The Boy Who Cried Wolf

by Mary Berendes

Published 1 August 2010
A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running, until the day a wolf is really there and no one answers his call.

A retelling of Aesop's fable about a hungry, but unlucky, wolf who tries to capture a tasty lamb for dinner by disguising himself in sheep's wool.

The Fox and the Grapes

by Mary Berendes

Published 1 August 2010
Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.

The Maid and the Milk Pail

by Mary Berendes

Published 1 August 2010
A maiden's daydreams of what she will buy with the money she expects to earn for a pail of milk she carries on her head earn her a valuable lesson, instead.