The Clever Fox and the Crane

The clever fox made friends with the crane.

The clever fox once had a notion to treat the crane to dinner and went to invite him to her house.

"Come godfather! Come dear! How I'll entertain you!"

The crain went to the dinner party.

The clever fox had cooked farina cereal and spread it over a plate.

She served it and urged.

"Eat, my friend-godfather, I cooked it myself. "



Aesop (620–564 BCE; formerly rendered as Æsop) was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although his existence remains unclear and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales associated with him are characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters.



Scattered details of Aesop's life can be found in ancient sources, including Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch. An ancient literary work called The Aesop Romance tells an episodic, probably highly fictional version of his life, including the traditional description of him as a strikingly ugly slave (δοῦλος) who by his cleverness acquires freedom and becomes an adviser to kings and city-states. Older spellings of his name have included Esop(e) and Isope. Depictions of Aesop in popular culture over the last 2,500 years have included many works of art and his appearance as a character in numerous books, films, plays, and television programs.