Aesop's Fables
Aesop
Remember the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper? the Fox and the Sour Grapes? The Boy who Cried Wolf? These wonderful tales and hundreds more have been passed down to us over the centuries. The man credited with writing them, Aesop, was an Ancient Greek slave born about 620 B.C. Aesop is known as a fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables shining glaringly true light on our human foibles now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics. Scattered details of Aesop's life can be found in ancient sources, including Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch. An ancient literary work called The Aesop Romance tells an episodic, probably highly fictional version of his life, including the traditional description of him as a strikingly ugly slave who by his cleverness acquires freedom and becomes an adviser to kings and city-states. A later tradition depicts Aesop as a black Ethiopian. But whatever his history, the fables depict truths about human behavior, our strengths and weakness that have remained true for 2500 years.
Duration - 14h 27m.
Author - Aesop.
Narrator - philip chenevert.
Published Date - Friday, 05 January 2024.
Copyright - © 1884 R. Worthington ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Remember the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper? the Fox and the Sour Grapes? The Boy who Cried Wolf? These wonderful tales and hundreds more have been passed down to us over the centuries. The man credited with writing them, Aesop, was an Ancient Greek slave born about 620 B.C. Aesop is known as a fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables shining glaringly true light on our human foibles now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics. Scattered details of Aesop's life can be found in ancient sources, including Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch. An ancient literary work called The Aesop Romance tells an episodic, probably highly fictional version of his life, including the traditional description of him as a strikingly ugly slave who by his cleverness acquires freedom and becomes an adviser to kings and city-states. A later tradition depicts Aesop as a black Ethiopian. But whatever his history, the fables depict truths about human behavior, our strengths and weakness that have remained true for 2500 years. Duration - 14h 27m. Author - Aesop. Narrator - philip chenevert. Published Date - Friday, 05 January 2024. Copyright - © 1884 R. Worthington ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:06:59
00 - The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs; The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; The Milkmaid and Her Pot
Duration:11:29:41
01 - The Wolf turned Shepherd; The Stag at the Pool; The Fox and the Mask; The Bear and the Fox; The Wolf and the Lamb; The One-Eyed Lamb; The Dog, Cock and Fox;
Duration:14:21:32
02 - The Two Pots; The Gnat and the Lion; The Widow and her Little Maidens; The Fox and the Lion; The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; The Monkey and the Dolphin; The Game-cocks and the Partridge; The Boy and the Nettle;
Duration:17:48:11
03 - The Old Man and the Three Young Men; The Lion and the Fox; The Horse and the Stag; The Lion and the Dolphin; The Mice in Council; The Camel and the Arab; The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle;
Duration:16:02:52
04 - The Wolf and the Lion; The King's Son and the Painted Lion
Duration:15:22:41
05 - The Mountain in Labor; The Bear and the Two Travelers; The Sick Kite; The Wolf and the Crane; The Cat and the Cock; The Wolf and the Horse; The Two Soldiers and the Robber; The Monkey and the Cat; The Two Frogs; The Vine and the Goat
Duration:13:43:50
06 - The Laborer and the Snake; The Bull and the Calf; The Goat and the Ass; The Boasting Traveler; The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion; The Stag and the Fawn; The Partridge and the Fowler; The Farmer and the Stork; The Ass and his Driver;
Duration:17:55:02
07- The Boar and the Ass; The Fox and the Goat; The Oxen and the Butchers; The Horse and his Rider; The Dog and the Hare; The Fawn and his Mother; The Lark and her Young Ones; The Bowman and the Lion; The Boy and the Filberts;
Duration:18:01:38
08- The Father and his Sons; The Owl and the Grasshopper; The Fox and the Grapes; The Ass carrying the Image; The Ass and the Lap-Dog; The Tortoise and the Eagle; The Porcupine and the Snakes; The Fox who had Lost his Tail;
Duration:15:09:34
09 - The Wolves and the Sheep; The Fox and the Stork; The Bat and the Weasels; The Hare and the Tortoise; Jupiter and the Monkey; The Lion in Love; The Miser; The Wolf and the Goat; The Bald Knight; The Fox and the Wood-Cutter;
Duration:16:32:39
10 - The Viper and the File; The Oxen and the Axle-Trees; The Bear and the Bee-Hives; The Thrush and the Swallow; The Sensible Ass; The Lion and the Ass; The Fox and the Ape;
Duration:17:35:31
11 - The Peacock and the Magpie; The Two Goats; The Dove and the Ant; The Eagle and the Beetle; The Mule; The Cat, the Weasel and the Rabbit; The Rat and the Frog;
Duration:16:35:55
12 - The Hunter and the Wolf; The Astronomer; The Bulls and the Frogs; The Thief and His Mother; The Man and His Two Wives; The Heifer, the Goat, the Sheep and the Lion;
Duration:15:25:02
Ending Credits
Duration:00:16:23