Aesop's FablesIn this elegantly designed volume, more than sixty of Aesop's timeless fables have been carefully selected, humorously retold, and brought gloriously to life by four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Jerry Pinkney. Included are the Shepherd Boy and The Wolf, the Lion and the Mouse, the Tortoise and the Hare, plus many other charactersand moralsthat have inspired countless readers for centuries. With more than fifty magnificent full-color illustrations, this handsome edition is a must for every bookshelf. |
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AESOP'S FABLES almonds Androcles animal answered antlers ASTROLOGER beast bell BELLING THE CAT bird boasted bone bundle of sticks called cave claws cloak country mouse crane crept cried crow dared dinner dived donkey farmer feathers feet fell flew flock fool foolish forest fox's friend Fox frightened frogs gnat golden ax goose Grandmother Crab grapes grasshopper grew growled hare head heard heavy heifer hungry stork hunters Jerry Pinkney jumped King Lion King Log lark laughed leaped lion's skin Little Crab lived Look meadow mermaid mice milkmaid miller mouth neck never night North Wind peacock pheasants pitcher pool reeds replied the fox rest road rooster running sheep shepherd shepherd's boy shouted Soon splash stag stood summer long tail tall There's thought tortoise town mouse traveler tree Tricksters walking wild goats wolf woodcutter woodcutter's brother woods