Aesop's Fables

Author: Aesop
Original Title: Aesopica
Genre: Fable

Original publisher: N/A
Date first published: N/A
Date first read: Around age 5 or 6

Main character(s): multiple
Favorite quote: N/A

Synopsis:
The fables, allegedly written by a Greek slave who lived in the 5th century BCE, are some of the most well known short stories with moral teachings in the world. Some of the most famous fables include The Hare and the Tortoise, The Fox and the Crow, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Ant and the Grasshopper, The Fox and the Crow, The Fox and the Stork, The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs, The Lion and the Mouse, and many, many more.

Review:
Though I have, at various points in my life starting at age 5 or 6, read the many fables of Aesop, I actually started being interested in them because my Grandpa told them to me.

The one that stuck with me the most is surprisingly not the arguably most famous The Hare and the Tortoise, but The Fox and the Stork. I don't know why that story stuck with me the most, but I do remember that I liked the stork outwitting the sly fox. The ending gave me a sort of satisfaction, knowing that even the most cunning among us can be outwitted by the most unassuming person. And, like I said, it was one of the many stories that were told to me by my Grandpa, and that alone is sufficient reason for me to like it.

Another favorite is The Fox and the Crow. Again, I first knew about it because my Grandpa told it to me. I think my Grandpa had eventually given me a copy of all the fables, so that I could re-read them whenever I wanted.