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Aesop and his Fables

Aesop and his Fables. Modified by Mrs. Reed. Aesop’s Fables. Aesop is known as an ancient storyteller from Greece who might have lived around 550 BCE. If he existed, he was a slave, believed to be from Ethiopia. At a young age, he was sold the slave trade in Greece.

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Aesop and his Fables

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  1. Aesop and his Fables Modified by Mrs. Reed

  2. Aesop’s Fables Aesop is known as an ancient storyteller from Greece who might have lived around 550 BCE. If he existed, he was a slave, believed to be from Ethiopia. At a young age, he was sold the slave trade in Greece. If he existed, he did not leave behind a book of his fables. He is known to have memorized and recited his stories, otherwise known as oral tradition! Critical Thinking: Why do you think most books and sources fail to tell us Aesop’s correct race and skin color?

  3. What is a fable….

  4. A Brief Fable History

  5. Aesop’s Fables Legend says … Aesop’s Roman master, Iadmon, was so delighted with Aesop’s fables that he granted Aesop his freedom!

  6. Aesop’s Fables There are no records to prove that Aesop ever wrote anything down. Fortunately, after his death, people did write down every fable they could remember. A few of these authors are Phaedrus (1st Century CE) and Babrius (2nd century CE) . Over the centuries, Aesop's fables have been rewritten and illustrated and translated into nearly every language in the world.

  7. Aesop’s Fables Today, we still enjoy these wonderful stories created over 2,500 years ago!  Each is a very short story, and each has a moral. Like this one …

  8. The Fox and the Goat One day, a fox fell down a well. He tried to climb out, but the well was too deep. A goat wandered by. He peered down curiously. “What are you doing in a well?” asked the goat.

  9. The Fox and the Goat “I’m warning you, goat,” snarled the fox. “This is my water! Go away.” “You can’t keep all the water for yourself,” the goat snorted. The goat jumped in the well.

  10. The Fox and the Goat Quick as a flash, the fox jumped on the goat’s back and leaped out of well. He left the goat stuck in the well. The Moral of This Story: Don’t always believe what you hear from someone in trouble.

  11. Parts of an Aesop-type Fable:

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