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                  marble bust of Aesop from Ancient Greece

"Every truth has two sides; it is well to look at both before we commit ourselves to either."

"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office."

"Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit, and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in."

"People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves."

"Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties."

— Aesop [620-564 B.C.E.]


Synopsis

           There are officially 359 distinct fables in the Aesop 'canon'.

History of The Fables
           There is no proof that Aesop existed; mentions in Ancient Greek writings were hundreds of years after Aesop's supposed lifetime from 620 to 564 B.C.E. The stories were passed on per the oral tradition until the first Greek collection of Aesop's stories by Demetrius of Phalerum, in the Fourth Century BCE; that book was very popular for 1,200 years, but no copies survive. Present day collections evolved from later Greek versions by Babrius (an incomplete 1st Century C.E. manuscript survives, the full work contained some 160 fables in choliambic verse) and by Ignatius the Deacon (9th Century C.E. version of 55 fables in choliambic tetrameters).

           The first extensive collection of Aesop in Latin was translated by Phaedrus of Augustus in the First Century C.E. – in iambic trimeters. Romulus wrote an influential prose version of Phaedrus in the Tenth Century that contains 83 fables and was commonly used as a text for teaching Latin.
           The Renaissance included a revival in literary Latin; many collections of fables appeared, often with content other than from Aesop. "The History and Fables of Aesop", published in 1484 by William Caxton, has seen several modern translations to English. Lorenzo Bevilaqua published two Latin volumes of 197 fables in 1495 and 1499. The majority of the hundred fables in Gabriele Faerno's "Centum Fabulae" [Italy 1564] are Aesop's, but there are also many folk tales. The collection of 294 fables by Hieronymus Osius titled "Fabulae Aesopi Carmine Elegiaco Redditae" [Germany 1564] also contains many folk tales. Pantaleon Weiss, known as Pantaleon Candidus, published "Centum et Quinquaginta Fabulae" [Austria 1604] which contains 152 fables in Latin verse. Anthony Alsop's Latin verse "Fabularum Aesopicarum Delectus" [Oxford 1698] contains 237 fables, each of which is prefaced by the original text in Greek or Hebrew or Arabic.

           Gerhard von Minden published "Äsop", an adaptation into Middle Low German verse of 125 Romulus fables, around 1370. Heinrich Steinhöwel published "Esopus" [circa 1476] which contained both Latin versions and German translations of 156 fables collected from Romulus, Avianus, and other sources; the book also included a translation of the Greek life of Aesop (1448), and 205 woodcuts. "The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine", issued in 12 volumes from 1668 to 1694, are classics of French literature; the books contain 239 fables, collected at first from Aesop, Babrius and Phaedrus, with the later books derived from a wider range of sources; the original edition was illustrated by François Chauveau.

           Sir Roger L'Estrange published the English-language translation "Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists" in 1692. H. Clarke published the bilingual Latin reader "Select Fables of Aesop: With An English Translation" of 102 fables in 1787. Standard modern translations include George Fyler Townsend's "Aesop's Fables" [1867] with 313 fables {available as free Kindle ebook below} and the 1912 edition of over 280 fables illustrated by Arthur Rackham {available as 99¢ Kindle ebook below}.

           Most recently, the "Aesop's Complete Fables" published by Penguin in 1998 may be definitive: Olivia & Robert Temple translated all 358 known fables for adult readers (the fables are described as 'unbowdlerized').

'Aesop's Fables' entry at Wikipedia
Aesop [620-564 B.C.E.] entry at Wikipedia
search for books by Aesop {returns 2,300 items} at Amazon
'Aesopica' fansite [est. 2002] - the fables in English, Latin & Greek


The  Fables  { Sixth Century B.C.E. }
The tales attributed to Aesop [620-564 B.C.E.] were handed down by oral storytellers for several hundred years, which obscures whether Aesop was a real person and which tales are authentic members of the 'canon'. Demetrius of Phalerum produced a Greek-language collection of Aesop's fables in the Fourth Century BCE; although it was very popular for 1,200 years, no copies survive. The first extensive collection of Aesop in Latin was translated by Phaedrus of Augustus in the First Century C.E. William Caxton published "The History and Fables of Aesop" in 1484, which has seen several modern translations to English. Sir Roger L'Estrange published the first English-language translation, "Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists", in 1692. Most recently, the "Aesop's Complete Fables" published by Penguin in 1998 may be definitive: Olivia & Robert Temple translated all 358 known fables for adult readers (the fables are described as 'unbowdlerized').

