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The Old Man and His Donkey
(Reading Support Foundation: Greenlife Printing, 2018)
This is a lively rendition of MSA. Though plagued with English errors, it gets to a good conclusion when the ass drifts away. The stated moral is "If you try to please everyone, the work will end in a failure." The ...
The Monkey and the Turtle
(Reading Support Foundation: Greenlife Printing, 2018)
In this story, a monkey has wanted for a long time to get to the other side of the river. He asks a turtle, who conveys him, but the monkey jumps off too soon out of his eagerness to get there. The stated moral is "Haste ...
The Farmer and the Cobra
(Reading Support Foundation: Greenlife Printing, 2018)
This is a version of the story of a man who picks up a cold snake. In other climates, the man brings it home and warms it near the fire. Here the farmer picks up a cobra and is warned that it us dangerous, but the farmer ...
The Crow and the Snake
(Reading Support Foundation: Greenlife Printing, 2018)
This version of the Panchatantra story has a prince appearing as the crows worry about protecting their young from the snake. Mr. and particularly Mrs. Crow get an idea to pick up the prince's gold bracelets and drop them ...
The Cat and the Hen
(Reading Support Foundation: Greenlife Printing, 2018)
This fable, new to me, contrasts the productive hen with the playful cat. The best illustration has the cat taking a swipe at a bird in a cage. The cat becomes jealous of the hen and lies on the hen's eggs. The owner ...
The Big Crab and the Little Crab
(Reading Support Foundation: Greenlife Printing, 2018)
The little and big crabs in this version need not be related as child and parent. The big crab not only corrects the little crab; he also boasts about how silly the little crab's walking is. The best image shows steam ...
The Tick and the Lion
(Reading Support Foundation: Greenlife Printing, 2018)
This story is a variation of "The Lion and the Mosquito." This version starts with the boasting of a proud tick. He carries it out by maddening a lion and then exulting publicly. This version loosens the connection ...
The Two Pitchers
(Reading Support Foundation: Greenlife Printing, 2018)
This story starts as though it were an adaptation of 2P using pitchers instead of pots. The presentation emphasizes the worth and dignity of the brass pitcher. Flooding carries both away, and the brass pitcher seems to ...
Witful Donkey
(Reading Support Foundation: Greenlife Printing, 2018)
This story works as well with the present donkey as it does with the traditional horse. The victim tells the attacking wolf that he has a thorn in his hoof and so could not run away. He would hate to see his attacker get ...
The Horse and the Stag
(Reading Support Foundation: Greenlife Printing, 2018)
This version follows the traditional story of the stag and horse. The stag comes into the horse's field and tramples the grass which the horse eats. If anything from the traditional story gets lost here, it might be in ...