Aesop

The Aesop for children (translated) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

- This edition is unique;
- The translation is completely original and was carried out for the Ale. Mar. SAS;
- All rights reserved.

Aesop for Children is a fully illustrated collection of 147 of the best-loved fables by Aesop, a slave and storyteller who is believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BC. The illustrations were done by Milo Winter and this edition was first published in 1919. The fables were not recorded in writing until centuries after Aesop's death and, although they were originally intended for adults, from the time of the Renaissance they began to be used for the education of children. In ancient history books one can only find scattered details about the storyteller, but the fables he told continue to be used to this day. The fables include tales such as The boys and the frogs; The ants and the grasshopper; A crow and a swan; The monkey and the camel; The boar and the fox; The donkey, the fox and the lion; The birds, the beasts, and the bat; The lion, the bear and the fox; The wolf and the lamb; The wolf and the sheep; The hares and the frogs; The fox and the stork; The travellers and the sea; The wolf and the lion; The deer and its reflection; The peacock; The mice and the weasels; The wolf and the skinny dog and many more.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anna Ruggieri
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788892868267
• Artikelnr.: 63489761

Autorenporträt

Aesop, or Æsop (from the Greek ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Aisopos), known only for his fables, was by tradition a slave of African descent who lived from about 620 to 560 bc in Ancient Greece. Aesop's Fables are still taught as moral lessons and used as subjects for various entertainments, especially children's plays and cartoons. Aesop wrote thousands of fables, his most famous fable is "The Lion and the Mouse." Nothing was known about Aesop from credible records. The tradition was that he was at one point freed from slavery and that he eventually died at the hands of Delphians. In fact, the obscurity shrouding his life has led some scholars to deny his existence altogether. His most famous fable in America is a parable of "The Tortoise and the Hare." In this story, a rabbit challenges a tortoise to a race. The rabbit is sure of its victory and as a result, depending on the version of the story, in some way completes the race slower than the turtle. Often, the hare takes a nap or takes too many breaks. The persistent tortoise, despite being slower, wins because it persevered.