Aesop for February

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 at www.hsok.org/beauty. 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 pages 62-71

• The Cat, The Cock, and the Young Mouse 
• The Wolf and the Shepherd 
• The Peacock and the Crane 
• The Farmer and the Cranes 
• The Farmer and his Sons
• The Two Pots 
• The Goose and the Golden Egg 
• The Fighting Bulls and Frog 
• The Mouse and the Weasel 
• The Farmer and the Snake 
• The Sick Stag 
• The Goatherd and the Wild Goats 
• The Spendthrift and the Swallow 
• The Cat and the Birds 
• The Dog and the Oyster 
• The Astrologer