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Graded reader
Danish & English

Aesop's Fables

Æsops fabler
Original author
Aesop
Adapted by
Line by Line Publishing,

Read Aesop's Fables by Aesop in Danish and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2, B1, B2, and C1.

About this book

A hungry Fox leaps again and again at grapes strung along a high trellis, fails each time, then strolls off with his dignity intact: "I thought those Grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour." So begins a gathering of small tales in which animals, gods, and ordinary folk act out the whole comedy of wanting: pride, greed, cunning, folly, each one turning on a twist and closing with a lesson that has outlasted the centuries.

Available editions

A2
Short, concrete sentences for early learners.
1,517 sentences
B1
Longer sentences and a wider vocabulary.
1,517 sentences
B2
Complex sentences and a fuller vocabulary, close to everyday native reading.
1,517 sentences
C1
Rich, nuanced prose with complex sentences and vocabulary.
1,517 sentences

Read a sample

Ræven og druerne
The Fox and the Grapes
1

En sulten ræv så nogle flotte drueklaser.

A hungry Fox saw some nice bunches of grapes.

2

Druerne hang på en vinranke på et højt stativ.

The grapes were hanging on a vine on a high trellis.

3

Han ville gerne spise dem.

He wanted to eat them.

4

Han hoppede så højt han kunne for at nå dem.

He jumped as high as he could to reach them.

5

Men det nyttede ikke.

But it was no use.

6

Druerne var for høje for ham.

The grapes were too high for him.

7

Så han holdt op med at prøve.

So he stopped trying.

History

  1. Written by Aesop in Ancient Greek
  2. Adapted by Line by Line Publishing in 2026