Adapted by: Jan Fields Illustrated by: Eric Scott Fisher
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Original text by Aesop Adapted by Jan Fields Illustrated by Eric Scott Fisher Edited by Stephanie Hedlund and Rochelle Baltzer Cover and interior design by Abbey Fitzgerald
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Fields, Jan. Aesop’s fables I adapted by Jan Fields ; illustrated by Eric Scott Fisher. p. cm. — (Calico illustrated classics] ISBN 978-1-61641-611-9 1. Aesop’s fables—Adaptations. [1. Fables. 2. Folklore.] I. Aesop. II. Fisher, Eric Scott, ill. III. Title. PZ8.2.F52Ae 2011 398.24’52—dc22 2011002727 Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: The Ant and the Grasshopper.....6 CHAPTER 2: The Boy Who Cried Wolf...... 9 CHAPTER 3: The Fox and the Grapes...... 12 CHAPTER 4: The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs...... 14 CPI APTER 5: The Lion and the Mouse...... 16 CHAPTER 6: The Tortoise and the Hare...... 18 CHAPTER 7: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse...... 21 CHAPTER 8: The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing... 25 CHAPTER 9: The Fox and the Crow...... 28 CHAPTER 10: The Lion’s Share...... 30 CHAPTER 11: The Wolf and the Stork...... 33 CHAPTER 12: The Dog in the Manger...... 35 CHAPTER 13: The Fox and the Stork...... 37 CHAPTER 14: Belling the Cat...... 39 CHAPTER 15: The Rooster and the Pearl..... 42 CHAPTER 16: The Wolf and the Lamb...... 44 CHAPTER 17: The Dog and His Reflection ... 46 CHAPTER 18: The Farmer and the Snake..... 48 CHAPTER 19: The Frog and the Ox...... 51 CHAPTER 20: The Crow and the Pitcher..... 53 CHAPTER 21: The Donkey and the Lion’s Skin 55 CHAPTER 22: The Bear and the Travelers .... 58 CHAPTER 23: The Boy and the Filberts...... 60 CHAPTER 24: The Cat and the Mice...... 62 CHAPTER 25: The Deer without a Brain...... 64 CHAPTER 26: The Dog and the Wolf...... 67 CHAPTER 27: The Farmer and the Stork..... 69 CHAPTER 28: The Frogs Who Wanted a King 71 CHAPTER 29: The Fox and the Goat...... 75 CHAPTER 30: The Fox and the Old Lion..... 77 CHAPTER 31: The Honest Woodcutter...... 79 CHAPTER 32: The Milkmaid and Her Pail.... 83 CHAPTER 33: The Mischievous Dog...... 86 CHAPTER 34: The North Wind and the Sun.. 88 CHAPTER 35: Venus and the Cat...... 90 CHAPTER 36: The Fox and the Cat...... 93 CHAPTER 37: The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey...... 96
4 CHAPTER 38: The Hares and the Frogs...... 99 CHAPTER 39: The Tree and the Reed...... 101 CHAPTER 40: The Miser and His Gold..... 103 CHAPTER 41: The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea 106 CHAPTER 42: The Farmer and His Sons..... 108 CPI APTER 43: The Peacock and the Crane... Ill