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Aesop's Fables: A New Revised Edition by Aesop (c. 620 BCE - 564) LibriVox
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Remember the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper? the Fox and the Sour Grapes? The Boy who Cried Wolf? These wonderful tales and hundreds more have been passed down to us over the centuries. The man credited with writing them, Aesop, was an Ancient Greek slave born about 620 B.C. Aesop is known as a fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables shining glaringly true light on our human foibles now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics. Scattered details of Aesop's life can be found in ancient sources, including Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch. An ancient literary work called The Aesop Romance tells an episodic, probably highly fictional version of his life, including the traditional description of him as a strikingly ugly slave who by his cleverness acquires freedom and becomes an adviser to kings and city-states. A later tradition depicts Aesop as a black Ethiopian. But whatever his history, the fables depict truths about human behavior, our strengths and weakness that have remained true for 2500 years. (Summary from Wikipedia and Phil Chenevert)
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01 - The Wolf turned Shepherd; The Stag at the Pool; The Fox and the Mask; The Bear and the Fox; The Wolf and the Lamb; The One-Eyed Lamb; The Dog, Cock and Fox; The Mouse, the frog and theHawk; The Lioness: The Dog and the Oyster; The Wolf and the Shep
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02 - The Two Pots; The Gnat and the Lion; The Widow and her Little Maidens; The Fox and the Lion; The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; The Monkey and the Dolphin; The Game-cocks and the Partridge; The Boy and the Nettle; The Trumpeter taken Prisoner; T
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03 - The Old Man and the Three Young Men; The Lion and the Fox; The Horse and the Stag; The Lion and the Dolphin; The Mice in Council; The Camel and the Arab; The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle; The Boys and the Frogs; The Crab and it's Mother; The Wolf a
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04 - The Wolf and the Lion; The King's Son and the Painted Lion; The Trees and the Axe; The Seaside Travelers; The Sea-gull and the Kite; The Monkey and the Camel; The Rat and the Elephant; The Fisherman Piping; The Wolf and the House-dog;The Eagle and
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05 - The Mountain in Labor; The Bear and the Two Travelers; The Sick Kite; The Wolf and the Crane; The Cat and the Cock; The Wolf and the Horse; The Two Soldiers and the Robber; The Monkey and the Cat; The Two Frogs; The Vine and the Goat;The Mouse and
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06 - The Laborer and the Snake; The Bull and the Calf; The Goat and the Ass; The Boasting Traveler; The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion; The Stag and the Fawn; The Partridge and the Fowler; The Farmer and the Stork; The Ass and his Driver; The Hare and the