Aesop for May

Fables are short stories that have a moral. Aesop, who lived in Greece from 640 to 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 Aesop 92-101

• The Mother and the Wolf
• The Flies and the Honey
• The Eagle and the Kite
• The Stay, the Sheep, and the Wolf  
• The Animals and the Plague
• The Shepherd and the Lion
• The Dog and His Reflection
• The Hare and the Tortoise
• The Bees and Wasps, and the Hornet
• The Lark and Her Young Ones
• The Cat and the Old Rat
• The Fox and the Crow
• The Ant and the Dove
• The Man and the Satyr
• The Wolf, the Kid, and the Goat
• The Swallow and the Crow
• Jupiter and the Monkey
• The Lion’s Share
• The Mold and his Mother
• The North Wind and the Sun
• The Hare and His Ears  
• The Wolves and the Sheep
• The Fisherman and the Little Fish