Aesop, born in the 7th c BC, intended his stories for an adult audience, and used animals as characters so as not to offend his audience or the governing powers. The common sense wisdom of Aesop's morals is ageless. We are never too old to be reminded to beware of flattery, greed and complacency.
The greedy owner of a large mango tree will not share the overflow of mangos with her neighbors
In English, Spanish, French
illustrated
47 pages
English-Spanish English-French Spanish-French English-Arabic French-Arabic Spanish-Arabic
Stories for young adults,
children, and students
in
English
French
Spanish
Arabic
by
Meric du Val
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