Pam Holden

This well-known story was written many centuries ago by a man named Aesop who wrote stories called fables, which means they have a lesson to teach. They have been told to generations of children for hundreds of years because their popularity has never disappeared. Although many things have changed since this story was written, its message will always make sense.

Birds are different from other animals. What makes them different? Do you wish you could fly?

Animals make their homes in all sorts of different places. Some live in water, and others live under the ground. Some animals' homes are in cold places, but others live in hot spots. Which animals make burrows or webs?

Hav e you ever heard someone say 'as busy as a beaver' or 'eager beaver'? Beavers are fascinating rodents, quite different from any other animals. This legend has been told by Native North Americans for hundreds of years to explain how the beaver got its flat hairless tail.