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The Animals of Aesop’s Fables By Nancy A. Cavanaugh
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TheAnimals

of Aesop’sFables

By Nancy A. Cavanaugh

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The Animals of Aesop’s FablesBy Nancy A. Cavanaugh

Copyright © 2006 Nancy A. Cavanaugh

Published by Nancy A. Cavanaugh

14 Schult Street, Keene, NH 03431

www.nancyacavanaugh.com

Notice of Rights

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a

retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechan-

ical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of

Nancy A. Cavanaugh.

Published in the United States of America

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A social insect. Usually only the males havewings and fertile females. They live in colonies andhave a complex social organization.

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ApeA large, tailless Old World primates that include

the chimpanzee, gorilla, gibbon, and orangutan.

Ants

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A hoofed mammal that looks like and is closelyrelated to the horses but has a smaller build andlonger ears.

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A nighttime flying mammal with wings thatextend from the forelimbs to the hind limbs, or tail,that uses echolocation to navigate and hunt forprey.

Ass

Bat

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An omnivorous mammal has a shaggy coat anda short tail. They can be found all over the world.

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An insect with a hairy body and stinger. Theygather nectar and pollen and makes honey.

Bear

Bee

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An adult male bovine mammal.

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A young cow or bull.

Bull

Calf

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A humped, long-necked mammal that hasbeen domesticated in Old World desert regions tobe used like a horse or mule. It is a source of wool,milk, and meat.

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A small carnivorous mammal that is domesticat-ed. It is known as a catcher of rats and mice. Manypeople have cats as pets. There are many distinc-tive breeds.

Camel

Cat

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An adult male chicken; a rooster.

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A marine crustacean with a broad flattenedshell, short antennae, and five pairs of legs includ-ing pincer claws.

Cock

Crab

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A large wading bird with a long neck, long legs,and a long bill.

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A large glossy black bird with a raucous call.

Crane

Crow

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A hoofed mammal. The males typically haveantlers. The deer family also includes the elk,moose, caribou, and reindeer.

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The female of a deer.

Deer

Doe

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A domesticated carnivorous mammal related tothe foxes and wolves. There are a wide variety ofbreeds.

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A marine mammals, such as the bottle-noseddolphin that is related to whales but is generallysmaller and has a beaklike snout.

Dog

Dolphin

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The domesticated ass.

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A bird with a small head and has a cooing call.

Donkey

Dove

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A large diurnal bird of prey with a powerfulhooked bill, keen vision, long broad wings, andstrong soaring flight.

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A very large herbivorous mammals with thick,almost hairless skin, a long, flexible, prehensiletrunk, upper incisors forming long curved tusks ofivory.

Eagle

Elephant

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A young deer, especially one less than a year old.

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A small, wingless, bloodsucking insect. Theirlegs have adapted for jumping and they live in thehair and feathers of warm-blooded animals.

Fawn

Flea

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A two-winged insect that includes the housefly.

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A carnivorous mammal related to the dogs andwolves. They have upright ears, a pointed snout,and a long bushy tail.

Fly

Fox

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A tailless, aquatic, semiaquatic, or terrestrialamphibian. They have smooth moist skin, webbedfeet, and long hind legs adapted for leaping.

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A rooster trained for cockfighting.

Frog

Gamecock

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A small, biting, two-winged fly, such as a punkieor black fly.

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A hollow-horned, bearded mammal. They aretypically found in mountainous areas. They areraised for wool, milk, and meat.

Gnat

Goat

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A wild or domesticated water bird. They have ashorter neck than that of a swan and a shorter,more pointed bill than that of a duck.

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An insect with long, powerful hind legs adaptedfor jumping.

Geese

Grasshopper

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A mammal similar to rabbits but with longerears and legs. They give birth to active, furredyoung.

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A male deer, especially a male red deer over fiveyears old.

Hare

Hart

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A bird of prey with a short hooked bill andstrong claws adapted for seizing.

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A small insectivorous mammal living in Europe,Africa, and Asia, having. Their backs are coveredwith dense spines and are known for rolling into aball for protection.

Hawk

Hedgehog

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A young female cow, especially one that has notyet given birth to a calf.

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A female bird, especially the adult female of thedomestic fowl.

Heifer

Hen

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A Eurasian bird related to and looks like a crowthat has black plumage with a gray nape and under-parts.

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A young goat.

Jackdaw

Kid

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A predatory bird with a long, often forked tailand long pointed wings.

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A young sheep, especially one that is not yetweaned.

Kite

Lamb

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A bird, especially the skylark, with a sustained,melodious song.

