Aesop's Fables (Deluxe Library Binding)

<p>In this collection of over three hundred fables Aesop masterfully unravels the morals behind every action in human nature. Included are the favouries The Shepherd-Boy and the Wolf The Tortoise and the Hare and The Dog and the Shadow. These time-honoured morals teach children that persuasion is better than force slow but steady wins the race and to look before you leap.</p><p>A fable is often thought of as a story intended to help children learn wholesome values and how to behave within society at large. However in ancient Greece fables were used as a means of persuasion as the moral of a fable can be delivered in an indirect manner. This helped philosophers such as Plato Aristophanes and Socrates argue controversial points without offending their audience.</p>