'Aesop's Fables' entry at Wikipedia
'Aesopica' fansite [est. 2002] - the fables in English, Latin & Greek
25 free online etexts at Project Gutenberg

A search for books by Aesop at Amazon returns 2,300 items, too many to make sense of here. The books and Kindle ebooks
presented below are either classic editions, or books by known authors or illustrators, or maybe just have pretty covers.

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A Second-Century papyrus manuscript attributed to Babrius was discovered in 1842; the truncated manuscript contains 130 fables of Aesop in Greek verse. These fables are all in one metre and in very good style, humorous and pointed; some are original. Other sources report 160 fables in the full Babrius work. The first extensive collection of Aesop in Latin was translated by Phaedrus of Augustus in early First Century C.E.; these fables are in lively and terse Latin iambic trimeters, and not only amuse and teach but also satirise social and political life in Rome.

Fables by Babrius book translated by Davies James  "Fables by Babrius" [1860]
Translated by Davies James [1820-1883]

Ulan Press 10x7½ pb [8/2012] for $24.99
Nabu Press 9¾x7½ pb [9/2010] for $27.75
Sagwan Press 9¼x6 hardcover [8/2015] for $25.95
Fables of Babrius and Phaedrus book translated by Ben Edwin Perry  "Fables: Babrius and Phaedrus" [1965] Translated by Ben Edwin Perry
Scholar B.E. Perry [1892-1968] is known for the Perry Index [1952] that defines the various
tales of the Aesop canon by number.

Harvard Univ Loeb Classical Library #436 6¾x4½ hardcover [1/65] for $26.00
Harvard Univ Loeb Classical Library #436 hardcover [1/65] out of print/used
The Fables of Phaedrus book translated by P.F. Widdows  "The Fables of Phaedrus" [1992] Translated by P.F. Widdows
126 familiar animal fables comprise about three-quarters of the book; bonus material includes prologues & epilogues, historical anecdotes, short stories, enlarged proverbs & sayings, comic episodes & folk wisdom, and many incidental glimpses of Greek and Roman life in the classical period
Kindle Edition from Univ Texas Press [3/2014] for $15.99
Univ Texas Press 9x6 pb [1992] for $19.95
Univ Texas Press 9½x6½ hardcover [1992] out of print/used
frontispiece for Fables by Phaedrus book edited by Jeremiah P. Mead   "Fables by Phaedrus" [1998]
Selected & arranged by Jeremiah P. Mead, revised by Ruth L. Breindel

CANE Press pb [2009] out of print/scarce
Harvard Univ Press hardcover [1998] out of print/scarce
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Medici Aesop 1480 book translated by Bernard McTigue  "The Medici Aesop: From The Spencer Collection of The New York Public Library" [circa 1480]
Translated from the Greek by Bernard McTigue, Introduction by Everett Fahy

A magnificent Florentine manuscript on vellum in book form, copied in Latin by an anonymous scribe from the edition printed by Bonus Accursius at Milan circa 1480; known to be part of the library of nine-year-old Piero de Medici, eldest son of Lorenzo, the de facto ruler of the Republic of Florence
New York Public Library 10¾x9 pb [6/2005] for $10.86

"The History and Fables of Aesop" [1484] by William Caxton - the first printed edition
modern reprint edited by Robert T. Lenaghan [Harvard University Press, 1967]
includes 'Caxton's Epilogue To The Fables' dated 26 March 1484

300 Aesop Fables Translated From The Greek by George Fyler Townsend  

"Three Hundred Aesop's Fables Literally Translated From The Greek" [1867]
'the standard English edition' of 1867 translated by Rev. George Fyler Townsend [1814-1900] includes 313 fables and 'A Life of Aesop'
Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [8/2014] for FREE {sic}
Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [9/2014] for 99¢ {sic}
Doubleday & Co. hardcover [1968] out of print/used
McLoughlin Brothers Publrs, NYC hardcover [1867] out of print/scarce
free online 1867 etext at Internet Archive

