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Aesop (/ˈiːsɒp/ EE-sop; Ancient Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aisōpos; c. 620 - 564 BCE) was an Ancient Greek fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although his existence remains uncertain and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics.

Scattered details of Aesop's life can be found in ancient sources, including Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch. An ancient literary work called The Aesop Romance tells an episodic, probably highly fictional version of his life, including the traditional description of him as a strikingly ugly slave (δοῦλος) who by his cleverness acquires freedom and becomes an adviser to kings and city-states. Older spellings of his name have included Esop(e) and Isope. Depictions of Aesop in popular culture over the last 2500 years have included several works of art and his appearance as a character in numerous books, films, plays, and television programs.
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Aesop: The Complete Fables (The Greatest Writers of All Time Book 14) Mar 18, 2020

by Aesop

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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.

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Aesop's Fables (Oxford World's Classics) Jul 18, 2002

by Aesop , Laura Gibbs

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'The story goes that a sow who had delivered a whole litter of piglets loudly accosted a lioness. "How many children do you breed?" asked the sow. "I breed only one", said the lioness, "but it is very well bred!"'

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?

This new translation is the first to represent all the main fable collections in ancient Latin and Greek, arranged according to the fables' contents and themes. It includes 600 fables, many of which come from sources never before translated into English.
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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What The Fox Learnt (Illustrated) (Four Fables from Aesop) Jun 13, 2011

by Aesop , Ripple Digital Publishing

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Four fox tales from Aesop's fables presented with modern illustrations: The Fox and the Crow, The Fox and the Goat, The Fox and the Grapes and The Fox and the Cat. These are short stories that are fun and easy to read. Each story is summarized with a moral that you might have even heard of.

Aesop's Fables Jul 29, 2014

by Aesop

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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.

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The Boy Who Cried Wolf (My First Classic Story) Dec 21, 2015

by Eric Blair , Dianne Silverman

( 29 )

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In this retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, a bored shepherd boy thinks it's fun to see the villagers run to help him when he cries, "Wolf!" However, the boy is lying. Find out what happens when the villagers no longer believe what the boy says, even when he's telling the truth!

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The Complete Fables (Penguin Classics) May 29, 2003

by Aesop , Robert Temple , Olivia Temple

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Aesop was probably a prisoner of war, sold into slavery in the early sixth century BC, who represented his masters in court and negotiations, and relied on animal stories to put across his key points. All these fables, full of humour, insight and savage wit, as well as many fascinating glimpses of ordinary life, have now been brought together for the first time in this definitive and fully annotated modern edition.

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CHILDHOOD CLASSICS - Ultimate Collection: 1400+ Tales of Magic, Adventure, Fairytales & Legends: Peter Rabbit, Pinocchio, Doctor Dolittle, The Call of the Wild… Jul 27, 2020

by J. M. Barrie , Louisa May Alcott , Lewis Carroll , George MacDonald , Kenneth Grahame , E. Nesbit , Beatrix Potter , Thornton Burgess , Margery Williams , Ruth Stiles Gannett , Howard R. Garis , L. Frank Baum , Rudyard Kipling , Hugh Lofting , E. T. A. Hoffmann , Vishnu Sharma , Aesop , Hans Christian Andersen , Brothers Grimm , Andrew Lang , Nathaniel Hawthorne , Oscar Wilde , Evelyn Sharp , Maurice Maeterlinck , Georgette Leblanc , John Ruskin , Carl Sandburg , Mary Louisa Molesworth , Johnny Gruelle , Carlo Collodi , George Haven Putnam , Johanna Spyri , Frances Hodgson Burnett , Emerson Hough , Eleanor H. Porter , Kate Douglas Wiggin , Dorothy Canfield , Susan Coolidge , Gertrude Chandler Warner , Mark Twain , R. L. Stevenson , John Meade Falkner , Thomas Bailey Aldrich , Charles Lamb , Mary Lamb , Jonathan Swift , Miguel Cervantes , Daniel Defoe , Harriet Beecher Stowe , Anna Sewell , Jack London , E. Boyd Smith , Jennie Hall , Howard Pyle , Marion John St. Webb , Jules Verne , Eva March Tappan

