The Classical WorldCulture & Arts Aesop's Fables c. 560 BCENotable Short moral stories that are still told to children worldwide. ▲ MattersSaveShareTrace roots Longest chain: Egyptian hieroglyphs → The alphabet → Phoenician alphabet → Greek alphabet → Aesop's Fables Community notesLoading notes… Learn more ranked by votesBookLaura Gibbs (trans.)Aesop's Fables ↗Editor's pickVideoSearch on YouTubeAesop's Fables history ↗Editor's pick