Grade 5 · Fable
The Farmer and His Sons
Long ago, an old farmer owned a vineyard on a sunny hillside. He had three sons who were strong and clever, but they liked lying in the shade much more than working in the sun. Every spring, the farmer asked them to help him hoe the soil between the grapevines, and every spring they had an excuse.
Retold by PlayOwl from Aesop's fable
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