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Read “Fables” by Aesop in English. Tap any word for its meaning, hear how it sounds, and save it to a memory-driven review schedule.
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DICTIONARY
TRANSLATION
apreciar, atesorar
to feel warm affection for; to hold something dear.
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The opening
How “Fables” begins
A hungry Fox saw some fine bunches of Grapes hanging from a vine that was trained along a high trellis, and did his best to reach them by jumping as high as he could into the air.
But it was all in vain, for they were just out of reach: so he gave up trying, and walked away with an air of dignity and unconcern, remarking, “I thought those Grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.”
A Man and his Wife had the good fortune to possess a Goose which laid a Golden Egg every day.
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Vocabulary
Words to know before you start
The 30 words you will meet most often in “Fables” at level B1 and above, with how many times each one appears.
- ass
- wolf
- master
- eagle
- beast
- beg
- presently
- hare
- bull
- goat
- flock
- fox
- sight
- crow
- remain
- thus
- determine
- bite
- hound
- bear
- creature
- slave
- load
- seize
- horn
- bat
- enemy
- lamb
- strength
- ought
The meanings here are the everyday ones. In the reader, tap a word to see the sense this sentence uses.
Grammar
Grammar you will meet in “Fables”
How much of each kind of grammar “Fables” uses, counted in the sentences the Reader marks: per 10,000 words, compared with the other books in the library.
- Modal verbs
- -ing forms and to-infinitives
- Phrasal verbs
- Conditionals
- Relative clauses
- Reported speech
Counted the way the Reader shows it: one card per construction in a sentence. Open the book in the Reader and tap a highlighted phrase to see the rule.
Library
What you get while you read
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Grammar in context
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About the book
Why Fables is a great book to read in English
The fox and the grapes, the tortoise and the hare, the boy who cried wolf — Aesop's fables are the shortest stories in the library, each a few sentences with a sting in the tail. Ideal for beginners: read one fable a day and finish each sitting with something learned.
On LangOrbit you read “Fables” with a safety net: the translation is one tap away when a sentence runs long, every word opens its meaning in context and can be saved for spaced-repetition review, and the grammar behind the trickier lines is explained right where you meet it.
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