BEAVER CREEK – At the hands of master puppeteer Jim West, the fables of Aesop will come to life in Beaver Creek Wednesday as the Vilar Center for the Arts presents West’s production of “Aesop’s Fables ...

From the goose that laid the golden egg to the race between the tortoise and the hare, Aesop's fables are known for teaching moral lessons rather than literally being true. But a new study says at ...

NEW YORK — Aesop’s fables are known for teaching moral lessons. But a new study says at least one such tale might really have happened. It’s the fable about a thirsty crow. The bird comes across a ...

“Aesop’s Fables” is a collection of tales with positive moral lessons to be learned. So it’s a fitting production for the Art Attack Foundation to be bringing to the stage of the James Armstrong ...

Young readers and experienced artisans alike will find much to admire in Wormell's (Teeth, Tails, & Tentacles) richly colored showcase of linocuts, which salute Aesop and wood engraver Thomas Bewick ...

Aesop was a writer, possibly of African origin, who lived more than 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece. But although he's long gone, his famous fables -- or those credited to him, if not actually his - ...

As I was reading some of Aesop’s Fables to one of my grandchildren I was struck by how they resonate even today, 2,500 years after being penned! Aesop’s lessons, while seemingly pretty basic, are ...

Aesop's The Lion and the Boar. Source: J van Kessel/Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Fables, cartoons, and viral videos often favor animal over human protagonists. Here’s why. A fable is a short tale ...

Margie Johnson is an instructional technology specialist at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools in Tennessee. Students use handhelds to compose a story with a moral. Writing is a critical area ...