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Aesop's Fables

By Aesop
Series: Puffin Classics
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Aesop's Fables is a collection of short stories known for imparting moral lessons through tales featuring animals as characters. These narratives often illustrate human virtues and vices, making complex ethical concepts accessible to children. Each fable concludes with a straightforward moral, encouraging reflection and teaching valuable life lessons.
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This classic collection of fables offers timeless lessons wrapped in tales of animal characters, perfect for both children and adults. You might enjoy these stories if you appreciate moral teachings presented in a simple, engaging way, often accompanied by delightful illustrations. These tales encourage reflection on human nature and morals through charming and memorable narratives.

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Includes tales from "Look Before You Leap" and "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" to much less familiar tales, each with its own sharply pointed moral.

Over two hundred familiar tales from 'Look Before You Leap' and 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' to much less familiar tales, each with its own sharply pointed moral.

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Puffin Classics - award-winning stories brought to life for a new generation.

Over two hundred familiar tales from The Dog in the Manger and The Boy Who Cried Wolf to much less familiar tales, each with its own sharply pointed moral.

With an introduction by award-winning author, Marcus Sedgwick.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141345246

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 March 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin Classics

Illustration: Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Brian Robb
  • Translated by S. Handford

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 162g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Aesop lived in the early sixth century BC on the island of Samos, which lies off the coast of modern Turkey. He originally came from Thrace which was a separate country in those days, though it now forms part of Greece and Bulgaria. Very little is known about his life except that he worked as a slave on Samos for a master called Iadmon, and that he became a very famous storyteller. He was so famous that almost any fable which could have been told by him became attributed to him.

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