According to “The Life of Aesop,” a text compiled in ancient Greece from a variety of legends, the man whose name is synonymous with the fable was born a slave in Phrygia (in modern-day Turkey ...

A king and queen cannot agree on which bird is more beautiful, the peacock or the swan, so they decide to hold a beauty competition. Unlike the other birds, the jackdaws are not bothering to enter ...

A cattle dealer once drove some bulls to the slaughterhouse. And the butcher came at night with his sharp knife. “Let us close ranks and jack up this executioner on our horns,” suggested one ...

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This is a fable, not as profound as Aesop’s Fables, but with a moral, nonetheless. I thank Google for the wealth of information at my fingertips. A man went to see a doctor, who asked why ...

Bidpal, the Aesop of India, told animal fables there in ancient times, according to Britannica.com. He was also known as ...

Greek language students from Doncaster Campus School Unit of the Greek Community of Melbourne, perform the radio-edition of Aesop's fable 'The Goat and the Wolf', as part of the SBS Greek podcast ...

40 of Aesop's best-known fables are brought to life in adaptations for children aged 5 to 9. Each story is five minutes long and read by an all-star cast including Brenda Blethyn, the late Richard ...