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
