AESOP’S FABLES Retold and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney SeaStar Books, 87 pages, $19.95 It never hurts to repeat the truth, as a newspaper editor of my acquaintance once observed. It especiall… ...

Storytelling has, since ancient times, been an invaluable tool for imparting wisdom in a way that's both entertaining and ...

Foxes, lions, wolves, donkeys and tortoises. In Robin Waterfield’s translation of these ancient stories, animals are used to ...

WASHINGTON — Aesop was a writer, possibly of African origin, who lived more than 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece. But although he's long gone, his famous fables — or ...

Staten Island OutLOUD sponsors a reading event at Aesop Park in Tottenville. (Staten Island Advance/Kathryn Carse)STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - TOTTENVILLE - There was no high-speed car chase, but there ...

Mice, Morals, & Monkey Business: Lively Lessons from Aesop's Fables, . . Running Press, $18.95 (64pp) ISBN 978-0-7624-2404-7 ...

Aesop lived around the year 620 B.C in Greece. Though he was born into slavery, he later earned his freedom as a reward for his wit and skills as a. ... Libertarian Lessons from Aesop’s Fables ...

That biography, of course, is really another fable. Its moral, in the formulaic Aesopian style, might be something like, “ Wise counsel is rarely heeded by the wicked.” ...