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Aesop S Fables
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Aesop Fables fall into the category of wisdom literature. Nuggets of wisdom are contained in condensed tales involving animals with human characteristics. The genre is very old and may have originated in Africa in ancient times since such tales still predominates in the oral traditions of Africa and since many of the animals involved such as lions, leopards, crocodiles, elephants and others are mostly associated with the fauna of Africa. This is not surprising as Aesop is a corruption of Ethiop, which in ancient Greek designated sub-saharan types. Aesop was a slave in ancient Greece and may have carried with him the wisdom tales involving animals from his place of origin. The story of the lion and the mouse resonates well with similar stories involving lions and mouse or other small creatures in African folklore. In later centuries enslaved Africans carried to America their animal tales of wit and wisdom such as stories involving the rabbit or hare and the spider. Many readers will be familiar with the Uncle Remus stories.

In addition to animals such as lions and elephants, Aesop composed stories using animals in the environment of ancient Greece such as the fox, the owl, the wolf and the mouse. Most people who are familiar with Aesops fables will recall the story of the fox and the sour grapes.

Apart from wild animals Aesop also employed domestic animals in his fables. There is the well known fable involving the the dog, the bone and the bone's shadow in the water.

In many of the fables wild animals interact with domesticated animals, such as in the fable of the wolf in sheep's clothing.

These tales are meant to illustrate human foibles, teach the young and old invaluable lessons about life and living and impart wisdom in such simple language that everyone reading the fables or listening to them will be able to comprehend the meaning and be enriched by the wit and wisdom.

The fact that Aesop Fables have endured through the ages attest to their vision and resonance with humans relations across time, cultures and geography. Aesop Fables have been translated into a great many languages and have been retold many times over but they retain their essence.



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