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    Aesop’s Fables (ESL/EFL Version with Audio)
    Aesop’s Fables (ESL/EFL Version with Audio)
    Aesop’s Fables (ESL/EFL Version with Audio)
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    Aesop’s Fables (ESL/EFL Version with Audio)

    By Qiliang Feng and Aesop

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    About this ebook

    This is Book 10, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words.
    Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions.

    [Text Information]
    Readability | 82.73
    Total word count | 16505
    Words beyond 1500 | 1370
    Unknown word percentage (%) | 8.3
    Unknown headword occurrence | 2.69
    Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 69
    Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 268

    [Synopsis]
    Aesop was a slave and storyteller. He is believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BC. He was clever and good at telling stories. His stories are short, but they are full of wisdom and teach children moral lessons.
    Aesop’s fables are among the best known in the world and have been translated in many languages and become popular in dozens of cultures. They have been told and retold in various forms, from spoken form to written storybooks, stage, film and animated cartoon versions.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQiliang Feng
    Release dateDec 25, 2015
    ISBN9781310896989
    Aesop’s Fables (ESL/EFL Version with Audio)
    Author

    Qiliang Feng

    Qiliang Feng has been a teacher of English in senior high schools since 1983. He is a keen supporter of reading in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) and is expert at rewriting graded/simplified ESL(English as a Second Language) and EFL (English as a Foreign Language) readers. He has published several series of English reading course books and is promoting a reading project called Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP), in which ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words) are expected to read one million words within two or three years, and reach the upper-intermediate level easily.

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      Aesop’s Fables (ESL/EFL Version with Audio) - Qiliang Feng

      About This Book

      This is Book 10, Collection III, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words.

      Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions.

      Text Information

      Readability | 82.7

      Total word count | 16505

      Words beyond 1500 | 1370

      Unknown word percentage (%) | 8.3

      Unknown headword occurrence | 2.69

      Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 69

      Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 268

      Notes:

      1. About readability: This is Flesch Reading Ease Readability calculated with MS WORD. The higher the score, the easier the text is to read.

      Score | Level

      0-29 | Very difficult

      30-49 | Difficult

      50-59 | Fairly difficult

      60-69 | Standard

      70-79 | Fairly easy

      80-89 | Easy

      90-100 | Very easy

      2. This e-version does not give the meanings of unknown words. You can look them up with the dictionary on your e-reader. For words with different meanings and some expressions, we give their meanings at the end of the passages. We also provide some necessary background information.

      3. To get the audio or video of this book, GO>>>

      Synopsis

      Aesop was a slave and storyteller. He is believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BC. He was clever and good at telling stories. His stories are short, but they are full of wisdom and teach children moral lessons.

      Aesop’s fables are among the best known in the world and have been translated in many languages and become popular in dozens of cultures. They have been told and retold in various forms, from spoken form to written storybooks, stage, film and animated cartoon versions.

      1. The Cat and the Birds

      A Cat was growing very thin. As you have guessed, he did not get enough to eat. One day he heard that some Birds in the neighborhood were ill and needed a doctor. So he put on a pair of glasses, and with a leather box in his hand, knocked at the door of the Bird’s home.

      The Birds looked out, and Dr. Cat, with much concern, asked how they were. He would be very happy to give them some medicine.

      The Birds laughed. Very smart, aren’t you? We are very well, thank you, and more so, if you only keep away from here.

      2. The Wolf and the Sheep

      A Wolf had been hurt in a fight with a Bear. He was unable to move and so he was hungry and thirsty. A Sheep passed by near his hiding place, and the Wolf called to him,

      Please fetch me a drink of water, he begged; that might give me strength enough so I can get me some solid food.

      Solid food! said the Sheep. That means me, I suppose. If I should bring you a drink, it would only serve to wash me down your throat. Don’t talk to me about a drink!

      3. The Goatherd and the Goat

      A Goat wandered off from the flock. The Goatherd tried to call it back, but in vain. It would not obey him. Then he picked up a stone and threw it, breaking the Goat’s horn.

      The Goatherd was frightened.

      Do not tell the master, he begged the Goat.

      No, said the Goat, that broken horn can speak for itself!

      4. The Bat and the Weasels

      A Bat lost his way and entered the nest of a Weasel, who ran up to catch and eat him. The Bat begged for his life, but the Weasel would not listen.

      You are a Mouse, he said, and I am a bitter enemy of Mice. Every Mouse I catch, I am going to eat!

      But I am not a Mouse! cried the Bat. Look at my wings. Can Mice fly? Why, I am only a Bird! Please let me go!

      The Weasel had to admit that the Bat was not a Mouse, so he let him go. But a few days later, the foolish Bat went blindly into the nest of another Weasel. This Weasel happened to be a bitter enemy of Birds, and he soon had the Bat under his claws, ready to eat him.

      You are a Bird, he said, and I am going to eat you!

      What, cried the Bat, I, a Bird! Why, all Birds have feathers! I am nothing but a Mouse. ‘Down with all Cats,’ is my motto!

      And so the Bat escaped with his life a second time.

      5. The Farmer and the Snake

      A Farmer walked through his field one cold winter morning. On the ground lay a Snake, stiff and frozen with the cold. The Farmer knew how deadly the Snake could be, and yet he picked it up and put it in his clothes to warm it back to life.

      The Snake soon came back to life, and when it had enough strength, bit the man who had been so kind to it. The bite was deadly and the Farmer felt that he must die. As he drew his last breath, he said to those standing around:

      I am going to die because I have pity on my enemy.

      6. The Dog and the Oyster

      There was once a Dog who was very fond of eggs. He visited the hen house very often and at last got so greedy that he would swallow the eggs whole.

      One day the Dog wandered down to the

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