
Three hundred Aesop’s fables
by Aesop
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Three Hundred Aesop's Fables" by Aesop is a collection of fables originating between 620 and 564 BCE. These timeless tales feature talking animals, plants, and humans navigating moral dilemmas and life lessons. Originally part of oral tradition, the stories were collected centuries after Aesop's death and grew to include works from diverse sources across cultures. Each brief narrative offers wisdom through simple scenarios, often concluding with explicit morals that have shaped ethical thinking for millennia.
- Fables, Greek
- Aesop's fables
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #21. Three hundred Aesop’s fables on Wikipedia.
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