Aesop
Thomson – Heinle / Baronet Books, Ney York - 2000
(Review by Laura Dambolena)
The recollection of fables by Aesop is one of the basic books any person should read because they can learn very useful facts of life and morals that will be unforgettable. Fables are short stories which illustrate a particular moral and teach a lesson to children. These fables are such a well known source in educative literature that most of the morals Aesop’s fables taught in the 5th Century B.C. are still applied for current social life and many of them became current sayings or proverbs. “The Tortoise and the Hare”, “The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”, “The Boy who cried Wolf”, “The Lion and the Mouse” and “Father and Son”, are, among others, examples of Aesop’s fables whose morals became proverbs or sayings. In this edition, each page has on the one side the text- fable- and on the other side a black and white drawing that helps children to picture the situation and understand the general idea. Aesop’s Fables are highly recommended because they are adequate to satisfy children’s curiosity and interests and, at the same time, they can keep this book the rest of their lives.
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