Project Gutenberg 2025-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 288 Aikin, Lucy 1781 1864 Godolphin, Mary Aesop Æsop Aisopos Æsop's fables in words of one syllable Aesop's fables in words of one syllable $aNew York :$bA. L. Burt, $c1895. Carol Brown, Mairi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "Æsop's fables in words of one syllable" by Lucy Aikin and Aesop is a collection of fables written in the late 19th century. It presents classic Aesopian animal tales retold in simple, one-syllable prose for young or early readers, each closing with a clear moral. Expect brisk scenes featuring foxes, wolves, crows, dogs, and children that illustrate prudence, humility, and common sense. The opening of the collection strings together many very short animal parables, each told in plain words and capped with a maxim. Early pieces include the Boy and the Wolf (lying destroys trust), Boys and Frogs (your sport may be another’s harm), the Fox and the Grapes (sour-grapes self-justification), the Mice, the Cat, and the Bell (plans are easier than deeds), the Wolf and the Lamb (might over right), Stone Broth (ingenuity and persistence), and the Man, His Son, and His Ass (you cannot please all). Other quick hits stress valuing use over show (the Cock and the Gem, the Stag in the Lake), choosing freedom over gilded chains (the Wolf and the House Dog), and favoring gentle means (the Wind and the Sun) while warning against greed (the Goose with the Gold Egg) and flattery (the Fox and the Crow). This rapid sequence continues through many familiar fables and concludes in the excerpt as a cat flatters an old hawk to gain entry, signaling yet another lesson in slyness and trust. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://www.google.com/books/edition/Aesop_s_Fables_in_Words_of_One_Syllable/xoA2AQAAMAAJ 20250111084845godolphin 1895 US en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Aesop's fables -- Adaptations Fables, Greek -- Adaptations PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 171417 2025-07-30T07:17:52.046800 text/html 141874 2025-06-08T10:00:29 text/html 3881772 2025-07-30T07:18:02.582796 application/epub+zip 3881829 2025-07-30T07:17:54.943816 application/epub+zip 321789 2025-07-30T07:17:53.142830 application/epub+zip 4527261 2025-07-30T07:18:06.975749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4465233 2025-07-30T07:18:01.291753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124538 2025-07-30T07:17:51.188831 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104572 2025-06-08T10:00:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15485 2025-07-30T07:18:07.135746 application/rdf+xml 25927 2025-07-30T07:17:53.821800 image/jpeg 3832 2025-07-30T07:17:53.477804 image/jpeg 9576935 2025-07-30T07:17:52.237836 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