“Aesop is not a good book for reformers,” a critic once observed, and it’s true that the fables present our natures and social standings as essentially fixed. Foxes are foxy, wolves ...

Storytelling has, since ancient times, been an invaluable tool for imparting wisdom in a way that's both entertaining and ...

Aesop’s Fables has been a timeless staple of childhood reading for centuries. The enduring lessons from the ancient Greek storyteller’s captivating collection of tales remain essential and ...

Aesop's Fables Jerry Pinkney. Seastar Books, $19.99 (87pp) ISBN 978-1-58717-000-3. Beautifully designed, this lush, oversize volume showcases Pinkney's (The Ugly Duckling) artistry in grand style.

Aesop is a famous storyteller from Ancient Greece. The best fables of him are reinterpreted and modernized for a visual novel experience. All of these short stories are purely family-friendly and ...

Aesop lived around the year 620 B.C in Greece. Though he was born into slavery, he later earned his freedom as a reward for his wit and skills as a storyteller. His fables reflect his valuation of ...

One of the renowned Greek storyteller Aesop's 725 fables was called "The Donkey and His Purchaser." In summation, a man wished to purchase a donkey and decided to give the animal a trial to see ...

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 ...