Foxes, lions, wolves, donkeys and tortoises. In Robin Waterfield’s translation of these ancient stories, animals are used to capture a distinctly human nature.

Aesop’s Animals: The Science behind the Fables by Jo Wimpenny Bloomsbury Sigma, 2021 ($28) Come for the fables and stay for the behavioral research in this jam-packed but delightful collection ...

The fables attributed to the mysterious Aesop, who probably lived in Greece in the 5th century BC, have always been used to express the point of view of the teller, to suit the mood of the time.

A 'First Edition' of Aesop's Fables. It has rested since then amongst our general books and your programme prompted us to look it out. It is all in Latin and though one of us did Latin many years ...

Some stories never get old. In fact, in their retelling, they can timelessly spark creativity, fun, and learning, especially when shared as a group. Riverside Elementary School did just that this ...

“I will be free,” Aesop replies. “Free from what?” He looks surprised, as though the answer should be obvious. “From you, Sprite. From your unreliable books and prescriptive fantasies ...

WASHINGTON — Aesop was a writer, possibly of African origin, who lived more than 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece. But although he's long gone, his famous fables — or ...

“Aesop is not a good book for reformers,” a critic once observed, and it’s true that the fables present our natures and social standings as essentially fixed. Foxes are foxy, wolves ...