Aesop's Fables
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The first collection of AesopтАЩs fables was compiled in the fourth century BCE by Demetrius of Phalerum, primarily for the use of orators, and it was not until the eighteenth century that the fables were published for children. Over the centuries, fables such as "The Fox and the Crow" or "The North Wind and the Sun", have shown remarkable durability, and have been translated into many languages.
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Aesop (Aesopus) was an ancient Greek storyteller believed to have lived circa 620тАУ564 BCE. Although there is no formal documentation of his existence, Greek historians Aristotle and Herodotus portray Aesop as a slave who was freed after acting as an advocate for a wealthy Samian. No written works directly attributed to Aesop remain, and the fables he is credited as writing were collected both over a vast period of time and in many languages. The date of AesopтАЩs death is unknown, although many written stories, including those from Plutarch, claim that he was executed by the Delphians while attending to diplomatic matters in Delphi.
