Aesop's Fables A fable is a story, play or narration used to illustrate a specific point or moral. Often in fables there will be supernatural occurrences or animals that talk or act like humans. These fables were written by Aesop, many centuries ago. The Fox and the Lion The Boy and the Nettle The Cat and the Fox The Fox and the Pheasants Fairy Tales For centuries, fairies, elves and various little people have been up to all sorts of mischief. Fairy tales started as stories about the wee folk and have since evolved into all sorts of fantastic fables and whimsical legends. Amin and the Eggs The Conceited Stag The Conference of Mice Poetry Poems can be short, such as a five-line haiku. Poems can be long, for example, entire epics such as Beowulf and The Odyssey. Poems, like people, come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they rhyme, sometimes they don't. The Cow Escape at Bedtime My Shadow

Folk Tales Folk tales are stories people tell to pass on beliefs from one generation to another. In the old days before you were born and even before anybody you know was born, people would tell tales to explain history, ideas and the way the world worked. Folk tales come from all different places around the world. The Shepherd, The Fox and the Tiger (Central Asia) The Life of a Pig (India) The Game Board (Ethiopia) Campfire Stories Imagine sitting around in the dark of night, around a crackling campfire. Away from the light of the fire, everything is black, you never know what is lurking around in the darkness. Owls hoot, a hawk screams, something crashes through the underbrush. It's the perfect time for a story that will give you goosebumps. The Hook Noises in the Attic The Ghost Who Came to Dinner Original Works These are stories and poems I wrote especially for you. Captain Casey, Girl Pirate The Great Snail Race Sky Color The Hippopotamus