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Book DescriptionWhen Hare boasts that he "leaves the wind behind" when he runs, Tortoise replies, "What nonsense. I'll give you a race." Hare laughs but accepts this easy challenge. As they set off, Hare bounds down the lane, with Tortoise creeping

Book DescriptionDiscover why the renowned children's classic collection Aesop's Fables has intrigued readers for centuries. This beautiful volume features the greatest children's stories of all time by the Greek slave-philosopher, including "The

Aesop, the legendary Greek storyteller, lived in the 6th century B.C., but his wise and witty tales?each with its own distinctive moral? remain as popular in our own day as they were when first told. Here are many of Aesop's best-known

Aesop's Fables, whether composed by a single raconteur or a consortium of bards, has enshrined and even branded the name of Aesop for generations of readers. "The firm foundation of common sense, the shrewd shots at uncommon sense, that characterize all the Fables," wrote G.K. Chesterton, "belong not to him but to humanity."

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Эзоп — древнегреческий баснописец, живший в VI веке до нашей эры, считается «изобретателем» или канонизатором басенного жанра. В своих произведениях он умел искусно сочетать понятный краткий развлекательный сюжет с побуждающей к размышлению моралью. Эзопу приписывают сюжеты всех известных в Античности басен, которые в дальнейшем использовали многие его последователи: от Федра и Бабрия до Лафонтена, Лессигга и И.А.Крылова.