{"product_id":"9781435141001","title":"Aesop's Fables (Barnes \u0026 Noble Signature Editions)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe calamities that befall the hapless creatures of \u003ci\u003eAesop’s Fables!\u003c\/i\u003e The fox can’t reach his grapes, then gets attacked by biting flies, and loses his tail in a trap. And things don’t go much better for the hare, who is chased relentlessly by a hound, barely escaping with his life—only to be beaten in a race by a lowly tortoise. Misfortune turns to mayhem when a wolf is killed by his sweetheart’s father, a sheepdog preys on his own flock, and the mouse and his friend the frog are eaten by a hawk. On the brighter side, a tiny ant saves her new friend the dove from a hunter’s arrow, a bat persuades two different weasels not to eat her, and a kid goat uses his wits to escape from the jaws of a hungry wolf. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Treachery is everywhere. A fox proclaims peace among all creatures in order to lure a cock from a tree; one crow cheats another out of his dinner; a lion pretends to be a doctor in order to trap a horse. Then, there’s the wolf who dresses in sheep’s clothing to ravage a flock from the inside—and the moral of the story is . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     For nearly three thousand years, \u003ci\u003eAesop’s Fables\u003c\/i\u003e have amused people of all ages as they provide commonsense lessons in the conduct of everyday life. The colorful characters and brief tales, by turns amusing and frightening, deliver a how-to course in applied moral philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141923881200,"sku":"9781435141001","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781435141001_p0.jpg?v=1769904312","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781435141001","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}