Just So Stories vs Æsop's fables: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Short Stories, Fiction
Just So Stories
Seven tales that explain special things about animals, such as how the whale got his tiny throat, the camel his hump and the leopard his spots.
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Æsop's fables
WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you grossly…
The verdict
- Readers rate Just So Stories highest: Just So Stories 4.0 · Æsop's fables 3.8.
- Just So Stories has the widest readership — 50016 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Just So Stories | Æsop's fables | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (50016) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (83) | — |
Reception
| Just So Stories | Æsop's fables | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 50016 | 3 |
| Editions | 245 | 49 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 20461 | — |
| Reading it now | 2199 | — |
| Written reviews | 1861 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 4018 | — |
| Pages | 113 | 155 |