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Beloved by generations of children and adults, Aesop's Fables continue to be a source of pleasure and learning for millions around the world. Animalistic morality tales, short in nature, help young minds to learn many of the rules and manners of our society. The tales have been translated, interpreted and presented in myriad ways over the years. Over the past few years, Anthony Richardson has been putting his own spin on the tales in the Ginx TV show The First Hour.

It is both amazing and wonderful that so much of the richness of our language and our moral education still owes a huge debt to a Greek slave who was executed over 2,000 years ago. Yet "sour grapes", "crying wolf", "a dog in a manger", "actions speak louder than words", "honesty is the best policy", and literally hundreds of other metaphors, axioms, and ideas that are now woven into the very fabric of Western culture all came from Aesop's Fables.

How can the Tortoise run faster than the Hare? What happens when the dog growls at its image? Or when the Country Mouse goes to supper with the Town Mouse? These wonderful stories have delighted adults and children for centuries, with their witty observations on animals and humans too. The stories are told with the enduring magic of a master story-teller, and set against the bright sounds of Vivaldi's Four Seasons and sound effects.

For centuries, children and adults have treasured the stories handed down by Aesop, a slave who lived in ancient Greece approximately six centuries B.C. Known for their charm and simplicity, these simple tales feature brief adventures of animals, birds, and beasts - with a message hidden in each narrative. Every child should meet up with "The Hare and the Tortoise", "The Ants and the Grasshopper", "The Goose and the Golden Egg", "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", and other characters.

Aesop, an ancient Greek poet who was sold into slavery in the early sixth century B.C, relied on animal stories to convey his key points to his masters in court. Aesop's Fables are now classic, memorable morality plays in which amusing animal characters drive home thought-provoking morals to generations of listeners and modern day readers. They illustrate what was fundamental to Greek culture yet their appeal lies in logic we still understand.

yellow bird project制作、世界の童話シリーズ第114話。大人も子供も楽しめる童話オーディオブックを、多彩なキャストとBGMでお届けします。『いたずらが大好きなきつねが、今回目を付けたのは、一羽の「ツル」でした。(ツルの持つ、長いくちばしを使って、あのツルにイタズラをしかけてやろう。)きつねは早速、ツルに話しかけました。』

Yellow Bird Project制作、世界の童話シリーズ第214話。大人も子どもも楽しめる童話オーディオブックを、多彩なキャストとBGMでお届けします。『悪い行いをしたら、全て自分に返ってくる。つまりそう言う事です。』

yellow bird project制作、世界の童話シリーズ第198話。大人も子供も楽しめる童話オーディオブックを、多彩なキャストとBGMでお届けします。『エサを探して広い草原を飛んでいたカラスは、偶然ワシが子羊を狩る所を目撃しました。空の上から急降下して、獲物をツメでつかみ、再び空へと舞い上がっていくワシ。さっそくカラスも、シカのマネをして狩りをしてみる事にしました。』

yellow bird project制作、世界の童話シリーズ第138話。大人も子供も楽しめる童話オーディオブックを、多彩なキャストとBGMでお届けします。『今からずっと昔、動物達は「鳥」と「けもの」の二つのグループに分かれて、あちこちで争いを起こしていました。しかし、負けるのはいつも鳥の方。その頃鳥達の仲間だったコウモリは、弱い鳥達の元から離れ、けもの達の仲間にしてもらおうと、けもの達のリーダーである、ライオンの所にやってきました。』

Yellow Bird Project制作、世界の童話シリーズ第219話。大人も子どもも楽しめる童話オーディオブックを、多彩なキャストとBGMでお届けします。『自分のとても信頼しているものが、時として自分を裏切り、また、自分の嫌っているものに、命をすくわれる事もある。世の中何が起こるか、最後までわかりません・・』

yellow bird project制作、世界の童話シリーズ第196話。大人も子供も楽しめる童話オーディオブックを、多彩なキャストとBGMでお届けします。『その日、ロバはいつものように、荷物を積んだ荷馬車を引いて、主人の後について歩いていました。彼らの今日の仕事は、この荷物を町の神殿まで運ぶ事でした。ところが町に入ると、不思議な事に、町の人々がロバに対して、深々と頭を下げたり、両手を合わせてお祈りするような格好をしてきたのです。いったい何が起こったのでしょうか?』

Classic fairy tales and stories are an essential part of children's development. This collection brings together rare fairy tales, stories, myths and legends, to feed the intelligence and imagination of children in their years of development. Here are seven of the rarest and most delightful tales: "How to Tell a True Princess" and "The Darning Needle" by master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen; "Belling the Cat" and "The Wolf and the Fox", taken from Aesop's fables; an English fairy tale, "Master of all Masters"; "Persevere and Prosper", and "The Story of Caliph Stork", two old Arabian tales.

"Aesop's Fables" is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the fifth century BC. These fables are charming stories, each one leading towards a wise moral. They have been the inspiration for La Fontaine, one of the greatest French writers of all time, and are a perfect tool for educating young children as well as a delight for lovers of elegance and simplicity.

Remember the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper? The Fox and the Sour Grapes? The Boy Who Cried Wolf? These wonderful tales and hundreds more have been passed down to us over the centuries. The man credited with writing them, Aesop, was an Ancient Greek slave born about 620 BC. Aesop is known as a fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables shining glaringly true light on our human foibles now collectively known as Aesop's Fables.

Included in this varied collection are: Charles Dickens' "The Magic Fishbone", Aesop's "The Country and the Town Mouse"' and "The Lion and his Counsel", Rudyard Kipling's "The Elephant's Child" and "Rikki-tikki-tavi", Hans Christian Andersen's "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Ugly Duckling", Juliana Ewing's "Our Field", and Flo Gibson's "Clementina Quite Contrary".

40 of Aesop's tales, specially adapted for young children. Read by Richard Briers, Jane Horrocks, Jonathan Pryce, Alison Steadman, Richard E. Grant, Lindsay Duncan and Brenda Blethyn.

A collection of 100 fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The North Wind and the Sun," "Androcles and the Lion," "The Troublesome Dog," and "The Fox and the Stork".

Aesop's Fables, or the Aesopica, is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse origins, the stories associated with his name have descended to modern times through a number of sources and continue to be reinterpreted in different verbal registers and in popular as well as artistic media. The fables originally belonged to the oral tradition and were not collected for some three centuries after Aesop's death.

Yellow Bird Project制作、世界の童話シリーズ第207話。大人も子どもも楽しめる童話オーディオブックを、多彩なキャストとBGMでお届けします。『ずーっとむかしの大むかし。天の神様は世界中の鳥達を集めて、その中から、鳥達の王様を決めると言い出しました。王様になれる条件はただ一つ。それは「一番美しいもの」。鳥達は羽を広げて、自分達の美しさを競い合っていましたが、その輪から一羽外れた、カラスがいました・・』

yellow bird project制作、世界の童話シリーズ第136話。大人も子供も楽しめる童話オーディオブックを、多彩なキャストとBGMでお届けします。『塩売りの商人が連れているロバは、仕入れの度に重い塩を運ばされて、もううんざりです。「袋に入った塩を軽くする方法」なんてあったら、誰かこのロバに教えてあげてくれませんか?』