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The contest between the Sun and the Wind an Aesop's fable

The sun and the wind test their strength by seeing which of them can cause a man to remove his coat, demonstrating the value of using gentle persuasion rather than force as a means of achieving a goal.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Forest, Heather
Other Authors:	Gaber, Susan (Illustrator), Aesop
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Atlanta, Ga. : August House Little Folk, 2008.
Subjects:	Fables > Juvenile fiction. Folklore > Juvenile fiction. Picture books for children.
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Summary:	The sun and the wind test their strength by seeing which of them can cause a man to remove his coat, demonstrating the value of using gentle persuasion rather than force as a means of achieving a goal.
Item Description:	Based on a fable from Aesop, "The North Wind and the Sun."
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:	9780874838329 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0874838320 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Though many modern scholars dispute his existence, Aesop's life was chronicled by first century Greek historians who wrote that Aesop, or Aethiop, was born into Greek slavery in 620 B.C. Freed because of his wit and wisdom, Aesop supposedly traveled throughout Greece and was employed at various times by the governments of Athens and Corinth. Some of Aesop's most recognized fables are The Tortoise and the Hare, The Fox and the Grapes, and The Ant and the Grasshopper. His simple but effective morals are widely used and illustrated for children. (Bowker Author Biography)