents twelve brief animal tales with specific morals which are attributed to a wise Greek slave.

Grasshopper lives in the moment and practices yoga while Ant is a planner who tries to always be prepared, but when a mudslide occurs Ant and Grasshopper put aside their differences in philosophy and learn from each other. Includes a classic retelling of the fable, visual questions, and a glossary.

Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.

A hungry wolf disguises himself as a sheep in order to steal and eat other members of the flock. He soon becomes the largest and fattest 'sheep,' which the shepherd then catches and cooks for his own dinner.

Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.

Retells the fable about an industrious ant that busily prepares for the approaching winter while a grasshopper makes no plans for the cold weather to come.

The sun and the wind test their strength by seeing which of them can cause a man to remove his coat, demonstrating the value of using gentle persuasion rather than force as a means of achieving a goal.

A mouse begs a lion for mercy and, after he is set free, promises that he will help the lion some day in return.

Retellings of twenty-one classic Aesop fables, in updated language.