A Book of Children's LiteratureLillian Hollowell Rinehart, 1950 - 697 pages |
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... FABLES ANOTHER type of literary art for children is the fable , a short narrative intended to convey a moral and having as characters animals or inanimate objects that speak and act like human beings . It is true that some fables , like ...
... FABLES ANOTHER type of literary art for children is the fable , a short narrative intended to convey a moral and having as characters animals or inanimate objects that speak and act like human beings . It is true that some fables , like ...
Page 216
... fables , they make good stories , resem- bling the household tales . During the Middle Ages , Aesop and Bidpai in different translations were read and imitated over Europe . In France , particularly , the fable appeared with new vigor ...
... fables , they make good stories , resem- bling the household tales . During the Middle Ages , Aesop and Bidpai in different translations were read and imitated over Europe . In France , particularly , the fable appeared with new vigor ...
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... fables . 2. How do the animal stories of Joel Chandler Harris and Rudyard Kipling reflect the fable ? 3. Make a list of sayings or proverbs from fables . What are some familiar and commonplace allusions taken from fables ? Collect ...
... fables . 2. How do the animal stories of Joel Chandler Harris and Rudyard Kipling reflect the fable ? 3. Make a list of sayings or proverbs from fables . What are some familiar and commonplace allusions taken from fables ? Collect ...
Contents
NOTES AND ASSIGNMENTS | 39 |
HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF CHILDRENS | 96 |
Iktomi and the Ducks | 108 |
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