Aesop's Fables (Tales)

Aesop was a Greek fabulist credited with a collection of stories known as Aesop's Fables.

Fables are short stories which illustrate a particular moral and teach a lesson to children and kids. The theme and characters appeal to children and the stories are often humorous and entertaining for kids of all ages. Fables can also be described as tales or yarns which have a message in their narrative such as a parable might have. Fables can often pass into our culture as myths and legends and used to teach about morals to children and kids.

The characters of fables and tales are usually animals who act and talk just like people whilst retaining their animal traits. This theme is especially appealing to children and kids.

Aesop is the name of the man credited with the authorship of a collection or book of fables. Aesop was a slave who many believe lived in Samos, a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea but others say he came from Ethiopia. The name of his first owner was Xanthus. It is believed that he eventually became a free man. In Aesop's biography Planudes describes Aesop an ugly, deformed dwarf, and the famous marble statue at the Villa Albani in Rome depicts Aesop accordingly.

There are more than 250 Aesop's Fables in the app.


The application allows you to mark the tales you have read. That way, if children are reading Aesop's Fables alone, you can follow them. But we recommend that you tell the stories to your children. This helps you communicate with your child. It also helps you explain her/his mistakes in a more accurate language. All you have to do is choose a Aesop's Fables and talk to your child about it.