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Aesop's Fables

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Aesop's best-known fables retold for a young audience.

40 of Aesop's best-known fables are brought to life in adaptations for children aged 5 to 9.

40 of Aesop's best-known fables are brought to life in adaptations for children aged 5 to 9. Each story is five minutes long and read by an all-star cast including Brenda Blethyn, the late Richard Briers, Lindsay Duncan, Richard E Grant, Jane Horrocks, Jonathan Pryce and Alison Steadman.

Aesop's Fables: Fables 1 - 4

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Fables 1 - 4

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The Hare and the Tortoise, The Frogs and the Ox, The Fox and the Crow, The Monkey as King

The fables are The Hare and the Tortoise (Richard Briers), The Frogs and the Ox (Jane Horrocks), The Fox and the Crow (Jonathan Pryce) and The Monkey as King (Alison Steadman).

The fables in the first collection are: The Hare and the Tortoise (read by the late Richard Briers), The Frogs and the Ox (Jane Horrocks), The Fox and the Crow (Jonathan Pryce) and The Monkey as King (Alison Steadman).

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Aesop's Fables

Fables 1 - 4

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