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The Æsop for Children |
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| Aesop's
Fables are like a treasure trove of stories told by a guy named Aesop,
who lived in ancient Greece a long time ago, around 620 to 564 BCE.
These stories have traveled through time in lots of different ways,
popping up in books, movies, and even cartoons today. Back then, Aesop didn't write down his stories. They were passed along by people telling them to each other. It wasn't until about 300 years after Aesop's time that someone wrote them down. During those years, people added more stories to the collection, some even coming from places outside of Greece! People in different countries and languages liked Aesop's stories so much that they wrote them down in Latin, Greek, and even in their own languages. When printing was invented, Aesop's Fables were some of the first books printed, spreading his stories far and wide. Originally, these stories were meant for grown-ups and talked about all sorts of stuff like religion, society, and politics. But as time went on, they became super popular for teaching kids important lessons too. You might even find Aesop's stories in your school books! Artists also liked Aesop's stories, and they made paintings and sculptures about them. Some stories even turned into plays and songs! Over time, people have changed how they understand these stories, finding new meanings and ways to tell them. So, Aesop's Fables have been around for a really long time, teaching lessons and entertaining people all over the world! |
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About the Æsop for ChildrenAesop for Children contains the text of selected fables, color pictures, video, and interactive animations, and will be enjoyed by readers of any age. “Aesop's Fables”—also called “the Aesopica”—are a collection of stories designed to teach moral lessons credited to Aesop, a Greek slave and story-teller thought to have lived between 620 and 560 BCE. Aesop's fables are some of the most well known in the world and have been translated in multiple languages and become popular in dozens of cultures through the course of five centuries. They have been told and retold in a variety of media, from oral tradition to written storybooks to stage, film and animated cartoon versions—even in architecture. The fables remain a popular choice for moral education of children today. Younger scholars will be able to trace the origin of aphorisms such as “sour grapes” and “a bird in the hand.” This interactive book is presented by the Library of Congress, adapted from the book “The Aesop for Children: with Pictures by Milo Winter,” published by Rand, McNally & Co in 1919. This work is considered to be in the public domain in the United States. Milo Winter’s pictures have been transformed for this interactive book, and now readers can interact with the charming illustrations to see and hear them move: a choosy heron eyes the fish swimming at his feet, a fox swishes his tail, a mouse chews a rope and frees a lion. |
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| List of the Fables | ||
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3.
The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse
12.
The Two Goats
14.
The Heron
21.
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
30.
The Fisherman & the Little Fish
33.
The Young Crab & His Mother
34.
The Dog, the Cock, & the Fox
42.
The Shepherd Boy & the Wolf |
52.
The Ass Carrying the Image
53.
A Raven & a Swan
54.
The Ass & the Load of Salt
59.
The Ass, the Fox, & the Lion
60.
The Birds, the Beasts, & the Bat
61.
The Lion, the Bear, & the Fox
67.
The Peacock
71.
The Dog & his Master's Dinner
72.
The Vain JackDaw & his Borrowed
Feathers
78.
The Rabbit, the Weasel, & the Cat
82.
The Ass & the Grasshoppers
83.
The Mule
84.
The Cat, the Cock, & the Young
Mouse
89.
The Two Pots
90.
The Goose & the Golden Egg
91.
The Fighting Bulls & the Frog
94.
The Sick Stag
95.
The Goatherd & the Wild Goats
96.
The Spendthrift & the Swallow
99.
The Astrologer |
102.
The Fox & the Crab
104.
The Bull & the Goat
106.
The Man & the Lion
111.
The Miser
115.
The Quack Toad
117.
The Mischievous Dog
119.
The Cat & the Fox
121.
The Old Lion
124.
The Porcupine & the Snakes
125.
The Fox & the Monkey
127.
The Eagle & the Kite
128.
The Stag, the Sheep, & the Wolf
131.
The Bees & Wasps, & the Hornet
132.
The Lark & Her Young Ones
134.
The Ass & His Shadow
135.
The Miller, His Son, & the Ass
136.
The Wolf, the Kid, and the Goat
138.
Jupiter & the Monkey
139.
The Lion, the Ass, & the Fox
140.
The Lion's Share
144.
The Cock & the Fox |