Aesop's Fables for Little Readers 1888 book by Mrs Arthur Brookfield  
"Aesop's Fables For Little Readers" [1888]
Told by Mrs. Arthur Brookfield, Pictures by Henry J. Ford

T. Fisher Unwin hardcover [1888] out of print/scarce
A Hundred Fables of Aesop From Roger L'Estrange book illustrated by Percy J. Billinghurst  "A Hundred Fables of Aesop; From The English Version of Sir Roger L'Estrange" [Dodd, Mead & Co. (1898)]
Illustrated by Percy J. Billinghurst, Introduction by Kenneth Grahame

Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [11/2012] for $2.99 {sic}
Godfrey Cave Assocs./Omega Books 9¼x7¾ hardcover [12/84] out of print/used
Æsop's Fables: A New Translation book by V.S. Vernon Jones, illustrated by Arthur Rackham  "Æsop's Fables: A New Translation" [1912] by V.S. Vernon Jones, with classic 13 full-color & 53 b&w illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Introduction by G.K. Chesterton, and over 280 fables
Kindle Illustrated Edition from Maplewood Books [8/2014] for 99¢ {sic}
Kindle Edition from Dover Publns [1/2013] for $10.99
Dover Children's Classics 8x5½ pb [11/2009] for $17.99
Wildhern Press 9x6 pb [1/2011] for $21.90
Avenel/Crown 8x5¼ facsimile hardcover [1988] out of print/used
available as free online 1916 etext at Internet Archive
Aesop for Children book illustrated by Milo Winter  
"The Æsop For Children" [1919]
Black & White Illustrations by Milo Winter [1888-1956]

Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [3/2011] for FREE {sic}
Tredition Classics 8x5¼ pb [2/2012] out of print/used
Aesopica book by Ben Edward Perry  "Aesopica: A Series of Texts Relating To Aesop or Ascribed To Him" [1952]
Edited by Ben Edward Perry

Scholar B.E. Perry [1892-1968] edited the Aesopic fables of Babrius and Phaedrus for the Loeb Classical Library and compiled a numbered index by type which was published as the "Aesopica" reference work in 1952; the book lists 725 Aesopian and non-Aesopian fables, and most of the fable texts are in the original Greek or Latin (only!).
Univ Illinois Press 10x7 hardcover [2/2007] for $129.00 {sic}
Aesop's Fables Retold book by Enid Blyton  "Aesop's Fables Retold" [Johnston-Bacon Ltd. 1960]
by Enid Blyton [1897-1968], Pictures by Grace Lodge

Element Books pb [9/99] out of print/used
Aesop Without Morals book by Lloyd W. Daly  "Aesop Without Morals: The Famous Fables, and A Life of Aesop, Newly Translated and Edited" [1961] by Lloyd W. Daly
includes Daly's translation of "The Aesop Romance"
Thomas Yoseloff hardcover [1962] out of print/used
Thomas Yoseloff 9x6 hardcover [1961] out of print/used
Aesop's Fables based on the translation of George Fyler Townsend book  "Aesop's Fables: Based On The Translation of George Fyler Townsend" [1968]
Illustrated by Murray Tinkelman, Introduction by Isaac Bashevis Singer

International Collector's Library Book Club 8¼x5½ hardcover [1968] out of print/40+ used
International Collector's Library Book Club 7¾x5¼ hardcover [1968] out of print/used
Doubleday & Co. Book Club 8¼x5¾ hardcover [1968] out of print/used
Aesop's Fables In Japanese book by Shogo Hirata  "Aesop's Fables (In Japanese)" [1985]
by Shogo Hirata, Illustrated by Satoru Inoue

