Aesop (about 620 BC-560 BC), a famous philosopher and writer in ancient Greece, is called the four fables in the world together with krylov, La Fontaine and Lessing.

He may be Ethiopian, and later he was a slave of the Yademon family in Samos Island, and was resold many times. However, due to his profound knowledge and wisdom, he was finally free.

Aesop traveled around the world and told people his philosophical fables. He was later killed by the Delphi people.

By the end of the 5th century BC, the name Aesop was well known to the ancient Greeks. All the ancient Greek fables at that time belonged to him, and his fables were deeply loved by the ancient Greek people.

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1, Aesop's fables are mostly animal stories, some of which, such as wolves and sheep, lions and wild donkeys, use fierce animals such as wolves and lions to compare powerful people in the world, expose their arbitrariness, cruelty and abuse of the weak, and reflect the thoughts and feelings of civilians or slaves; Tortoise and rabbit, shepherd and wild goat, and so on. Summarize people's life experience and teach people the truth of being a man.

2. Aesop's Fables was originally named Esop's Tales Integration, and its story spread among the people and was written in the 3rd century BC. Judging from the works, the time span is long, and the tendency of each article is not exactly the same. Speculation is not a one-off work, but can be regarded as the collective creation of the ancient Greeks in a long historical period. Aesop is probably one of the most important works.