Aesops Fables, Aesop
Aesops Fables, Aesop
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Aesop's Fables
The Complete Collection

Author: Aesop

Narrator: Alison Steadman, Brenda Blethyn, Jane Horrocks, Jonathan Pryce, Lindsay Duncan, Richard Briers, Richard E Grant

Unabridged: 3 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2012


Synopsis

40 of Aesop's tales, specially adapted for young children. Read by Richard Briers, Jane Horrocks, Jonathan Pryce, Alison Steadman, Richard E. Grant, Lindsay Duncan and Brenda Blethyn. Stories include: The Hare & the Tortoise/The Frogs & the Ox/The Fox & the Crow/The Monkey as King/The Bundle of Sticks/The Gnat & the Lion/The North Wind & the Sun/The Fox & the Grapes/The Dog, the Cockerel & the Fox/The Miller, His Son & the Donkey/The Wolf & the Heron/The Donkey in the Lion's Skin/The Ant & the Grasshopper/The Vain Jackdaw/The Frogs who Wanted a King/The Cat & the Mice/The Lion & the Mouse/The Caged Bird & the Bat/The Fox & the Goat/The Lion & the Elephant/The Crow & the Pitcher/The Fox & the Stork/Two Travellers & a Bear/The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs/The Kid & the Wolf/The Old Lion & the Fox/The Eagle & the Jackdaw/The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing/The Goatherd & the Wild Goats/The Dog in the Manger/Androcles & The Lion, plus 9 more.

About Aesop

Aesop (620-560 BC) was a slave in ancient Greece who is known only for the genre of fables that are ascribed to him. The various collections that go under the rubric "Aesop's Fables" are still taught as moral lessons and used as subjects for various entertainments, especially children's plays and cartoons.


Reviews

Goodreads review by maya on February 19, 2021

This book has a lot of interesting short stories.......more

Goodreads review by Meg on March 28, 2014

Aesop’s Fables are widely known, but Ayano Imai’s unique book and illustrations bring new life and excitement to the tales. It contains thirteen tales, including The Lion and the Mouse, The Hare and the Tortoise, and The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. Each one is no longer than a page long, and......more

Goodreads review by mark on May 30, 2018

I pulled this out of my "garage" shelf and re-read it, takes only a few minutes, but leaves one with plenty to ponder. There are forty fables, and if you're in my generation (boomer) you probably will recall most all of them. Their origin is a look back in time to prehistory, maybe 2,600 years ago,......more

Goodreads review by Esther on February 28, 2012

I loved this book! "Aesop's Fables" which was selected and illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger is a delightful folklore collection that appeals to young and older alike. With its short stories and beautiful illustrations, these fables would be enjoyed by primary and intermediate readers for sure. Each st......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on January 07, 2013

Aesops Fables is a classic childrens book, which includes a series of short stories involving different animals. At the end of every short story there is always a moral, which tells the child the lesson to be learnt from the story. I would recommend older children to read these stories, as the mean......more