Aesop

Aesop was an Ancient Greek story-teller and slave, famed and cherished for his short fables that often involve personified animals. In the renowned collection of works that is Aesop's Fables, he weaves moral education and entertainment together into tales that have been enjoyed by many, many generations. A lot of the stories in Aesop's Fables, such as The Fox and the Grapes (giving us the term "sour grapes"), The Tortoise and the

Eight of Aesop's best-loved tales, specially adapted for young children and read by some of Britain's most well-known actors. The stories are: The Lion and the Mouse read by Richard Briers/The Caged Bird and the Bat read by Brenda Blethyn/The Fox and the Goat read by Jonathan Pryce/The Lion and the Elephant read by Alison Steadman/The Crow and the Pitcher read by Alison Steadman/The Fox and the Stork read by Jane Horrocks/Two Travellers and a Bear