History Literature / AesopsFables

Aesopos (Greek Αἴσωπος, shortened to Aesop in modern English) was a slave, later freedman, living somewhere in Asia Minor in the sixth century BC. If, that is, he existed at all.

* WickedWeasel: Since the cats hadn't arrived to Europe yet, the weasels took the roles usually reserved for the felines.

* CleverCrows: One tale in volves a crow, dying of thirst, finding a pitcher of water with the water level just out of reach of the bird's beak. So, it uses several pebbles to raise the water level and save itself.

* ForgivenButNotForgotten: The story of "The Man of the Serpent" where the man asks the serpent to put aside their differences and "forget and forgive", but the serpent rejects, saying that he will never forget the death of his son and he won't forget the loss of his tail. This leads to the lesson that "Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten."

* SomebodyElsesProblem: The attitude of the ass in "The Ass and The Old Peasant".

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The fable "The Man his Wife, and The Boy Outside" sometimes explicitly named "Adulterer and Husband". Numbered 350 in the Perry index.

* AssInALionsSkin

* TheCityVsTheCountry: The CountryMouse visits her friend the CityMouse and is terrified by the city, swearing never to go back again because the country is simpler and safer.

* EverythingsWickedWithWeasels: Since the cats hadn't arrived to Europe yet, the weasels took the roles usually reserved for the felines.

* DirtyCoward: One of the soldiers in "The Two Soldiers and the Robber"

Aesopop (Greek Αἴσωπος, shortened to Aesop in modern English) was a slave, later freedman, living somewhere in Asia Minor in the sixth century BC. If, that is, he existed at all.

Aesop (Greek Αἴσωπος) was a slave, later freedman, living somewhere in Asia Minor in the sixth century BC. If, that is, he existed at all.