Author: Aesop
Narrator: Ryan Aoto
Unabridged: 5 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: LibraryCall
Published: 04/16/2024
Categories: Children's Fiction
Aesop (620–560 BC) has been known in history and in legend since the sixth century BC, or earlier, as a gifted Greek storyteller and the author of the world’s best-known collection of fables. A Phrygian slave, there is speculation that he was freed as a result of his wit. Though little is known about his life, his remarkable wisdom regarding human nature, conveyed through his fables, has brought him great renown.
Bernadette Watts retells the classic Aesop fable, in which a mouse offends a young lion (in this version a cub). The lion extends mercy to the mouse, who promises to repay the favor someday. The lion laughs at the thought that someone so small could make a difference for himself, but many years late......more
While reading the fable "The Lion and the Mouse", I learned the valuable meaning of friendship. The lion and mouse represent how looks can be deceiving. People judge others based on their looks. Referring to this book specifically, the lion tries to eat the mouse because it is much smaller than him.......more
A fine retelling of the fable with the characters given greater depth. Lush illustrations.......more
On a hot summer day a lion cub was taking a nap, to his surprise he was awoken by a mouse who ran across his paw. The lion spared the mouse’s life and in return the mouse said that she would help the lion if he was ever in need, the lion thought this was funny because he didn’t think he a mouse coul......more
Book Title: The Lion and the Mouse Author/Illustrator: Bernadette Watts Reading Level: LG Book Level: 3.1 Summary: A young lion cub meets a mouse and learns a valuable lesson about kindness. Bookshelf Mentor Writing Trait: Idea: This book has a heartwarming theme about kindness and not judging others by......more