Words to the Wise: Aesop's Fables Interactive Book | Read.gov
The Aesop for Children interactive book is designed to be enjoyed by readers of any age. The book contains over 140 classic fables, accompanied by beautiful illustrations and interactive animations. "Aesop's Fables"—also called "the Aesopica"—are a collection of stories designed to teach moral lessons credited to Aesop, a Greek slave and story-teller thought to have lived between 620 and 560 BCE. Aesop's fables are some of the most well known in the world and have been translated in multiple languages and become popular in dozens of cultures through the course of five centuries. The fables remain a popular choice for moral education of children today. This interactive book is presented by the Library of Congress, adapted from the book "The Aesop for Children: with Pictures by Milo Winter," published by Rand, McNally & Co in 1919.
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How We Got the Name "Spider Tales" IN the olden days all the stories which men told were stories of Nyankupon, the chief of the gods. Spider, who was very conceited, wanted the stories to be told about him. Accordingly, one day he went to Nyankupon and asked that, in future, all tales told by men might be Anansi stories, instead of Nyankupon stories. Nyankupon agreed, on one condition. He took an earthen vessel and set out for a place where he knew were numbers of bees. Next day he took a long stick and set out in search of a boa-constrictor. The third day he took a needle and thread and sewed up his eye. The text came from: Barker, William H. and Cecilia Sinclair.
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Biologists: Killer whales 'neurotic' in captivity
Trainers at SeaWorld are taught to reinforce the whales' good behavior with rewards and to not react at all to bad behavior. Whales get stressed when they are away from families, swimming in circlesTilikum weighs about 12,000 pounds, has been linked to two other deathsWhales may have had something going on socially among themselves before attack (CNN) -- Killer whales can weigh up to 22,000 pounds, and may be as long as 32 feet, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. They often travel in groups of up to 50, being highly social. Confining such an enormous animal in an aquarium tank leads the animal to display neurotic behavior, experts say. "They get very stressed out," marine biologist Nancy Black of Monterey Bay Whale Watch said on CNN's "Larry King Live." "'Neurotic' is the word that we've used, and I sense that that's probably what's happening," he said. Fast Facts: Killer Whales Video: What caused SeaWorld death? Video: OSHA warned whale would kill
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