AESOP

WHY HE IS IMPORTANT

• Told fables(3)
• Taught moral lessons(2)
• Fables told until written(3)

HOW HE IMPACTS US TODAY

• Fables still teach us (1)
• Used to entertain us (2)
• Animals point out strengths and weaknesses
• In human society (3)

HIS BACKGROUND

• Freed slave
• From Phrygia
• Died violently at the hands of Delphi

WHAT FABLES ARE THERE

• The tortoise and the hare (1)(2)(3)
• The wolf in sheep clothing(1)(2)(3)
• The ants and the grasshopper(2)(3)
• The lion and the mouse(2)
• The fox and the goat(2)

(CONT.)

• The fox and the crow(2)
• The fox and the grapes(2)
• The dog and the bone(2)
• The boy who cried wolf(2)
• The goose that laid golden eggs(2)

(CONT.)

• The city mouse and the
• Country Mouse(2)
• The donkey in the lions skin(2)
• The north wind and the sun(2)
• The old man and death(2)

(1) spielvogel, Jackson. World history: journey across time, student edition. New York, NY: McGraw glenco, 2005 158

(2)Unknown, . "Aesop Biography." biography base. GNU Free Documentation License, 13 Jan 2014. Web. 13 Jan 2014. .

(3)Aesop Funk & Wagnalls, 2005 . Encyclopedia Article.
Discovery Education. Web. 13 January 2014. .