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  Aesop
The Ant and the Grasshopper
Classic fable. Moral: It is best to prepare for days of need.
(Children)
- Date Added: March 2000
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Classic fable. Moral: There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth.
(Children)
- Date Added: March 2000
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Fox and The Crow
Classic fable. Moral: Do not trust flatterers.
(Children)
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Miser
Classic fable. Moral: The worth of material weath comes from what you do with it.
(Children)
- Date Added: March 2000
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Tortoise and the Hare
Classic fable. Moral: Slow but steady progress wins the race.
(Children)
- Date Added: March 2000
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Classic fable. Moral: Appearances can be deceptive.
(Children)
- Date Added: March 2000
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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  Andersen, Hans Christian
The Emperor's New Suit
An emperor whose only ambition is to be well dressed falls victim to a couple of visiting swindlers.
(Children)
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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  B
  Bierce, Ambrose
Revenge
Insurance agents get a bashing in this witty reworking of the Aesop-style fable.
(Humour)
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Crimson Candle
Witty reworking of the Aesop-style fable.
(Humour)
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Devoted Widow
Witty reworking of the Aesop-style fable.
(Humour)
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:2 stars
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The Flying Machine
Venture capitalists get a bashing in this witty reworking of the Aesop-style fable.
(Humour)
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:3 stars
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The Grasshopper and The Ant
Humorous reversal of the Aesop fable.
(Humour)
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Hare and The Tortoise
Humorous reversal of the Aesop fable.
(Humour)
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Hare and The Tortoise
Humorous application of the Aesop fable to modern writers.
(Humour)
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:2 stars
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The Ingenious Patriot
Witty reworking of the Aesop-style fable.
(Humour)
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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  K
  Kafka, Franz
A Little Fable
Cynical fable.
(Fiction)
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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  S
  Sorrentino, Fernando
An Enlightening Tale
Humorous fable about an honest beggar, a miserly Lady and an infatuated butler.
(Humour)
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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  Stevenson, Robert Louis
The Yellow Paint
Modern fable about a physician who sells a miraculous yellow paint.
(Fiction)
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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