Fables

By their nature "fables" are "fabulous," larger than life, the characters often using wit and guile to save themselves from circumstances. Thus Br'er Rabbit is more than a bunny in a briar patch, just as Mowgli is more than a wolf child.

Aesops Fables are morality plays. They illustrate what was fundamental to Greek culture. Their appeal to us lies in a logic we still understand. This in turn awakens an appreciation of how far ahead of their time the Greeks were, how enduring their thought ...