Poplah Japanese-language 7¼x6¾ hardcover [1985] out of print/many used
Aesop's Fables: Unabridged book from Dover  "Aesop's Fables: Unabridged & In Easy-To-Read Type" [1994]
Dover Children's Thrift Classics 8¼x5¼ pb [5/94] for $2.70 {sic}
Aesop's Complete Fables book translated by Olivia & Robert Temple  "Aesop: The Complete Fables" [1998]
Translated by Olivia & Robert Temple, Introduction by Robert Temple

includes all 358 'unbowdlerized' fables
Kindle Edition from Penguin [2003 edition] for $9.18
Penguin Classics 7¾x5 pb [3/98] for $9.66
Aesop's Fables New Translation book by Laura Gibbs  "Aesop's Fables: A New Translation" [2002] by Laura Gibbs
359 tales from Greek & Latin sources
Kindle Edition from Oxford Univ Press [2002 edition] for $5.24
Oxford World Classics 7½x5 pb [6/2008] for $7.39
Oxford World Classics 7½x5 pb [4/2003] out of print/many used
Orchard/McElderry Book of Aesop's Fables by Michael Morpurgo & Emma Chichester Clark  "The Orchard/McElderry Book of Aesop's Fables" [21 fables, 2004]
by Michael Morpurgo, Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark

Margaret K. McElderry Books 10½x9½ hardcover [6/2005] for $20.30
Orchard Books 10¾x9¾ hardcover [10/2004] out of print/used
Mice, Morals & Monkey Business book by Christopher Wormell  Mice, Morals & Monkey Business: Lively Lessons From Aesop's Fables"
[5 years & up; 2005] Written & illustrated by Christopher Wormell

The emphasis is on the linocut prints that illustrate 21 of Aesop's fables; each two-page spread {hardcover} shows the title and moral on the left and an image on the right of a critical moment in the story; short synopses of the 21 fables are in the back.
20-page Running Press Kids 7½x6½ board book [4/2007] out of print/used
64-page Running Press Kids 11x10½ hardcover [9/2005] out of print/50+ used
Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables book illustrated by Don Daily  
"The Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables" [20 fables, ages 5 & up; 2007]
Illustrated by Don Daily

Running Press Kids 56-page 11¼x8½ hardcover [10/2007] for $9.95
Running Press Kids 56-page 11¼x8½ hardcover [10/2007] out of print/80+ used
Aesop for Children book illustrated by Milo Winter  "Aesop's Fables For Children" book & CD [2008]
Illustrations in full color by Milo Winter [1888-1956]

Original version with b&w art was published in 1919;
recent edition includes a Read-and-Listen CD
Dover Publns pb [2008] out of print/40+ used
200 Aesop's Fables book edited by Belinda Gallagher  "200 Aesop's Fables" Favorite Fables To Share" [2012]
Edited by Belinda Gallagher

Miles Kelly Publng 8¾x6¾ pb [7/2012] out of print/many used
Miles Kelly Publng pb [7/2012] out of print/40+ used
Miles Kelly Publng 8½x7 pb [7/2012] out of print/60+ used
Aesop for Children book  "The Aesop For Children: 145 Childrens Fables In One Book" [2013]
Kindle Edition from Start Publng LLC [1/2013] for $1.99 {sic}
CreateSpace 10x7 pb [7/2014] for $8.95


General  Fable  Collections

'Fables, Ancient and Modern' book by Edward Baldwin  "Fables, Ancient and Modern: Adapted For The Use of Children" [1805]
by Edward Baldwin, Esq.

There is author/edition/cover confusion at Amazon and on the internet: the author cited as Edward Baldwin is the pseudonym of journalist William Godwin [1756-1836], father of Mary Shelley; book contains 71 fables • 1824 edition available as free online etext at Google Play
TheClassics.US 9¾x7½ pb [9/2013] for $15.77
Ulan Press 10x7½ pb [8/2012] for $24.99
Sagwan Press 9¼x6 hardcover [8/2015] for $25.95

Krilof and his Fables book translated by W.R.S. Ralston   Krilof and his Fables book translated by W.R.S. Ralston  "Krilof and His Fables (Basni): A Transcription of The Complete Fourth Edition Translation by W.R.S. Ralston" [1883]
The Russian fabulist Ivan Krylov [1769-1844] began his career by translating and modifying fables by Aesop, La Fontaine, and others; eventually he developed his own style and wrote original fables that were very popular.
Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [1/2016] for 99¢ {sic}
Kessinger Publng 9x6 pb [6/2007] for $24.95
"Kriloff's Fables (Illustrated)" [1920]
Translated by Charles Fillingham Coxwell, MD

