Aesop was an ancient Greek slave who lived in around 550 BC in Rome, where he told fables featuring animal characters to teach moral lessons. His fables became popular and were translated into many languages worldwide over centuries. According to legend, Aesop's master was so pleased with his fables that he granted Aesop his freedom.

2. Aesop was an ancient
Greek storyteller who
lived around 550 BC. He
was also a slave.
He lived in ancient Rome,
in the home of a wealthy
Roman family.

3. Over the centuries, Aesop's
fables have been rewritten and
illustrated and translated into
nearly every language in the
world.
Legend says … Aesop’s
Roman master was so
delighted with Aesop’s
fables that he granted
Aesop his freedom!

4. Fables are short stories
that teach a lesson or
have a moral.

5. The main characters of
fables are usually
animals with human
characteristics.

6. The moral is never
stated, but needs to be
inferred by the reader.
Slow but steady wins the race

7. http://esl.about.com/od/readinglessonplans/a/asp_
ad.htm
The ant and the dove
https://youtu.be/dff8cK0nJN8
One good turn deserves
another

8. Adaptation of fables to contemporary
times
http://www.umass.edu/aesop/content.php?n=16&i=1
http://www.umass.edu/aesop/content.php?n=16&i=2

9. Designed by Raquel Arenal
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10. Designed by Raquel Arenal
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