Aesop was a Greek folk hero who is supposed to have lived in the 6th century BC. He gained a great reputation as a teller of animal fables. Through these many fables, Aesop showed the wise and foolish behavior of men, and taught a lesson in the form of a moral. Not much is known about the life of Aesop. It is believed Aesop was born in Thrace, Greece, as a slave. It is said that his wisdom so delighted one of his masters that the slave was given his freedom. According to one tradition, Aesop lived for a while as a slave on the island of Samos, after being freed he traveled widely, then was murdered while visiting Delphi.
There are no records that Aesop ever wrote down his fables or published them. His fables were not meant to entertain children. He told them as moral lessons for adults, who in turn passed them on to others. Not until 200 years after his death did the first written collection of fables appear. Aesop's fables later served as an inspiration for the writings of Jean de La Fontaine, a 17th-century French writer. Since then Aesop's Fables have been translated into almost every language in the world.
There are no records that Aesop ever wrote down his fables or published them. His fables were not meant to entertain children. He told them as moral lessons for adults, who in turn passed them on to others. Not until 200 years after his death did the first written collection of fables appear. Aesop's fables later served as an inspiration for the writings of Jean de La Fontaine, a 17th-century French writer. Since then Aesop's Fables have been translated into almost every language in the world.
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