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Available
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Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
User reviews
LibraryThing member siouxe_hawaii
I was amazed tht there was actually a 224 page book.. the only fables i remember hearing were the Sat. morning cartoon ones.
LibraryThing member Anietzerck
Not sure if it was just the copy that I had but it seems that so many of the stories were the same or very similiar and there were also some that seemed to tell the same story but with different outcomes. I know that historians are pretty sure that other authors have added their own work to be
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included with Aesop's fables, and that made the repetitive stories a little easier to read. Individually though, most of the fables had a good lesson attached to it. Show Less
LibraryThing member psychedelicmicrobus
Dad used to read these to us when we were children.
LibraryThing member JVioland
It would be a benefit to mankind if these morals were taught today. Instead, everything seems to be nonjudgmental. "Who are you to tell me I'm wrong?!!"
LibraryThing member Anietzerck
This collection of fables is great for children. There are a lot of good ones but there are definitely some that are lacking. Some of the fables even contradict others ones. But as a classic, every one should read it at least once. There are many lines worth quoting.
LibraryThing member liso
Another reviewer said it best when stating that he enjoyed Aesop's Fables for the lessons rather than the storytelling. I was surprised to see how many of today's maxims originated from this collection of stories, and even moreso to hear that they had been penned in the 5th century BC. Definitely
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LibraryThing member Davis22
A collection of the greatest stories with a moral attribute ever. Attributed by Aristotle as the best. Transformed into verse by Socrates, these stories captured the imagination of the greatest thinkers in human history, and continue to do so today. No child stands to be harmed by learning these
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tales, in fact, and argument could be made for the opposite effect. The most highly recommended literature for children by indisputable sources. Show Less
LibraryThing member LisaMorr
I consider this a re-read - I can't quite remember when I read this previously, but most of the 100 fables included in this collection were familiar. I always knew that each fable included a moral - it was interesting in reading these that sometimes I didn't think the moral fit all that well.
Original publication date
c.564 BCE
DDC/MDS
| 398.2452 |