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The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing (opens the original)
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The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing (Perry Index 451) is one of Aesop’s most widely quoted fables and the origin of the English idiom "a wolf in sheep’s clothing." The phrase also appears in the Bible (Matthew 7:15), where Jesus warns: "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." Whether the biblical usage influenced later tellings of the fable, or vice versa, has been debated by scholars for centuries. The fable appears in numerous classical
The Emperor’s New Clothes (opens the original)
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The Emperor's New Clothes, also known as The King's New Clothes, is a timeless fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen that delights readers of every age. Two clever swindlers convince a vain emperor that they are weaving a magical fabric only the wise can see — until one honest child speaks the truth. This short story, complete with pictures, is a perfect read-aloud about honesty, vanity, and the courage it takes to say what you really see. https://ririro.com/fairy-tales/the-emperors-new-clothes/
The Boy Who Cried Wolf (opens the original)
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The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf" is one of Aesop's most enduring fables, following a bored shepherd boy who amuses himself by crying wolf to lure worried villagers away from their work. Twice they come running, and twice they find him laughing. But when a real wolf emerges from the shadows at dusk and tears into the flock, the boy's desperate cries go unanswered — the villagers have learned not to trust him. The fable builds quiet dread as the boy's idle mischief leads to irreversible consequences
The Chick And The Duck (opens the original)
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The Chick and the Duckling by Mira Ginsburg pictures by Jose Aruego & Ariana Dewey. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 1996. All Right Reserved.
Five Little Kittens (opens the original)
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A Giant First Reader, Five Little Kittens by Sharon Peters Illustrated by Amye Rosenberg.
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