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About This Novel
Most of "Aesop's fables" are animal stories, using animals as metaphors to teach people how to live and be a human being. A few of them are mainly about people or gods. The form is short and concise, the metaphors are appropriate, and the images are vivid. They usually end with a sentence to reveal the underlying truth. They are small in length but profound in meaning. They have few words but are worth recalling. They have high artistic achievements and have a great influence on future generations. They are satirical metaphorical stories circulated among ancient Greek folk.
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Official(1)Scraped 18d ago
Before China introduced "Aesop's Fables", there probably was no word fable. Although there are still many short stories with similar style in "Zhuangzi". I read it through twice. Although it is short, it is really thought-provoking and leaves a lot of room for reflection. It is also particularly suitable for telling stories to children. Listening to children telling some Aesop's fables in primary school textbooks, some of which are not in this collection, it may be very difficult to clearly distinguish whether they are fables by Aesop himself.
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Official(1)Scraped 18d ago
Before China introduced "Aesop's Fables", there probably was no word fable. Although there are still many short stories with similar style in "Zhuangzi". I read it through twice. Although it is short, it is really thought-provoking and leaves a lot of room for reflection. It is also particularly suitable for telling stories to children. Listening to children telling some Aesop's fables in primary school textbooks, some of which are not in this collection, it may be very difficult to clearly distinguish whether they are fables by Aesop himself.
