Project Gutenberg 2016-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 402 Aesop Æsop Aisopos Robinson, Charles 1870 1937 41035166 Æsop's Fables Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesop%27s_Fables Produced by Madeleine Fournier. Images made available by The Internet Archive. "Æsop's Fables" by Aesop is a timeless collection of moral tales that has captivated readers across generations. Likely written in ancient Greece, this work falls under the genre of fable and is celebrated for its rich allegorical storytelling. Each fable is designed to impart a moral lesson, often featuring anthropomorphized animals, thus exploring themes of human behavior and ethics in a simple yet engaging manner. The collection presents a series of short stories, where animals like a lion, mouse, fox, stork, and others engage in scenarios that reveal their character traits and values. For instance, in "The Lion and the Mouse," a small creature saves a mighty lion, demonstrating that kindness is never wasted and that even the smallest among us can help in big ways. Other stories, like "The Fox and the Grapes," illustrate the theme of rationalizing failure, while "The Ants and the Grasshopper" emphasizes the virtues of hard work and preparation. Through clever narratives and vivid illustrations, readers are invited to reflect on human nature and the simple truths of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fables Aesop's fables -- Adaptations Fables, Greek -- Adaptations PZ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature 49106 2025-06-21T08:25:08.084784 text/html 24120 2024-10-23T01:09:07 text/html 2773454 2025-06-21T08:25:11.259837 application/epub+zip 2771974 2025-06-21T08:25:09.042823 application/epub+zip 79034 2025-06-21T08:25:08.588768 application/epub+zip 2802489 2025-06-21T08:25:13.298768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2786488 2025-06-21T08:25:10.801799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100899 2022-09-24T05:27:00.101071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33504 2025-06-21T08:25:07.688789 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13777 2024-10-23T01:09:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17202 2025-06-21T08:25:13.454761 application/rdf+xml 16430 2025-06-21T08:25:08.682808 image/jpeg 2126 2025-06-21T08:25:08.635753 image/jpeg 2897721 2025-06-21T08:25:08.236741 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia