Aesop

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Aesop s Myths

• Cyprus Team

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Some info about Aesop

• When were the first of Aesop's great fables
  written?It is not known exactly when the first
  of Aesop's fables were written as the fables were
  originally handed down from one generation to the
  next just like a myth or a legend. It is,
  however, believed that Aesop lived from about 620
  to 560 B.C.
• When were Aesop's famous fables first translated
  into English?Aesop's fables were first printed
  in English by William Caxton in 1484, from his
  own translation made from the French.
• Aesop's fables?Many of Aesop's fables in this
  compilation have in fact since been found on
  Egyptian papyri known to date between 800 and
  1000 years before Aesop's time. This clearly cast
  doubts on the authorship of many of the fables
  attributed to Aesop. Many of the fables were
  possibly merely compiled by Aesop from existing
  fables, much in the same way that the Mother
  Goose Nursery Rhymes were but a new compilation
  of existing rhymes! 

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Morals

• The Fox and the Grapes
• It is easy to despise what you cannot get
• The Lion and the Mouse
• Little friends may prove great friends
• The Young Thief and His Mother
• Train up a child in the way he should go and
  when he is old he will not depart therefrom
• The Hare and the Tortoise 
• Plodding wins the race.
• The Ant and the Grasshopper
• It is best to prepare for the days of necessity
• The Fisher and the Little Fish 
• A little thing in hand is worth more than a great
  thing in prospect

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Your Experiences??
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Characteristics of Aesops Myths

• Short Stories/tales for children
• Morals/messages
• Humorous/Entertaining
• Animals act and talk just like people
• Culture Legends or myths

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other Aesops Myths

• The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
• "Appearances often are deceiving.
• The Fox and the Lion
• "Familiarity breeds contempt.
• The Hare and the Tortoise
• "Slow and steady wins the race.
• The Ass and the Grasshopper
• "One person's meat is another's poison.
• Bee-Keeper and the Bees
• "Things are not always what they seem.
• Fox and the Crow
• "Never trust a flatterer.
• The Wolf in Sheep's Cloth
• "Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing.

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