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e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited collection of the most-beloved and enjoyed children's classics of all time. We include the educational classics retold for children, but also - the eternally enchanting tales of dragons, magical creatures, fantastic adventures and animal stories:
Dragon Tales:
The Reluctant Dragon
My Father's Dragon
The Book of Dragons
Animal Tales & Fables:
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny…
Mother West Wind Series
The Burgess Bird Book for Children
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
The Velveteen Rabbit
Uncle Wiggily's Adventures & Other Tales
Little Bun Rabbit
Mother Goose in Prose
Lulu's Library
The Jungle Book…
White Fang
Black Beauty
The Story of Doctor Dolittle…
Aesop Fables
The Panchatantra
Russian Picture Fables for the Little Ones
The Russian Garland: Folk Tales
Fairy tales & Fantasies:
Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
Complete Fairy Tales of Brothers Grimm
Complete Fairy Books of Andrew Lang
Five Children and It…
Peter Pan
Alice in Wonderland
Through the Looking Glass
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Collection
At the Back of the North Wind
The Princess and the Goblin
Tanglewood Tales…
All the Way to Fairyland
Friendly Fairies…
Old Peter's Russian Tales
Childhood Adventures:
Robin Hood
Pinocchio
Gingerbread Man
Little Women
The Secret Garden
A Little Princess
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Treasure Island…
Anne of Green Gables Collection…
The Wind in the Willows
The Box-Car Children
The Railway Children
Oliver Twist
David Copperfield…
Classics Retold:
The Iliad of Homer
Odysseus
The Arabian Nights Entertainments
Viking Tales
Tales of King Arthur and the Round Table
Chaucer for Children
Tales from Shakespeare
Don Quixote
The Pilgrim's Progress
Robinson Crusoe
Voyage to Lilliput
Little Goody Two-Shoes & Mrs Margery Two-Shoes
Charles Dickens' Children Stories
The Story of Hiawatha
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Pocahontas

FÁBULAS DE ESOPO (Spanish Edition) Nov 21, 2016

by Esopo

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Las fábulas de Esopo tienen su origen en la época arcaica. Fueron recopiladas en el siglo IV a. C. por Demetrio de Falero, aunque esta recopilación se perdió. La principal colección de fábulas atribuidas a Esopo de donde se basan muchas ediciones modernas es la llamada Augustana, anónima, que algunos autores fechan en el siglo I o II y otros en el siglo V, y se complementa con otras dos colecciones anónimas, la Vindobonense, del siglo VI y la Accursiana, probablemente del siglo IX.

La estructura de la fábula esópica ha sido definida por varios autores, pero la más completa se le atribuye a Nojgaard quien distingue en la narración tres elementos o momentos imprescindibles:

La situación de partida en que se plantea un determinado conflicto, entre dos figuras, generalmente animales.
La actuación de los personajes, que procede de la libre decisión de los mismos entre las posibilidades de la situación dada.
La evaluación del comportamiento elegido, que se evidencia en el resultado pragmático, el éxito o el fracaso producido por tal elección.

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El pastorcito mentiroso (Read-it! Readers en Español: Fábulas) (Spanish Edition) Jan 1, 2008

by Eric Blair , Dianne Silverman

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A retelling of the fable in which a young boy's false cries for help cause him problems when he is really in need of assistance.

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Aesop's Fables Mar 30, 2004

by Aesop , George Fyler Townsend

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If you have ever heard phrases like, "look before you leap," "necessity is the mother of invention," or "two wrongs don't make a right," you are not alone. These phrases and many like them, which have become so commonplace, were first coined by Aesop. Born into slavery in ancient Greece, Aesop supposedly won his freedom with his learned wit. Collected here are his famous fables translated by George Fyler Townsend with a short biography of Aesop and a preface to the fables.

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The Aesop for Children (Illustrated): Age 6-10 (AESOP COLLECTION Book 2020) Sep 8, 2020

by Aesop , Townsend George Fyler

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According to Herodotus, Aesop was a slave who lived in Samos in the 6th century B.C. His moral animal fables have delighted young and old for centuries. This fabulous full-color edition of the classic Aesop features the original illustrations of Milo Winter. This unique collection features 126 of the best-loved fables, including such favorites as "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse," "The Ants and the Grasshopper," "The Goose and the Golden Egg," "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing," and "The Hare and the Tortoise" and all their wonderful and amusing animal characters. Now, with THE AESOP FOR CHILDREN, a whole new generation can appreciate and enjoy these whimsical tales. 9 1/2" x 11 3/4". Ages 6-10

The Ant and the Grasshopper (Starter Book 2) Sep 19, 2017

by Aesop , Rob Waring

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Winter is coming. Ant works. She looks for food
to save for winter. Grasshopper does not work. He
only wants to play and sing. What will Grasshopper
do in winter?

Other Formats: Library Binding , Paperback

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