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ec_newman's review against another edition
4.0
there are some weird stories in this one. i thought all fables dealt exclusively with animals or objects...not humans.
k_wazlib's review against another edition
4.0
If you know what a fable is, then you know that it most likely includes animals or other things with human qualities that are put in situations that demonstrate a moral lesson. This is the entirety of The Fables of Aesop, and I'm happy to say that I was not disappointed. While it seems like reading one moral story after another would get boring, it really wasn't. In fact, some of the fables were very interesting and familiar, such as "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "The Lion and the Mouse".
The fables aren't difficult to read at all, as they appear to read quite well in a childish mentality. Therefore, it's not difficult to be reading for an hour and to have gotten through at least twenty fables.
I read a bit on my kindle and then sat down to read some of the stories from my actual copy to my niece. And let me just say, the illustrations and cover of my copy are so gorgeous and I wish that I could look at them forever. Okay, maybe not literally forever, but they are really cool pictures.
Overall, The Fables of Aesop was a nice, short read that did a good job at teaching and re-telling moral stories that I remember from my childhood.
Did you know that a person who writes fables is called a fabulist? Hm.
☆☆☆☆/5
Recommend?: If you're anybody, really. It doesn't hurt to read these fables at any age.
The fables aren't difficult to read at all, as they appear to read quite well in a childish mentality. Therefore, it's not difficult to be reading for an hour and to have gotten through at least twenty fables.
I read a bit on my kindle and then sat down to read some of the stories from my actual copy to my niece. And let me just say, the illustrations and cover of my copy are so gorgeous and I wish that I could look at them forever. Okay, maybe not literally forever, but they are really cool pictures.
Overall, The Fables of Aesop was a nice, short read that did a good job at teaching and re-telling moral stories that I remember from my childhood.
Did you know that a person who writes fables is called a fabulist? Hm.
☆☆☆☆/5
Recommend?: If you're anybody, really. It doesn't hurt to read these fables at any age.
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