A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The North Wind and the Sun," "Androcles and the Lion," "The Troublesome Dog," and "The Fox and the Stork.".

In this retelling of the Indian fable, seven blind mice discover different parts of an elephant and argue about its appearance.

Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.

If animals were more like us, if mice kept pets and toads could cuss, if dogs had wives and chipmunks dated, sheep sat still and meditated, then in the forest, field and dairy you might find this bestiary, read by storks, by rats and kitties, skimmed by cows with milk-stained titties. "I found the book to be most droll," might quip the bear, the owl, the mole. Others, though, would be more coarse, "Bull," could say the pig and horse. As to the scribe,...

Aesop and his troupe of animal actors teach their audience what will happen if someone always lies.

An illustrated retelling of nineteen fables and tales from China, each of which features a nugget of ancient folk wisdom and introduces aspects of traditional Chinese culture and lore.

After trading houses, the country mice and the town mice discover there's no place like home.

Aesop and his troupe of animal actors teach their audience that slow and steady wins a race.

"A special 25th anniversary edition of Paulo Coehlo's extraordinary international bestselling phenomenon--the inspiring spiritual tale of self-discovery that has touched millions of lives around the world. Combing magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations. Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical...

Retells the story of how the wolf's plan to get into the sheep pen backfires when the farmer butchers him for a lamb dinner.