Aesop's Fables
(Aesop)
Aesop, the famous slave of Iadmon of Samos, was the author of a number of amusing stories, often featuring animals with personalities like humans to make his point, and always with a stated moral. These are known collectively as Aesop's Fables and have come to include a large number of anecdotes and sayings. These wise sayings have been passed down through generations, cultures and continents to arrive in book form available to us today. Why have these survived this long? One reason is the amazing applicableness of his morals to modern day life. Everyone has heard of sour grapes -- to find out how the term was invented read the tale of the fox and his literal grapes. Or think of the Ant and the Grasshopper the next time you are considering being lazy all summer and leaving the work to others. The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a classic tale of what happens when you are known to be a liar, and the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing warns us all of treachery in disguise. Even sound financial wisdom can come from the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs. The fables are arranged in no particular order in most books, probably because Aesop told them as he came to applicable situations in his own or other's lives. There are even some who say that Aesop didn't write them down himself, (which, as he started out as a slave, makes sense) but that someone lesser known preserved them for the future. Either way the stories are wonderful to read as a whole or individually as the need arises. Aesop's Fables are something timeless and worth preserving for even more generations to come. Every child should know these truths of life, and every parent should be able to apply them to the child's own existence. Even if you don't fit in either category, reading this will inspire you and make you reexamine your own life and character in light of the wisdom of the ancient slave.
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