Project Gutenberg
2015-05-21
Public domain in the USA.
1465
Stickney, J. H. (Jenny H.)
1840
Lansing, Jenny H. Stickney
Stickney, Jenny H.
Stickney, J.H.
Aesop
Æsop
Aisopos
Bull, Charles Livingston
1874
1932
Æsop's Fables: A Version for Young Readers
Aesop's Fables: A Version for Young Readers
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
"Æsop's Fables: A Version for Young Readers" by J. H. Stickney is a collection of timeless fables intended for children, published in the early 20th century. This adapted edition presents classic moral tales featuring anthropomorphic animals that convey valuable life lessons through engaging stories. Ideal for young readers, the book serves to instill morals and virtues in a way that is both entertaining and educational. The opening of this version introduces multiple fables, beginning with "The Wolf and the Lamb," which depicts the unjust nature of the powerful using the example of a wolf that deceitfully accuses a lamb as an excuse to eat it. Other tales like "The Fox and the Grapes" illustrate themes of rationalization and self-deception, while "The Dog and His Shadow" warns about greed. With its straightforward prose and engaging illustrations, the beginning of this collection sets the tone for the variety of stories to follow, each rich with wisdom that is accessible to children. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
en
Fables -- Juvenile literature
PZ
Text
Category: Children & Young Adult Reading
Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore
268387
2025-07-19T14:22:30.241326
text/html
239515
2024-10-24T17:26:50
text/html
1418508
2025-07-19T14:22:36.536299
application/epub+zip
1418112
2025-07-19T14:22:31.521374
application/epub+zip
163851
2025-07-19T14:22:30.872345
application/epub+zip
1602919
2025-07-19T14:22:41.189268
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
1446729
2025-07-19T14:22:35.780295
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
231014
2022-09-22T08:36:20.395016
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
185064
2025-07-19T14:22:29.165351
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
165180
2024-10-24T17:26:50
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
17832
2025-07-19T14:22:41.337289
application/rdf+xml
24753
2025-07-19T14:22:30.981324
image/jpeg
3188
2025-07-19T14:22:30.926320
image/jpeg
1370394
2025-07-19T14:22:30.344340
application/octet-stream
application/zip
Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at
https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog
en.wikipedia
en.wikipedia