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An aquatic bloodsucking or carnivorous worm.They were formerly used by physicians to bleedpatients and are now sometimes used as a tempo-rary aid to circulation during some surgeries.

Lark

Leech

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A large, ferocious cat living in Africa and south-ern Asia. It has either tawny fur with dark rosette-like markings or black fur.

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A large carnivorous feline mammal living inAfrica and northwest India. It has a short tawnycoat, a tufted tail. The males have a heavy manearound the neck and shoulders.

Leopard

Lion

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A type of grasshopper that migrates in im-mense swarms that devour vegetation and crops.

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A small insectivorous mammal that usually livesunderground. They have thickset bodies with lightbrown to dark gray silky fur, rudimentary eyes,tough muzzles, and strong forefeet for burrowing.

Locusts

Mole

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A long-tailed, medium-sized member of primate.They include baboons and tamarins.

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A small rodent, such as the common housemouse. They have a pointed snout, small roundedears, and a long, almost hairless tail.

Monkey

Mouse

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The sterile offspring of a male donkey and afemale horse. They have long ears and a shortmane.

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An European songbird with reddish-brownplumage. They are known for the melodious songof the male at night during the breeding season.

Mule

Nightingale

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A nighttime bird of prey. They have hooked andfeathered talons, large heads with short hookedbeaks, large eyes set forward, and fluffy plumagethat allows for almost noiseless flight.

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An adult castrated bull of used mainly as a draftanimal.

Owl

Oxen

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An edible mollusks of that lives mainly in shal-low marine waters. They have a rough, irregularlyshaped shell.

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A large spotted feline of tropical America simi-lar to the leopard.

Oyster

Panther

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A plump-bodied game birds, related to thepheasants and grouse.

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A male peafowl, distinguished by its crestedhead, brilliant blue or green plumage, and longmodified back feathers.

Partridge

Peacock

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A birds with plump bodies, small heads, andshort legs, especially the rock dove.

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A young pig.

Pigeon

Piglet

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A large bird with black plumage and a croakingcry.

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An arachnid that lives in warm dry regions. Theyhave a segmented body and a tail tipped with a ven-omous sting.

Raven

Scorpion

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A mostly white aquatic bird having long pointedwings and short legs.

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A type of snake.

Seagull

Serpent

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A horned mammal. They are raised in manybreeds for wool, edible flesh, or skin.

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A scaly, legless, sometimes venomous reptile.They have a long, tapering body and are found inmost tropical and temperate regions.

Sheep

Snake

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A small marine food of northeast Atlantic watersthat is eaten fresh or smoked and is often cannedin oil as a sardine. Also called brisling.

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The adult male of various deer, especially thered deer.

Sprat

Stag

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A large wading bird found mainly in the EasternHemisphere. They have long legs and a longstraight bill.

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A small graceful swift-flying birds. They havelong pointed wings, a usually notched or forkedtail, and a large mouth for catching flying insects.

Stork

Swallow

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A large aquatic birds. They have webbed feet, along slender neck, and white plumage.

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A migratory songbird. They usually have brown-ish upper plumage and a spotted breast. They areknown for their clear melodious song.

Swan

Thrush

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A land turtle. They have thick clublike hindlimbs and a high, rounded shell.

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A venomous snake. They have a single pair oflong, hollow fangs and a thick, heavy body. Alsocalled adder.

Tortoise

Viper

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A large bird of prey with dark plumage and afeatherless head and neck and generally feeding oncarrion.

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An insect with a slender body, two pairs wings,and mouths adapted for biting or sucking. Femaleshave a stinger.

Vulture

Wasp

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A carnivorous mammal. They have a long slen-der body, a long tail, short legs, and brownish fur.In many species the fur turns white in winter.

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A marine mammal. They have the general shapeof a fish with forelimbs modified to form flippers,and a tail with horizontal flukes.

Weasel

Whale

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A wild pig found in Eurasia and northern Africa.They have dark dense bristles. It is the ancestor ofthe domestic hog.

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A wild adult female hog.

Wild Boar

Wild Sow

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A carnivorous mammal. They typically live andhunt in packs and prey on livestock and game ani-mals.

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Wolf

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About This eBook

The Animals of Aesop’s Fables is an original

eBook written and edited by Keene, NH resident

Nancy A. Cavanaugh.

The Animals of Aesop’s Fables was written to

accompany Aesop’s Fables so that children can

find out a bit more about the animals Aesop

used in his fables, especially the lesser known

ones. The bright and colorful illustrations to

introduce children to a variety of art styles.


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