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S. A. Handford

Aesop's Fables (Puffin Classics) Paperback – February 1, 1996

by Aesop (Author), Brian Robb (Illustrator), S. A. Handford (Translator)

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AESOP probably lived in the middle part of the sixth century BC. A statement in Herodotus gives grounds for thinking that he was a slave.

Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Series: Puffin Classics
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Puffin Books; Reissue edition (February 1, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0140369848
ISBN-13: 978-0140369847
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.6 x 7.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
Average Customer Review: 9 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,869,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1181 in Children's Greek & Roman Books
- #11311 in Children's Classics (Books)

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Aesop's Fables new release by Puffin Classics

May 26, 2013

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These Fables are nothing like what I would have expected! These are S H O R T versions of what I knew to be Aesop'd Fables and leave a LOT to be desired. Very sorry I sent these to my Grand Daughters and bought the kindle copy for myself so I could read them to my Grand Daughters over the phone. Was I sadly made aware of how lacking they are and how dumb I feel for trying to share something special with family like I had when a child.

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DC Motley

Classic for all!

October 27, 2018

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Great for beginning or advanced readers, the classic story with a subtle meaning brightens any mind!

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He read this book and loved it.

February 4, 2016

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This was a gift for my 10y.o. son. He read this book and loved it.

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ACJessen

Affordable Book for Beginning Reader

September 2, 2013

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

I originally saw these books in Barnes and Noble and my six year old loved them. I used the Amazon app and ordered it right there. The book is decently made for a paperback. Print is crisp and clear. The pages feel nice as you turn them. It has became a nightstand staple and is used nightly. We are working our way through the rest of the books in the Puffin Classics series.

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Betty P

Lacking Presentation

June 5, 2013

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I was buying this for younger children. Thought the book less than imaginative. Perhaps Aesop wasn't as clever as I thought and I have only read rewrites. I returned the copies I had ordered.

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Yoda

A Fantastic Collection of Many Millenia Old Tales that have Justifiably Withstood the Test of Time

February 23, 2019

Format: Kindle Edition

This book contains a collection of 207 tales attributed to the ancient story-teller Aesop. Many of these are variations of tales that are still told today. Examples include “Actions Speak Louder than Words”, “A Bird in the Hand”, “The Mighty Fallen”, “Repayment in Kind”, “Hope Deferred”, “Tit for Tat”, ”Too Clever by Half”, “Honesty is the Best Policy”, “Crying Wolf Too Often” and “Familiarity Breeds Contempt”. It is truly remarkable (and educational) fact how these fables date back to at least 25 centuries, if not more.
In a nutshell, these fables are incredibly fantastic in terms the lessons they impart, their wit and their entertainment value. The stories are not only included but also the “lesson”, from Aesop, of what each teaches. Two of these stories and their associated lessons are described below to drive home the point:

The Fox and the Mask
A fox entered an actor’s house and rummaged through all his properties. Among other things he found a mask representing a hobgoblin’s head – the work of a talented artist. He took it up in his paws and said: “What a find head! A pity it has no brain in it!”
Lesson: This fable reminds us that some men of impressive physical appearance are deficient in intellect.

One Way Traffic
An old lion, who was too weak to hunt or fight for his food, decided that he must get it by his wits. He lay down in a cave, pretending to be ill, and whenever any animals came to visit him, he seized them and ate them. When many had perished in this way, a fox who had seen through the trick cane and stood at a distance from the cave, and inquired how he was. “Bad”, the lion answered and asked why he did not come. “I would have come in”, said the fox, “but I saw a lot of tracks going in and none coming out”.
Lesson: A wise man recognizes danger signals in time to avoid injure.

If the reader is interested in some 200 pages of such stories this book will prove of great interest. These stories were translated, by the author Professor S.A. Handford, in 1954 so they are not very contemporary or “hip” but follow a much more literal translation from the Greek. Many may not like this but this reviewer would disagree, pointing out that they are much closer to what Aesop actually wrote (and hence of much greater value than any transliteration that focuses on making the story “up-to-date” for the modern times). In addition to the stories themselves, there are also illustrations that accompany them. Albeit many of the illustrations are quite simple, little more than etchings, they add to the story telling.

As this book is part of the Penguin Classics series, there is also an introduction by Professor Handford on the history of the fables themselves along with some interesting facts about Aesop himself. These include when he lived, the fact that he was probably a slave, that Aesop was such a popular story teller that not only were his own tales attributed to him but he became associated with all such moral stories, that Aesop may not have been the original creator but maybe just collected these tales (in much the same way that many believe that William Shakespeare was not the original writer of his stories but only aggregated them from stories available at the time) and that many of Aesop’s tales may have originals dating considerably further back than the time Aesop put them to paper (i.e., they were probably from the “antiquity” of Aesop’s time). All and all a very interesting introduction that adds to the appreciation and the understanding of these fables.

In short a very, very highly recommended book. It is a shame that these stories are not taught in schools today as they were in the 1960s and 1970s. Hence this is a book would should be read widely by the younger generation.

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Lisa Spivey

Good product, fast shipping

September 9, 2018

Format: Paperback

As described.. it's a book, whata ya say lol

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Linda-Ruth Cardozo

I'm an elementary school theatre teacher and I'm buying this ...

October 21, 2014

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I'm an elementary school theatre teacher and I'm buying this book for work. The stories are short, to the point, suitable for reading prior to responsive discussion, writing and creative dramatic activities.

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