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Hey guys! Thank you so much for reading my storybook. I decided to write my stories about Aesop's fables. I really enjoyed reading these fables when I was younger, and I still love them. Even though many people believe that Aesop's fables are children's stories that is a myth. Aesop wrote adult's fables, and some of them had strong sexual themes. He would always give examples of what to do or what to avoid doing in certain situations. His stories are unique because at the end of each fable there is moral that gives the readers some advice. Unfortunately, not all of his stories were preserved, and only about 600 fables survived over the centuries. I would love to share with you all of Aesop's stories. However, I will have to pick four of my favourite fables to re-tell. Even if picking them out was a hard decision, I came down to the four stories that I thought had a great moral that everyone could use in their own lives.

Everyone knows that falling in love can be painful especially when you are not compatible with that person. One story I will share with you guys is "The Lion In Love". Unfortunately, the king of the jungle fell in love with the wrong person, and he is going to learn an important lesson from it.

Another story that I want to share is "The Tortoise and The Hare". This is definitely one of my favourite fables. I first read it in elemetary school, and it definitely stuck with me until this day. The slow tortoise challenges the fast hare in a race. You will learn that laziness is not a good value to have in life.

The third story that I will share with you guys is "The Cat, the Mouse, and the Oath." I chose this one fable because I thought that it has a really good moral. In this story, the mouse makes an oath to the cat, but never follows through.

The fourth, and last story of my storybook is "The Fox, The Donkey, and The Lion". I never read this fable before, but its moral is so good that I really wanted to share it with you guys! The fox was good buddies with the donkey, and they were going hunting together. One day, the fox decided to offer her friend to the lion. The lion outsmarted the fox, and he first captured her, and then he moved on to the donkey. This fable portrays how easily one can be selfish, but he can lose everything because of that.

My frametale is going to have four different stories and they will be journal articles written for the animals in the woods. However, these articles will be written in a modern way that will appeal to the readers of "The Woods Street Journal". The characters are going to be modern animals driving around the woods and drinking Starbucks. They will also go to the movies, and lay out at the pool. Anything that you thought an animal cannot do in real life, it will be doing in my stories. Every story will have a different subject like sports, music, and even books. I tried to make these stories as entertaining as possible, and I hope everyone will enjoy reading them.

I will now introduce to you Mr. Duck, the writer of our news column. He has a very good reputation in the Woods. All animals respect him, and read his column every day. He always gets the latest news on the important animal celebrities because he has so many contacts. I am very sure you will enjoy reading his column as well. Thanks again for reading my storybook. Welcome to the Woods!

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