### Product Description Sardonic, wry and wise, Aesop's Fables are some of the most enduring and well-loved literary creations in history. In a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, Aesop created a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. Here we see a wily fox outwi
The Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables
β Scribed by Aesop
- Book ID
- 110705989
- Publisher
- Oregan Publishing
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 24 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9782377930579
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Get in step with the colorful animals that race, waddle, and leap through these pages! From a fast-footed monkey to a two-timing fox, each creature has a story to tell and a moral to teach. These famous tales tickle the imagination and teach simple truths, ones that children and adults face every day. Inside are twenty classic fables, including The Tortoise and the Hare, The Goose Who Laid the Golden Eggs, and The City Mouse and the Country Mouse. Passed from generation to generation, Aesop's best-loved fables are presented here with beautiful illustrations that bring these naughty, bold, brave, and lovable creatures to life.
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