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University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Aesop's Fables: "The Dog in the Manger"

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Feeling envious? Read Aesop's tale "The Dog in the Manger" in its traditional format and in a modern version to better understand this powerful feeling.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Aesop

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Aesop including the full text of Aesop's Fables, a collection of fables.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Crow and the Pitcher" by Aesop

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
This story is part of his collection of tales known as "Aesop's Fables," which were passed down by people retelling them. They have deeply influenced children's literature and modern storytelling culture. As you read, take notes on the...
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Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: Aesop's Fables Book 3

For Students 5th - 8th
"Aesop's Fables Book 3", published in 1912 by William Heinemann, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 38 page book is appropriate for intermediate readers.
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Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: Aesop's Fables Book 2

For Students 5th - 8th
"Aesop's Fables Book 2", published in 1912 by William Heinemann, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 47 page book is appropriate for intermediate readers.
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Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: Aesop's Fables Book 1

For Students 5th - 8th
"Aesop's Fables Book 1", published in 1912 by William Heinemann, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 50 page book is appropriate for intermediate readers.
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University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Fox and the Grapes"

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
Two traditional retellings of Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Grapes." The first has literal illustrations of the original fable. The second tells the same story, but has illustrations that give the story a modern setting and characters...
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Other

Aesop's fables.net: The Recent Life of Aesop

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a look at the life of Aesop through a biographical sketch of sorts. Learn more about this fascinating author when you explore this resource.
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University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"

For Students 6th - 8th
Read the illustrated fable "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" to learn that things are not always the way they look on the outside. Then read the same fable with modern illustrations to see a different perspective and make connections.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Elements of Fables

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This ArtsEdge unit on fables shows how to compare and contrast, read and write fables, and discuss the elements they contain. Has great links, definitions, and fable examples.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Hundred Fables of Aesop

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A scanned copy of the 1899 publication of Aesop's Fables, a book of fables for children.
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University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Aesop's Fables: "Ant and the Grasshopper"

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
The importance of planning is the moral of this tale, written both in its traditional version and in a more modernized rendition.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Aesop's Fables

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Aesop's aesop's Fables has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Three Hundred Aesop's Fables

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Aesop's Three Hundred Aesop's Fables has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Ant and the Grasshopper [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Aesop's fable, The Ant and the Grasshopper, is provided on these pages. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: 10th Grade Literature and Composition: Traditions

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a unit on the traditional wisdom of various cultures handed down through fables, fairy tales, folklore, and proverbs. It includes readings from Aesop's Fables, African and African-American Folktales, Hans Christian Andersen's...
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Read Works

Read Works: The Ants and the Grasshopper

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a brief version of the Aesop's Fable "The Ants and the Grasshopper" which is followed by a comprehension question set.
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Other

Aesop's Fables

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
You can read illustrated versions of five of Aesop's famous fables here.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Fable and Trickster Tales Around the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The lessons presented in this website "introduce children to folk tales" and how these folktales are changed and affected by generational and cultural values. Includes several links to further related information on folktales, fables,...
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Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Classic Books: Walter Crane: Baby's Own Aesop

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Turn the pages of this scanned copy of Baby's Own Aesop by Walter Crane. Read along with the shortened form in poetic form and see the moral of each story.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Fable

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an encyclopedia entry for the word "Fable." It defines the term, explains its characteristics, provides background including Aseop's Fables and those from various countries, and offers a list of fabulists and their works.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Baby's Own Aesop by Aesop

For Students 1st - 3rd
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Baby's Own Aesop by Aesop (1887), features fables condensed in rhyme and moral from the originals.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Animal Fables and Trickster Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Animals and tricksters appear in folk tales from a wide variety of cultures, especially those with strong oral storytelling traditions. Use this lesson plan to introduce students to these characters and the lessons they were used to...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the fable "The Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...

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