Aesop's Fables

Herodotus tells of a slave named Aesop who wrote fables in 5th century BCE Greece. Socrates is said to have spent some of his time in jail versifying Aesop's fables. From "The Tortoise and the Hare" to "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", Aesop's fables are a highly entertaining medium for moral instruction, known throughout the world.