Books with author AEsop

Aesop’s Fables is a collection of stories attributed to Aesop (c. 620-560 BCE), thought to have been a slave in ancient Greece. Aesop’s fables are generally short, feature animals talking and acting like humans, and are instructive, typically ending with a moral lesson.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Aesop’s Fables is a collection of stories attributed to Aesop (c. 620-560 BCE), thought to have been a slave in ancient Greece. Aesop’s fables are generally short, feature animals talking and acting like humans, and are instructive, typically ending with a moral lesson.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Aesop’s Fables is a collection of stories attributed to Aesop (c. 620-560 BCE), thought to have been a slave in ancient Greece. Aesop’s fables are generally short, feature animals talking and acting like humans, and are instructive, typically ending with a moral lesson.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Aesop’s Fables is a collection of stories attributed to Aesop (c. 620-560 BCE), thought to have been a slave in ancient Greece. Aesop’s fables are generally short, feature animals talking and acting like humans, and are instructive, typically ending with a moral lesson.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Aesop’s Fables is a collection of stories attributed to Aesop (c. 620-560 BCE), thought to have been a slave in ancient Greece. Aesop’s fables are generally short, feature animals talking and acting like humans, and are instructive, typically ending with a moral lesson.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

The Wolf and the LambOnce upon a time a Wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside, when, looking up, what should he see but a Lamb just beginning to drink a little lower down. "There's my supper," thought he, "if only I can find some excuse to seize it." Then he called out to the Lamb, "How dare you muddle the water from which I am drinking?""Nay, master, nay," said Lambikin; "if the water be muddy up there, I cannot be the cause of it, for it runs down from you to me.""Well, then," said the Wolf, "why did you call me bad names this time last year?""That cannot be," said the Lamb; "I am only six months old.""I don't care," snarled the Wolf; "if it was not you it wasyour father;" and with that he rushed upon the poor little Lamband .WARRA WARRA WARRA WARRA WARRA .ate her all up. But before she died she gasped out ."Any excuse will serve a tyrant."

This book, newly updated, contains the largest collection of Aesop’s fables available in English (the complete corpus of 357 fables).Aesop was probably a prisoner of war, sold into slavery in the early sixth century BCE, who represented his masters in court and negotiations and relied on animal stories to put across his key points. Such fables vividly reveal the strange superstitions of ordinary ancient Greeks, how they treated their pets, how they spoilt their sons and even what they kept in their larders. As these stories became well-known, 'Aesopic' one-liners were widely quoted at drinking-parties, and the collection eventually came to include more satirical tales of alien creatures - apes, camels, lions and elephants - which presumably originate in Libya and Egypt.

Fully Illustrated Edition Written in the 6th century BC, the timeless life lessons in Aesop’s Fables have delighted readers for over two millennia. Whether it’s the race between the Tortoise and the Hare, or the story of the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs, readers are sure to appreciate the tales that have given us such enduring expressions as “Look before you leap,” “Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill,” and “Honesty is the best policy.”

The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since they were first written down nearly two millennia ago. Aesop was reputedly a tongue-tied slave who miraculously received the power of speech; From his legendary storytelling came the collections of prose and verse fables scattered throughout Greek and Roman literature. First published in English by Caxton in 1484, the fables and their morals continue to charm modern readers: Who does not know the story of the tortoise and the hare, or the boy who cried wolf? They are two of the many fables from Aesop, made legendary by time.

Timeless tales of inspiration and enlightenment In ancient Greece, a storyteller named Aesop captivated his listeners with tales both beautiful and instructive. Thousands of years later, his fables—from “The Ant and the Grasshopper” to “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” to “The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg” to “The Tortoise and the Hare”—have lost none of their power to guide and entertain. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Aesop's Fables" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Contents:The Wolf and the KidThe Tortoise and the DucksThe Young Crab and His MotherThe Frogs and the OxThe Dog, the Cock, and the FoxBelling the CatThe Eagle and the JackdawThe Boy and the FilbertsHercules and the WagonerThe Kid and the WolfThe Town Mouse and the Country MouseThe Fox and the GrapesThe Bundle of SticksThe Wolf and the CraneThe Ass and His DriverThe Oxen and the WheelsThe Lion and the MouseThe Shepherd Boy and the WolfThe Gnat and the BullThe Plane TreeThe Farmer and the StorkThe Sheep and the PigThe Travelers and the PurseThe Lion and the AssThe Frogs Who Wished for a KingThe Owl and the GrasshopperA Raven and a SwanThe Two GoatsThe Monkey and the Camel…

This carefully crafted ebook: "Aesop's Fables" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Contents:The Wolf and the KidThe Tortoise and the DucksThe Young Crab and His MotherThe Frogs and the OxThe Dog, the Cock, and the FoxBelling the CatThe Eagle and the JackdawThe Boy and the FilbertsHercules and the WagonerThe Kid and the WolfThe Town Mouse and the Country MouseThe Fox and the GrapesThe Bundle of SticksThe Wolf and the CraneThe Ass and His DriverThe Oxen and the WheelsThe Lion and the MouseThe Shepherd Boy and the WolfThe Gnat and the BullThe Plane TreeThe Farmer and the StorkThe Sheep and the PigThe Travelers and the PurseThe Lion and the AssThe Frogs Who Wished for a KingThe Owl and the GrasshopperA Raven and a SwanThe Two GoatsThe Monkey and the Camel…