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Aesop's Fables or Aesopica refers to a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BC. 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 (from which the idiom "sour grapes" was derived), The Tortoise and the Hare, The North Wind and the Sun, The Boy Who Cried Wolf and The Ant and the Grasshopper are well-known throughout the world.
List of some fables by Aesop
A detail of the Fontana Maggiore (Main Fountain) in Perugia, sculpted after 1275 by Nicola Pisano and Giovanni Pisano, showing tales The Crane and the Wolf and The Wolf and the Lamb
Russian sculpture of the crow in "The Fox and the Crow" fable
Aesop's most famous fables include:
* Lion's Share
* The Ant and the Grasshopper
* The Bear and the Travelers
* The Boy Who Cried Wolf
* The Boy Who Was Vain
* The Cat and the Mice
* The Cock and the Jewel
* The Crow and the Pitcher
* The Deer without a Heart
* The Dog and the Bone
* The Dog and the Wolf
* The Dog in the Manger
* The Farmer and the Stork
* The Farmer and the Viper
* The Frog and the Ox
* The Frogs Who Desired a King
* The Fox and the Crow
* The Fox and the Goat
* The Fox and the Grapes
* The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
* The Honest Woodcutter
* The Lion and the Mouse
* The Mice in Council
* The Milkmaid and Her Pail
* The Mischievous Dog
* The North Wind and the Sun
* The Tortoise and the Hare
* The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
* The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
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