Fables are short stories which illustrate a particular moral and teach a lesson to children and kids. The theme and characters appeal to children and the stories are often humorous and entertaining for kids of all ages. Fables can also be described as tales or yarns which have a message in their narrative such as a parable might have. Fables can often pass into our culture as myths and legends and used to teach about morals to children and kids.
The Characters of Fables?
The characters of fables and tales are usually animals who act and talk just like people whilst retaining their animal traits.
A person who writes fables is a fabulist.
Who is Aesop?
Who is Aesop? Aesop is the name of the man credited with the authorship of a collection or book of fables. Aesop was a slave who many believe lived in Samos, a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea but others say he came from Ethiopia. The name of his first owner was Xanthus. It is believed that he eventually became a free man. In Aesop's biography Planudes describes Aesop an ugly, deformed dwarf, and the famous marble statue at the Villa Albani in Rome depicts Aesop accordingly.
Other Fabulists:
The characters of fables and tales are usually animals who act and talk just like people whilst retaining their animal traits.
A person who writes fables is a fabulist.
Who is Aesop?
Who is Aesop? Aesop is the name of the man credited with the authorship of a collection or book of fables. Aesop was a slave who many believe lived in Samos, a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea but others say he came from Ethiopia. The name of his first owner was Xanthus. It is believed that he eventually became a free man. In Aesop's biography Planudes describes Aesop an ugly, deformed dwarf, and the famous marble statue at the Villa Albani in Rome depicts Aesop accordingly.
Other Fabulists:
Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine was a French poet and fabulist, who lived and worked during the XVII century. For special contributions to French literature was elected to the French Academy of Sciences in 1684. Published in 1668, the collection of fables brought La Fontaine international fame. The works of the ancient Greeks, Indian storytellers, other fabulists and folk tales about animals serve as a source of inspiration for the author. Drawing motives from these works, La Fontaine brings new life to the fable genre.
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James Thurber has updated some of the fables and these have been published in Fables for Our Time.
James Thurber has updated some of the fables and these have been published in Fables for Our Time.
- Moral - "Appearances often are deceiving." - Aesop's fables: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
- Moral - "Familiarity breeds contempt." - Aesop's fables: The Fox and the Lion
- Moral - "Slow and steady wins the race." - Aesop's fables: The Hare and the Tortoise
- Moral - "One person's meat is another's poison." - Aesop's fables: The Ass and the Grasshopper
- Moral - "Things are not always what they seem." - Aesop's fables: Bee-Keeper and the Bees
- Moral - "Never trust a flatterer."- Aesop's fables: Fox and the Crow
- Moral - "Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing." - Aesop's fables: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
- Moral - "Little friends may become great friends." - Aesop's fables: Lion and the Mouse
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