AESOP’ S FABLES

Aesop's Fables or Aesopica refers to a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BC. 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" derives), The Tortoise and the Hare, The North Wind and the Sun, The Boy Who Cried Wolf and The Ant and the Grasshopper are well-known throughout the world.

He was a keen observer of both animals and people He was a keen observer of both animals and people. Most of the characters in his stories are animals, some of which take on human characteristic and are personified in ways of speech and emotions. However, the majority of his character retain their animalistic qualities; tortoises are slow, hares are quick, tigers eat bird, etc. Aesop uses these qualities and natural tendencies of animals to focus on human traits and wisdom. Each fable has an accompanying moral to be learned from the tale.

The Fox and the Grapes Fable A very hungry fox walked into a vineyard where there was an ample supply of luscious looking grapes. Grapes had never looked so good, and the fox was famished. However, the grapes hang higher than the fox could reach.

He jumped and stretched and hopped and reached and jumped some more trying to get those yummy grapes, but to no avail. No matter how he tried, he could not reach the grapes. He wore himself out jumping and jumping to get the grapes.

It is easy to hate what you cannot have. Those grapes surely must be sour," he said as he walked away, "I wouldn't eat them even if they were served to me on a silver platter." It is easy to hate what you cannot have.

The Lion and the Mouse fable One day a lion was waken from his afternoon nap by a group of mice scurrying all about him. Swat! went his huge paw upon one of the little creatures. The mouse pleaded for mercy from the stately beast. The lion took compassion upon the tiny mouse and released him.

One good turn deserves another A few days later, the lion became trapped in a hunter's net. His roars made the whole forest tremble. The little mouse whose life was spared approached the lion in the snare and used his sharp little teeth to gnaw the strong ropes until the lion was free. One good turn deserves another

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