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Peer reviewedWashburn, Yulan M. – Hispania, 1973
Descriptors: Allegory, Animal Behavior, Fables, Figurative Language
Download full textCarlough, Winfield – Educators Guide to Media & Methods, 1968
"Archy and Mehitabel," a collection of 48 newspaper columns by Don Marquis on the aspirations and foibles of man, can be used effectively to spark the interests of today's students. Marquis' delightful dialogue between the humorous and learned cockroach, Archy, and his cliche-ridden but lovable friend, Mehitabel the cat, are written in free verse.…
Descriptors: American Culture, Characterization, Comedy, English Instruction
Peer reviewedAbrahamsen, Eileen P.; Sprouse, Pamela T. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
Seven fables were read to 14 average learners and 14 children with learning disabilities (ages 10-13), and 4 possible moral choices were presented (1 correct, 1 related, and 2 incorrect). Children with learning disabilities less often selected the correct moral; and when they did, they were less capable of explaining their choice. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Fables, Figurative Language, Intermediate Grades
Nottingham, Theodore J. – 1998
This book of fables from the animal kingdom contains: "The Frog Who Knew Too Much"; "Long Tail the Lizard"; "The Otter Who Went to the Bottom of the Sea"; "The Single-Wattled Cassowary and His Lethal Toe"; "The Rebel Gerbil"; "Why Hairless Monkeys Turn Out So Bad"; and "The Eagles'…
Descriptors: Animals, Creative Writing, Didacticism, Elementary Secondary Education
