The Boat Contest: Featuring Aesop's the Lion and the Mouse

This is a wonderful story, which teaches little people how important their input and help can be. It even includes, in the middle, an Aesop fable.I usually shy away from TV-inspired stories - this one is about Lamb Chop and Charlie Horse. However, a few years ago, I happened to be present when my husband read this story to a group of preschoolers (our daughter included). I saw the children's reaction: eyes glued to the ``front of the class", every child engrossed in the story, enchanted, and empowered with pride.