People throughout the world are familiar with the fables attributed to Aesop.
People told and retold these stories for
over nine hundred years before they were
first written down in the third century A.D.
The fables are full of useful advice for
people everywhere. They have been adapt
ed to appeal to both young and old.
Many people think that a person’s education
is incomplete without them. Because
they are so well known, we easily
recognize and understand sayings like “Slow
and steady wins the race” and “Persuasion is
better than force.” The fables typical
of those written by Aesop are shor
t, have human interest, and point out an
important lesson to learn.