We admire authors whose works are still cherished after 100 years. But this man's stories are still being told and they were created in the 6th century B.C.! The creator was a Greek slave, and he probably never set them down in writing himself. Similar tales existed even earlier in Mesopotamia, but Aristophanes, Plato, Herodotus and other prominent Greeks all credit this man with the stories that have stood the test of time. The tales were not originally meant for children, but became part of school curriculums as moral lessons that children enjoyed. These are the fables of Aesop.
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