Fables are short stories that have a moral. Aesop who lived in Greece from 640-564 BC, gathered many ancient fables into a collection to share with his community. We’ve chosen a few for you this month, and they are linked below. Read some or all of them with your students and talk about the morals. If you are feeling very adventurous, try to write a fable of your own.
Milo Winter’s The Aesop for Children pg. 11-23 (all linked to Heritage History)
- The Wolf and the Kid
- The Tortoise and the Ducks
- The Young Crab and his Mother
- The Frogs and the Ox
- The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox
- Belling the Cat
- The Eagle and the Jackdaw
- The Boy and the Filberts
- Hercules and the Wagoner
- The Kid and the Wolf
- The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
- The Fox and the Grapes
- The Bundle of Sticks
- The Wolf and the Crane
- The Donkey and his Driver
- The Oxen and the Wheels
Ways to Read Aesop
- Free Ebook through Google Play
- Aesop at Project Gutenberg
- Aesop Book Online
- Or buy the printed version of Milo Winter’s The Aesop for Children.