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The Woodman and the Serpent
Does everyone always appreciate kindness? Part of a comprehensive series, Aesop's 136-word fable "The Woodman and the Serpent" tells the story of a snake that is rescued by a farmer and later tries biting the farmer's daughter. Readers...
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Hercules and the Waggoner
Build learners as strong as Hercules with a narrative writing and critical thinking activity. One out of a set of Aesop's fables, the audiobook recording differentiates the passage with text versions of the story. Class members then...
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The Hart in the Ox-Stall
Take the bull by its horns with an audio retelling of Aesop's fable "The Hart in the Ox-Stall." Part of a larger set, the resource contains an audiobook recording and text passage. After listening to the story, class members then...
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The Milkmaid and Her Pail
Readers learn about idioms with a narrative writing activity that follows Aesop's fable "The Milkmaid and Her Pail." An audio version of the story allows learners of all reading levels to access the text.
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The Bat and the Weasels
Teach your class about being as adaptable as a bat with Aesop's "The Bats and the Weasels." After listening to an audio retelling of the fable, learners fill out a KWL chart about the story, including what they learned about bats.
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The Mole and His Mother
Mother knows best, according to Aesop and his fable "The Mole and his Mother." An audio retelling of the story comes with an activity that asks readers to research and describe a mole before outlining the plot structure of the fable.
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The Elephant’s Child
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it gave the elephant a very useful nose! Listen to a retelling of Rudyard Kipling's "The Elephant's Child" that explains how the elephant's long nose came to be—and what a hungry crocodile had to do...