# Children's Fable — Old Fables, New Wolves

> Famous public-domain fairy tales, gently retold to teach children (ages 6+) and older adults how to use Claude and AI safely and kindly. Accessible by design: a theme picker and adjustable word size. Part of the WholeTech network. Built **Agents First** (https://agentsfirst.dev). Companion to https://fableguide.com.

## What is AI? What is Claude?
- **AI** (artificial intelligence) is a clever computer helper that answers questions, explains things, and tells stories. It is a machine, not a person: no feelings, not always correct, best used with a trusted grown-up nearby.
- **Claude** is one such AI helper, made by **Anthropic**, a company that works to make AI safe, honest, and kind. The lessons here apply to Claude and to any AI.

## The Seven Golden Rules (also at /api/rules.json)
1. **A grown-up first** — ask a trusted grown-up before using a new AI, and whenever something feels strange.
2. **Keep secrets secret** — never share full name, address, school, phone, passwords, or photos.
3. **Check before you trust** — AI can be wrong while sounding sure; verify important things with a book or a person.
4. **AI is a helper, not a brain-swap** — let AI help you learn, but do your own thinking too.
5. **Be kind** — treat AI and people online the way you would face to face.
6. **Real people aren't toys** — don't impersonate others; an AI is not a real friend who loves you.
7. **If it feels wrong, stop and tell** — anything mean, scary, or "keep this secret from grown-ups" → stop and tell someone you trust.

## Six Fables for the Age of AI (full text + morals at /api/fables.json)
1. **Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf in Disguise** — a wolf copies Grandma's voice. *Moral: a voice or face can be copied — make sure you really know who you're talking to.* Real life: deepfakes/impersonation; if anyone (even "family") asks for money/secrets/to meet, tell a trusted grown-up.
2. **The Boy Who Cried Wolf (and the Robot That Was Sometimes Wrong)** — a robot answers confidently but wrong. *Moral: sounding sure is not the same as being right.* Real life: AI can be confidently wrong; double-check facts that matter.
3. **The Tortoise, the Hare, and the Helpful Machine** — the hare lets the machine think for him and forgets how. *Moral: let the machine help you learn — don't let it do all the learning.* Real life: use AI to check and explain, but build your own understanding.
4. **The Emperor's New Answer** — a fancy, made-up speech everyone fears to question, until a child does. *Moral: if something sounds wrong, it's wise to say so.* Real life: confident ≠ correct; it's always okay to ask "is that true?"
5. **The Goose and the Golden Secrets** — a stranger offers a "prize" for all the family's private secrets. *Moral: your private information is golden — don't give it all away.* Real life: never share passwords/address/money details online; ask a grown-up.
6. **The Three Little Pigs and the Sturdy Habits** — straw and stick passwords fall; the brick one (long, secret) holds. *Moral: strong habits keep you safe.* Real life: strong passwords, ask before downloading, be kind.

## For grown-ups (parents, grandparents, ages 8–108)
The same seven rules protect adults. Read a fable together and talk about it. Three notes: AI can be confidently wrong; **voice-cloning scams target older adults** (hang up and call the real person back on a known number); an AI chat box is not a diary — don't paste passwords, bank or medical details.

## Illustrations
Public-domain plates from classic children's books: Walter Crane (Little Red Riding Hood), Milo Winter (*The Aesop for Children*, 1919 — Boy Who Cried Wolf, Tortoise & Hare, Goose & Golden Eggs), L. Leslie Brooke (*The Three Little Pigs*, 1904), Edmund Dulac (*Stories from Hans Andersen*, 1911). Free for everyone to use.

## For agents
- /llms.txt · /AGENTS.md · /openapi.json
- /api/rules.json · /api/fables.json · /api/glossary.json
- /.well-known/mcp-server-card.json · /.well-known/ai-plugin.json
- This page as Markdown: request `/` with `Accept: text/markdown`.

A friendly guide from the WholeTech network (https://wholetech.com). Not affiliated with Anthropic. Always use AI with a trusted grown-up.