Aesop's Fables

Herodotus tells of a slave named Aesop who wrote fables in 5th century BCE Greece. Socrates is said to have spent some of his time in jail versifying Aesop s fables. From The Tortoise and the Hare to The Boy Who Cried Wolf , Aesop s fables are a highly entertaining medium for moral instruction, known throughout the world.