Aesop’s Fables , by Aesop , is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics : New introductions commissioned from today’s top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader’s viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader’s understanding of these enduring works. As legend has it, the storyteller Aesop was a slave who lived in ancient Greece during the sixth century B.C. His memorable, recountable fables have brought amusing characters to life and driven home thought-provoking morals for generations of listeners and modern-day readers. Translated into countless languages and familiar to people around the world, Aesop’s fables never tarnish despite being told again and again.
THE FOX AND THE GRAPES
THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS
THE CAT AND THE MICE
THE MISCHIEVOUS DOG
THE CHARCOAL BURNER AND THE FULLER
THE MICE IN COUNCIL
THE BAT AND THE WEASELS
THE DOG AND THE SOW
THE FOX AND THE CROW
THE HORSE AND THE GROOM
THE WOLF AND THE LAMB
THE PEACOCK AND THE CRANE
THE CAT AND THE BIRDS
THE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOW
THE OLD WOMAN AND THE DOCTOR
THE MOON AND HER MOTHER
MERCURY AND THE WOODMAN
FOR FURTHER READING
COMMENTS & QUESTIONS
INSPIRED BY AESOP’S FABLES
APPENDIX
GLOSSARY OF NAMES AND TERMS FROM CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
THE TRAVELER AND FORTUNE
THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE SWALLOW
THE GOATHERD AND THE WILD GOATS
THE HUNTER AND THE HORSEMAN
THE SWALLOW AND THE CROW
PROMETHEUS AND THE MAKING OF MAN
THE WOMAN AND THE FARMER
THE HAWK, THE KITE, AND THE PIGEONS
GRIEF AND HIS DUE
THE DOG CHASING A WOLF
THE HORSE AND THE ASS
THE ROGUE AND THE ORACLE
THE SERPENT AND THE EAGLE
THE HUNTER AND THE WOODMAN
THE RUNAWAY SLAVE
