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		Aesop's Fables Selected & Illustrated by Michael Hague Holt, Rinehart & Winston New York, 1985 ISBN 0-03-002038-7 Ages 4-8 & All ages

It is said that Aesop, the author of these fables, was actually a slave who became a freedman, and lived in Greece between the time of 620 and 560 B.C. He became well known in settling matters of dispute through his animal tales. A fable is a short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like humans. These stories are prime examples of didactic stories, or stories that teach a lesson. Some examples of the lessons taught in this collection are: A simple life in peace and quiet is better than a luxurious life tortured by fear - from The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse Look before you leap - The Fox & the Goat Necessity is the mother of invention - from The Crow & the Pitcher Slow & steady wins the race - from The Hare & the Tortoise In this book, Michael Hague has collected some of his favorite fables and illustrated them beautifully. Many of the fables are only one page, situated on the right side of the two page spread and faces a painting illustrating the story on the left side. Many of the print side pages have a smaller item pulled from the story painted beneath the moral or lesson of the story. All of the pictures have an old world look about them, using rich and warm colors to bring the characters and their environments alive. All of the animals are wearing clothes, like humans. Sometimes lessons are best taught through what I call side by side stories. If a person is too close to a situation, sometimes a side by side story can help them to see the truth in a matter. When these stories are read aloud to children, one can ask the children if they can guess the moral of the story. Aesop's fables are classic tales, and people have benefited from them for hundreds of years.

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