Aesop's Fables is a collection of fables written by a slave and story-teller who lived in Ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BC. Aesop's Fables are mostly short animal stories with each fable ending with a moral advice. His fables are some of the most well known in the world. The fables remain a popular choice for moral education of children today. Many stories included in Aesop's Fables, such as The Fox and the Grapes, The Tortoise and the Hare, The North Wind and the Sun, and The Ant and the Grasshopper are well-known throughout the world. In this book, there are about 240 fables written by Aesop and are heavily illustrated. These stories teach moral lessons, often with animals. It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition.

 

There are 140 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform .

Sir John Tenniel was already a renowned cartoonist when he was invited to produce illustrations for Alice. His exquisite engravings are among the most iconic and best loved images in the world. AESOP probably lived in the middle part of the sixth century BC. A statement in Herodotus gives grounds for thinking that he was a slave.