Hi dtnl42,
Thanks for your question! I've compiled an assortment of links to
fables, moral tales and folk stories from various traditions, as well
as several book suggestions.
First, the websites:
A collection of fables by 17th century French author Jean de la Fontaine
< http://www.columbia.edu/~ljl17/fableseng.html >
American Literary Classics ? Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce
< http://www.americanliterature.com/FF/FFINDX.HTML >
Country Tales ? Fables with a rural theme/setting
< http://www.fables.org.uk/ >
Land of Folk-lore and Fables
< http://www.harvestfields.netfirms.com/etexts1/02/10/A.htm >
Recovery Thoughts and Parables (Self help)
< http://www.wscribe.com/parables/index.html >
Spiritual Stories and Parables ? inspirational stories
< http://www.spiritual.com.au/stories.html >
Stories and Parables by Sri Sathya Sai Baba
< http://beaskund.helloyou.ws/askbaba/stories/ >
Tell Me a Story - Fables and folktales adapted by Amy Friedman
< http://www.uexpress.com/tellmeastory/ >
The Stuffed Fabulist ? Contemporary Fables by Geoffrey Grosshans
< http://www.stuffedfabulist.com/ >
In the may-or-may-not-be-true category, here are two links to archives
of "inspirational" email forwards that often fall into the moral/life
lessons category. While some are based on true occurrences/people,
many are sentimental fictions propagated as truth, often sent with
assurances like "it happened to my cousin's cousin's boyfriend." A
great site for checking the veracity of email forwards is the Urban
Legends Reference Pages (www.snopes.com) ? the indefatigable Snopes
sleuths are experts at pinpointing "glurge," that is, sentimental
stories with no basis in fact.
That being said, here are the links:
Forwardgarden.com ? inspirational email forwards
< http://www.forwardgarden.com/category/1_1.html >
Winnie's World of Inspiration ? Inspirational Email Forwards
< http://www.winnies-world.com/Forwards.html >
Here are several books which you may find of interest ? profiles for
each can be found at Amazon.com.
Aesop's Fables ? A Classic Illustrated Edition
Ed. Russell Ash and Bernard Higton
Fables by Arnold Lobel (1981 Caldecott Medal Winner)
Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables
by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith and Molly Leach
I used the following searches to find your answer:
fables
myths
moral tales
cautionary tales
folklore
folktales
parables
If I can provide any clarification or further assistance, please let
me know. All the best!
Emjay-ga |
