Aesop's Fables

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Introduction:
Fables are great stories that teach lessons about life. There are many great fables that have been written, but for me I never really read any. The little bit I do know about fables are that they use personified animals as characters, and they use them to teach the readers valuable life lessons. Most of the fables that are made today are for children, and they are great for them because they are easy for kids to understand because of the fact that they use animals. But I know that the old fables have been censored because the old ones were a little too graphic for our young ones today.
If you're wondering why I chose to write a report on fables rather than the other options, my answer is simply that I don't know that much about fables. I have heard many more fairy tales and folk tales than I have fables, and I would love to research something that has a had a better impact on our lives in a positive way. So with this paper I want to explore and find out more about the famous Aesop and his great works of art. I also want figure out what makes people so attracted to fables and their lessons. I know that stories are important to us because they can give us an escape from the hardships of life, but I wonder why we like Aesop's fables so much.
The Search:
With my interest toward knowing more about Aesop and his work, I started the research. I came across a problem though, and that was where do I start. After consulting with my peers, I decided that should first start with researching about the famous writer of these fables, and that man goes by the name of Aesop. For my research of Aesop I used an online encyclopedia, but it was frustrating because it was hard to find articles with information about him or hi...

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...d enhanced for the future generations, but that's awesome, because you know that it will always be in use, and always be informing or amusing someone. Aesop's name will never be forgotten even though he did not create all these amazing works of art.

Work Cited
"Aesop." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Vol. 24. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Student Resources in Context. Web. 20 Dec. 2013.
"Alphabetical Index of Fables." Aesop's Fables. University of Massachusetts Amherst, n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2014.
Chesterton, G.K. "Introduction to Aesop's Fables." The Chesterton Review. Feb. /May 2001 XXVII. 1&2 (2001). 17-20. Print.
"Fable" Encyclopedia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopedia Britannica online school edition. 12 Nov. 2009.
Lynch, Patrick M. "Aesop Interview" Personal interview. 3 January. 2014
"The Lion & the Mouse. "YouTube. YouTube, 11 Nov. 2010. Web. 06 Jan. 2014. Internet.

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