Aesop.

According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the fables were, written by a slave named Aesop, who lived in Ancient Greece during the 5th-century BCE. Aesop's fables and the Indian tradition as represented by the Buddhist Jataka Tales and the Hindu Panchatantra share about a dozen tales in common although often widely differing in detail. There is, therefore, some debate over whether the Greeks learned these fables from Indian storytellers or the other...

Timeless tales of inspiration and enlightenment In ancient Greece, a storyteller named Aesop captivated his listeners with tales both beautiful and instructive. Thousands of years later, his fables—from "The Ant and the Grasshopper" to "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" to "The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg" to "The Tortoise and the Hare"—have lost none of their power to guide and entertain. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure...

"One day, down by the pond, Simon meets another dog just like him. And that dog has a bone just like his, only better! How will Simon ever get him to trade, when the other pup knows all the same tricks...?"--Provided by publisher.

A simplified version of the familiar fable featuring a kitten who becomes bored with guarding a stack of toys and decides to cry "dog" and watch the villagers come running, until the day a dog is really there and no one answers his call. Includes a note on the history of the tale.

City mouse-country mouse -- The lion and the mouse -- Belling the cat.

An illustrated collection of Aesop's fables, including "The Fox who lost his tail," "The Lion and the mouse, " and "The shepherd boy and the wolf."

A collection of the brief animal tales with specific morals which are attributed to a Greek slave.