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Biography Base: Aesop Biography
This is a biography of Aesop, the supposed author of Aesop's Fables, a collection of folktales that use talking animals to teach morals or lessons about life. It also provides of some of his fables.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Aesop's Fables
Work your way through the moral tales of Aesop. Table of context provides links to traditional tellings and modernized versions. Videos and original illustrations help tell the stories.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Masks and Aesop's Fables
This multi-media visual and language arts activity offers intellectual, creative, and interpretive opportunities through use of books, music, and the internet. It offers complete grade-leveled lesson plans for grades k-4 which include...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Elements of Fables
This ArtsEdge unit on fables shows how to compare and contrast, read and write fables, and discuss the elements they contain. Has great links, definitions, and fable examples.
University of Massachusetts
Aesop's Fables: The Bundle of Sticks
Read this beautifully illustrated fable of Aesop, "The Bundle of Sticks." Illustrated by college student, Michael Chan, the story progresses to its moral and meaning, "union gives strength". Also find the history of Aesop and his fables,...
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Goose With the Golden Eggs"
Two retellings of Aesop's Fable "The Goose with the Golden Eggs." Both stories illustrate the same moral, "Greed often overreaches itself." The first is a traditional retelling of the original fable. The second is a modern retelling with...
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Aesop's Fables: "Ant and the Grasshopper"
The importance of planning is the moral of this tale, written both in its traditional version and in a more modernized rendition.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Man and the Satyr"
Read and view illustrations for a traditional and then a modern-day retelling of Aesop's fable "The Man and the Satyr."
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Lion and the Mouse"
Read this traditional fable of "The Lion and the Mouse" to learn that even little friends can do great things. Two illustrated versions are provided. Both include the same text, but one has traditional illustrations while the other has...
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Milkmaid and Her Pail"
Read a traditional retelling of the fable "The Milkmaid and Her Pail" to see how the milkmaid learned not to count her chickens before they hatch. Then, read the same tale in a modern-day setting for a different perspective.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Miser and His Gold"
Read this illustrated fable "The Miser and His Gold" to learn about a man who valued his money for the wrong reasons. Then read the same tale with different illustrations for a new perspective.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Wind and the Sun"
Learn about the power of kindness while reading this illustrated fable "The Wind and the Sun." Then read the same story with different illustrations to provide a new point of view.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Aesop's Fables: "Belling the Cat"
Sometimes having great ideas is easier than putting them into practice. Read a traditional telling of Aesop's fable, "Belling the Cat," and a more modernized rendition.
University of Massachusetts
Aesop's Fables: "The Donkey and the Lap Dog"
Learn that sometimes not all jokes are funny in Aesop's tale "The Donkey and the Lap Dog." The story is offered in its traditional version as well as a more modernized rendition. Slideshow pacing encourages independent reading.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Aesop's Fables: "The Dog in the Manger"
Feeling envious? Read Aesop's tale "The Dog in the Manger" in its traditional format and in a modern version to better understand this powerful feeling.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Fable and Trickster Tales Around the World
The lessons presented in this website "introduce children to folk tales" and how these folktales are changed and affected by generational and cultural values. Includes several links to further related information on folktales, fables,...
Library of Congress
Library of Congress: Classic Books: Walter Crane: Baby's Own Aesop
Turn the pages of this scanned copy of Baby's Own Aesop by Walter Crane. Read along with the shortened form in poetic form and see the moral of each story.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Fable
This is an encyclopedia entry for the word "Fable." It defines the term, explains its characteristics, provides background including Aseop's Fables and those from various countries, and offers a list of fabulists and their works.
Fun Trivia
Fun Trivia: The Moral of the Story Is...
The site provides ten trivia questions about fables. Fables from Aesop and from The Holy Bible are included in this quiz.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Baby's Own Aesop by Aesop
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Baby's Own Aesop by Aesop (1887), features fables condensed in rhyme and moral from the originals.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Aesop's Fables: "Hercules and the Wagoner"
This site provides the text and audio for this translation of the Aesop fable "Hercules And The Wagoner." Available online, print, and download.
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Tales With Morals
The history and background information on Aesop, key terms as well as the fables associated with his name. There is a link to the full text of each of the legendary fables.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"
Read the illustrated fable "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" to learn that things are not always the way they look on the outside. Then read the same fable with modern illustrations to see a different perspective and make connections.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Fox and the Grapes"
Two traditional retellings of Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Grapes." The first has literal illustrations of the original fable. The second tells the same story, but has illustrations that give the story a modern setting and characters...