Welcome to the Fables of Phaedrus!

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Readings: 

Each fable page contains audio, with a link to an ecclesiastical audio recording also! (Currently, there are ecclesiastical recordings just for Weeks 1-7; we'll be adding Weeks 8-10 this June.)

Week 1: Fox & Grapes ~ Fox & Mask ~ Mountain Gives Birth ~ Boy & Scorpion ~ Traveler & Sword

Week 2: Sick Donkey & Wolf ~ Vulture's Birthday ~ Thief & Dog ~ Lion & Fox

Week 3: Donkey & Hog ~ Beaver & Hunter ~ Dog & Crocodile ~ Dog & Meat ~ Jupiter & Two Sacks

Week 4: Socrates's Friends ~ Man & Snake ~ Two Bald Men

Week 5: Dog, Sheep, & Wolf ~ Jupiter & Fox ~ Frog & Ox ~ Frogs & Sun ~ Frogs & Bulls

Week 6: Bat ~ Donkey & Old Man ~ Priests & Donkey ~ Ant & Grasshopper ~ Sow & Wolf
Week 7: Mouse & Frog ~ Rabbit & Sparrow ~ Mice & Weasels ~ Fir-Tree & Reed ~ Trees & Axe
Week 8: Aesop & Hooligan ~ Dog & Vulture ~ Dogs & Cowhide ~ Wolf & Crane ~ Kid & Wolf ~ Crow & Fox

Week 9: Fox & Goat ~ Two Mules ~ Man & Lion ~ Horse & Boar ~ Sheep & Butcher

Week 10: Stag & His Horns ~ Wolf & Lamb ~ Lion & Shepherd ~ Prometheus & Liber ~ Aesop & Farmer

You can also do practice quiz questions week by week: Week 4, Week 5, Week 6 and Week 7, plus there's a little quiz page just for practicing perfect forms, and there's also a cumulative practice page.

Help Pages / FAQs

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Random Aesop's fable in English:

Phaedrus 4.3: The Fox and the Grapes

illustration by Conde

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PDF packet containing the text of Phaedrus 4.3: The Fox and the Grapes
supplement: Teacher Guide

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Complete Audio for Phaedrus 4.3: The Fox and the Grapes (sentences, prose, poem, meter; you can also listen to the audio with ecclesiastical pronunciation here):

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Audio for Phaedrus 4.3 Simple Sentences (followed by prose version):

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Audio for Phaedrus 4.3 The Poem (read first as prose, then in meter):

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Phaedrus 1.7: The Fox and the Mask

illustration by Tenniel

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PDF packet containing the text of Phaedrus 1.7: The Fox and the Mask
supplement: Teacher Guide

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Complete Audio for Phaedrus 1.7: The Fox and the Mask (sentences, prose, poem, meter; you can also listen to the audio with ecclesiastical pronunciation here):

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Audio for Phaedrus 1.7 Simple Sentences (followed by prose version):

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Phaedrus 4.22: The Mountain Gives Birth

illustration by Grandville

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PDF packet containing the text of Phaedrus 4.22: The Mountain Gives Birth
supplement: Teacher Guide

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Complete Audio for Phaedrus 4.22: The Mountain Gives Birth (sentences, prose, poem, meter; you can also listen to the audio with ecclesiastical pronunciation here):

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Burmannus 8: The Boy and the Scorpion

illustration from a 15th-century Book of Hours

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PDF packet containing the text of Burmannus 8: The Boy and the Scorpion
supplement: Teacher Guide

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Complete Audio for Burmannus 8: The Boy and the Scorpion (sentences, prose, poem, meter; you can also listen to the audio with ecclesiastical pronunciation here):

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Burmannus 11 AND Zander 30: The Traveler and the Sword

illustration from Steinhowel's Aesop

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PDF packet containing the text of Burmannus 11 AND Zander 30: The Traveler and the Sword
supplement: Teacher Guide for Burmannus 11
supplement: Teacher Guide for Zander 30

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Complete Audio for Burmannus 11: The Traveler and the Sword (sentences, prose, poem, meter; you can also listen to the audio with ecclesiastical pronunciation here):

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Complete Audio for Zander 30: The Traveler and the Sword (sentences, prose, poem, meter; you can also listen to the audio with ecclesiastical pronunciation here):

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Burmannus 9: The Sick Donkey and the Wolf

illustration by Bennett

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PDF packet containing the text of Burmannus 9: The Sick Donkey and the Wolf
supplement: Teacher Guide

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Complete Audio for Burmannus 9: The Sick Donkey and the Wolf (sentences, prose, poem, meter; you can also listen to the audio with ecclesiastical pronunciation here):

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Burmannus 7: The Vulture's Birthday

illustration by Steinhowel

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PDF packet containing the text of Burmannus 7: The Vulture's Birthday
supplement: Teacher Guide

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Complete Audio for Burmannus 7: The Vulture's Birthday (sentences, prose, poem, meter; you can also listen to the audio with ecclesiastical pronunciation here):

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Phaedrus 1.23: The Thief and the Dog

illustration by Weir

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PDF packet containing the text of Phaedrus 1.23: The Thief and the Dog
supplement: Teacher Guide

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Complete Audio for Phaedrus 1.23: The Thief and the Dog (sentences, prose, poem, meter; you can also listen to the audio with ecclesiastical pronunciation here):

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Gudius 30: The Lion and the Fox

illustration from the Medici Aesop

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PDF packet containing the text of Gudius 30: The Lion and the Fox
supplement: Teacher Guide

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Complete Audio for Gudius 30: The Lion and the Fox (sentences, prose, poem, meter; you can also listen to the audio with ecclesiastical pronunciation here):

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Phaedrus 5.4: The Donkey and the Hog

18th-century Phaedrus illustration

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PDF packet containing the text of Phaedrus 5.4: The Donkey and the Hog
supplement: Teacher Guide

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Complete Audio for Phaedrus 5.4: The Donkey and the Hog (sentences, prose, poem, meter; you can also listen to the audio with ecclesiastical pronunciation):

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