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Grades 4–5
Grades 4–5
264 stories
The Lost Wig
Cleverness
Laugh at yourself first, and no one can laugh at you.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Man and His Two Sweethearts
If you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Man and His Two Wives
Give way to everyone and you will soon have nothing left.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Man and His Wife
Kindness
Small signs can show you the whole truth.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Man and the Lion
Fairness
Who tells the story decides who looks like the hero.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Man and the Serpent
Fairness
Some hurts can be forgiven but never forgotten.
Grades 5–8
Level 1
The Man and the Wood
Honesty
Do not hand your enemy the tool to hurt you.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Man and the Wooden God
Wishing alone changes nothing. Sometimes you have to act.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Man the Horse the Ox and the Dog
Kindness
Every age of life has its own gifts and faults.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Manslayer
Fairness
You cannot run away from the wrong you have done.
Grades 5–8
Level 1
The Master's Eye
Hard work
Nobody watches a thing as closely as the one who owns it.
Grades 5–8
Level 1
The Milk Woman and Her Pail
Patience
Do not count your chickens before they hatch.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
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The Mice and the Weasels
Humility
Big honours can bring big dangers.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Miser who lost his Treasure
Greed
Money is only worth something when you use it.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Mischievous Dog
Humility
Being noticed is not the same as being admired.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Monkey and the Camel
Humility
Copying others just to win praise can make you look foolish.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Mole and His Mother
Humility
Boasting about what you cannot do only shows what you lack.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Monkey and the Fishermen
Humility
Watching is not the same as knowing how.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Moral Principle and the Material Interest
Courage
Stand firm for what is right, even when money stares you down.
Grades 5–8
Level 1
The Mother and the Wolf
Honesty
Do not count on words said in a moment of anger.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Mountain in Labor
Humility
Do not make a big fuss about nothing.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Mountains in Labour
A big fuss can come to very little.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Mouse and the Bull
Cleverness
Big does not always win. Small can still sting.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Mouse the Frog and the Hawk
Friendship
Plan harm for others, and the harm may catch you too.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Mules and the Robbers
Humility
Showing off what you have can bring you trouble.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Oak and the Reeds
Humility
Bend when you must, and you will not break.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Oak and the Woodcutters
Hurt from our own side is the hardest to bear.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Oaks and Jupiter
Being useful has a price as well as a reward.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Old Hound
Kindness
Be kind to the old. Remember what they once could do.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Old Lion
Kindness
Only cowards hit someone who cannot hit back.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Old Man and his Sons
Friendship
Stand together and you are strong. Apart, you are easily broken.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Old Man and The Ass
If you always carry the load, every master is the same.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar
A happy memory can stay long after the good thing is gone.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Olive Tree and the Fig Tree
Humility
Never mock others. What looks weak today may save them tomorrow.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The One-Eyed Doe
Trouble often comes from the side you are not watching.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Oracle and the Impious
Honesty
You cannot trick the one who can see your heart.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Ox and the Frog
Humility
Do not puff yourself up to be what you are not.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Owl and the Birds
Humility
Listen to good advice before it is too late.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Oxen and the Butchers
Cleverness
Do not rush to swap one trouble for a worse one.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Partridge and the Fowler
Friendship
Never save yourself by betraying your friends.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Peasant and the Apple Tree
Greed
Some people care only when there is something in it for them.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Peasant and the Eagle
Kindness
A kindness done today may come back when you need it.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Philosopher the Ants and Mercury
Humility
Look at your own actions before you judge others.
Grades 5–8
Level 1
The Piglet the Sheep and the Goat
Kindness
Do not judge a fear you have never had to face.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
The Pomegranate Apple-Tree and Bramble
Humility
The ones with the least to offer often boast the most.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Prophet
Honesty
Those who claim to see everything can miss what is closest.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Quack Frog
Honesty
Before you offer to fix others, fix yourself.
Grades 2–4
Level 1
The Raven and the Swan
Humility
You cannot wash yourself into being someone else.
Grades 3–5
Level 1
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