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Aesop's Fables (selected Translations of Famous Works)
General Fiction伊索寓言（译文名著精选）
(greece) Aesop Et Al.
Aesop was born as a slave on the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea in the sixth century BC. He was later made a free citizen because of his outstanding wisdom and profound knowledge, and then became the envoy of the King of Lydia. While on a mission to Delphi, he was falsely accused of stealing sacred objects and was brutally killed. Aesop is known as the "father of Greek fables" and "the originator of Western fables". Aesop's fables are the oldest and most influential fables in the world. Due to their vivid images, profound implications, and rich philosophy, they have been circulated around the world for more than 2,500 years and are enduring. Reading Aesop's fables makes people more intelligent, rational and calm. This book selects 429 Aesop's fables and 100 wonderful fables by the important ancient Greek fables Phaedrus and Babrius.
Aesop was born as a slave on the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea in the sixth century BC. He was later made a free citizen because of his outstanding wisdom and profound knowledge, and then became the envoy of the King of Lydia. While on a mission to Delphi, he was falsely accused of stealing sacred objects and was brutally killed. Aesop is known as the "father of Greek fables" and "the originator of Western fables". Aesop's fables are the oldest and most influential fables in the world. Due to their vivid images, profound implications, and rich philosophy, they have been circulated around the world for more than 2,500 years and are enduring. Reading Aesop's fables makes people more intelligent, rational and calm. This book selects 429 Aesop's fables and 100 wonderful fables by the important ancient Greek fables Phaedrus and Babrius.