An Aesop's Tale

An Aesop's Tale

An Aesop’s Fable
Aesop’s Fables or Aesopica refers to a collection of
fables credited to Aesop (620–560 BC), a slave and
story-teller who lived in Ancient Greece. Aesop’s
Fables have become a blanket term for collections of
brief fables, usually involving anthropomorphic ani-
mals.
His fables are some of the most well known in the
world. The fables remain a popular choice for moral
education of children today. Many stories included in
Aesop’s Fables, such as The Fox and the Grapes
(from which the idiom “sour grapes” was derived),
The Tortoise and the Hare, The North Wind and the
Sun and The Boy Who Cried Wolf, are well-known
throughout the world.