
Biography of Aesop
Aesop was a Greek fabulist who is remembered for some of the most popular fables ever written, broadly known as ‘Aesop’s Fables’. There is hardly anyone who hasn’t heard of ‘Aesopica’. Most of these stories have anthropomorphic characters and have a moral attached to them. However, it is wise to remember that his stories were compiled by others throughout history. There is no actual evidence whether or not he told these stories. Similar fables have been found in other ancient cultures as well. There is a mystery surrounding his origin as well, with many speculating if Aesop was actually another storyteller’s fictional name. The love for these fables has survived centuries because of their simplicity. It doesn’t hurt that they have remained relatable throughout time and history and have been used to teach moral values to children. Some of the most popular fables are ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’, ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’, and ‘The Crow and the Pitcher’ etc. Additionally, morals like “birds of a feather flock together”, “necessity is the mother of invention”, and “slow but steady wins the race” are also ascribed to him.
Short stories by Aesop
- A Raven And A Swan
- Belling The Cat
- Hercules And The Wagoner
- Jupiter And The Monkey
- Mercury And The Woodman
- The Animals And The Plague
- The Ant And The Dove
- The Ant And The Grasshopper
- The Ass And His Driver
- The Ass and His Purchaser
- The Ass And Its Shadow
- The Ass And The Grasshoppers
- The Ass And The Lap Dog
- The Ass And The Load Of Salt
- The Ass Carrying the Image
- The Ass In The Lions Skin
- The Ass The Fox And The Lion
- The Astrologer
- The Bat And The Weasels
- The Bat, the Bramble, and the Seagull
- The Bear And The Bees
- The Bees And Wasps And The Hornet
- The Birds The Beasts And The Bat
- The Boy And The Filberts
- The Boy And The Nettle
- The Boy Bathing
- The Boys And The Frogs
- The Bull And The Goat
- The Bundle Of Sticks
- The Cat And The Birds
- The Cat And The Fox
- The Cat And The Old Rat
- The Cat The Cock And The Young Mouse
- The Cock And The Fox
- The Cock And The Fox (2nd Fable)
- The Cock And The Jewel
- The Crow And The Pitcher
- The Dog And His Masters Dinner
- The Dog And His Reflection
- The Dog And The Oyster
- The Dog In The Manger
- The Dog The Cock And The Fox
- The Dogs And The Fox
- The Dogs And The Hides
- The Eagle And The Beetle
- The Eagle And The Jackdaw
- The Eagle And The Kite
- The Farmer And His Sons
- The Farmer And The Cranes
- The Farmer And The Snake
- The Farmer And The Stork
- The Father and His Sons
- The Fighting Bulls And The Frog
- The Fighting Cocks And The Eagle
- The Fir-Tree and the Bramble
- The Fisherman And The Little Fish
- The Flies And The Honey
- The Fox And The Crab
- The Fox And The Crow
- The Fox And The Goat
- The Fox And The Grapes
- The Fox And The Hedgehog
- The Fox And The Leopard
- The Fox And The Lion
- The Fox And The Monkey
- The Fox And The Pheasants
- The Fox And The Stork
- The Fox Without A Tail
- The Frog And The Mouse
- The Frogs And The Ox
- The Frogs and the Well
- The Frogs Who Wished For A King
- The Gnat And The Bull
- The Goatherd And The Goat
- The Goatherd And The Wild Goats
- The Goose And The Golden Egg
- The Grasshopper and the Ant
- The Hare And His Ears
- The Hares And The Frogs
- The Heron
- The Impostor
- The Kid And The Wolf
- The Lark And Her Young Ones
- The Leap At Rhodes
- The Lion And The Ass
- The Lion And The Ass (2nd Fable)
- The Lion And The Gnat
- The Lion And The Mouse
- The Lion The Ass And The Fox
- The Lion The Bear And The Fox
- The Lion's Share
- The Man And The Lion
- The Man And The Satyr
- The Mice And The Weasels
- The Milkmaid And Her Pail
- The Miller His Son And The Ass
- The Mischievous Dog
- The Miser
- The Mole And His Mother
- The Monkey And The Camel
- The Monkey And The Cat
- The Monkey And The Dolphin
- The Mother And The Wolf
- The Mouse And The Weasel
- The Mule
- The North Wind And The Sun
- The Oak And The Reeds
- The Old Lion
- The Old Lion And The Fox
- The Owl And The Grasshopper
- The Oxen And The Wheels
- The Pack-Ass and the Wild Ass
- The Peacock
- The Peacock And The Crane
- The Plane Tree
- The Porcupine And The Snakes
- The Quack Toad
- The Rabbit The Weasel And The Cat
- The Rat And The Elephant
- The Rose And The Butterfly
- The Serpent And The Eagle
- The Sheep And The Pig
- The Shepherd And The Lion
- The Shepherd and the Wolf
- The Shepherd Boy And The Wolf
- The Sick Stag
- The Spendthrift And The Swallow
- The Stag And His Reflection
- The Stag and the Lion
- The Stag The Sheep And The Wolf
- The Swallow And The Crow
- The Tortoise And The Ducks
- The Tortoise And The Hare
- The Town Mouse And The Country Mouse
- The Travelers And The Purse
- The Travelers And The Sea
- The Trees and the Axe
- The Two Goats
- The Two Pots
- The Vain Jackdaw And His Borrowed Feathers
- The Wild Boar And The Fox
- The Wolf And His Shadow
- The Wolf And The Ass
- The Wolf And The Crane
- The Wolf And The Goat
- The Wolf and the Horse
- The Wolf And The House Dog
- The Wolf And The Kid
- The Wolf And The Lamb
- The Wolf And The Lean Dog
- The Wolf And The Lion
- The Wolf And The Sheep
- The Wolf And The Shepherd
- The Wolf And The Shepherd (2nd Fable)
- The Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
- The Wolf The Kid And The Goat
- The Wolves And The Sheep
- The Young Crab And His Mother
- Three Bullocks And A Lion
- Two Travelers And A Bear