Kindle Edition from Windawood Classics [1/2014] for 99¢ {sic}
available as free online etext at Internet Archive

Fantastic Fables book by Ambrose Bierce  "Fantastic Fables" [1899] by Ambrose Bierce [1842-1914]
245 short tales from Bierce, known for his bitter view of the world; a few are based on Aesop, but even those are skewed by Bierce's sarcasm and satire.
Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [3/2011] for FREE {sic}
Dover Thrift Editions 8x5¼ pb [10/2012] for $3.00 {sic}
CreateSpace 9x6 pb [10/2012] for $12.95
Kessinger Publng 10x7 hardcover [9/2010] for $28.76
Hundred Fables of La Fontaine 1900 book illustrated by Percy J. Billinghurst  "A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine" [1900]
by Jean de La Fontaine, Illustrated by Percy J. Billinghurst

French fabulist & poet Jean de La Fontaine [1621-95] published "Les Fables" in several volumes from 1668 to 1694; the books contain 239 fables and are considered classics in French literature. The hundred fables included here are translated into English, with illustrations by Percy J. Billinghurst [1871-1933]
Kindle Edition from Mythik Press [2/2016] for 99¢ {sic}
CreateSpace 9x6 pb [2/2016] for $5.99
CreateSpace 9x6 pb [5/2016] for $8.73
Hampstead 9¼x6½ hardcover [1988] out of print/used
Olympic Marketing Corp. hardcover [1983] out of print/used
"A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine" [1961] Translated by Philip Wayne
Anchor Books pb [1961] out of print/used

An Argosy of Fables 1921 book edited by Frederic Taber Cooper  "An Argosy of Fables; A Representative Selection From The Fable Literature of Every Age and Land" [1921] Edited by Frederic Taber Cooper,
with 24 color illustrations by Paul Bransom

includes 259 fables by Aesop, 13 fables by Babrius, 40 fables by Phaedrus & 17 attributed to Phaedrus; Hindu Fables; Persian Fables; Chinese Fables; Armenian & Turkish Fables; Modern English, French, Spanish, Russian, German & Polish Fables; African Fables; and American Indian Fables – and many more for a total of over 600 fables
Kindle Edition from Evergreen Books [10/2011] for 99¢ {sic}
Nabu Press 9¾x7½ pb [7/2010] for $22.99
Arkose Press 9¼x6 hardcover [11/2015] for $30.95

Complete Fables of Jean de La Fontaine book translated by Norman R. Shapiro  "The Complete Fables of Jean de La Fontaine" [2007] Translated by Norman R. Shapiro, Illustrated by David Schorr, Introduction by John Hollander
Kindle Edition from Univ Illinois Press [2007 edition] for $14.85
Univ Illinois Press 9x6 pb [10/2007] for $32.00
Univ Illinois Press 9x6 hardcover [10/2007] for $95.00

"Les Fables de Jean de La Fontaine, Illustrees par Gustave Dore" (French Edition)Jul 22, 2014
http://www.amazon.com/Fables-Fontaine-illustrees-Gustave-French/dp/1500609277/
http://www.amazon.com/Fables-Fontaine-Jean/dp/2869010842/
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Fables-Fontaine-Jean-ebook/dp/B01FBA6ZZ2/

"The Fables of La Fontaine" [1954] translated by Marianne Moore
http://www.amazon.com/Fables-Fontaine-Jean/dp/0670304069/

"Marc Chagall: The Fables of La Fontaine" [Oct 1997]
http://www.amazon.com/Marc-Chagall-Fables-Fontaine-Jean/dp/1565844041/
http://www.amazon.com/Fables-Fontaine-Jean/dp/1565843223/

"Fables de la Fontaine : l'intégrale - 243 fables" UNABR
Valérie Théodore (Narrator), Compagnie du Savoir (Publisher)
http://www.amazon.com/Fables-Fontaine-lint%C3%A9grale-243-fables/dp/B017KKNOFA/


Non-Fiction  Works

"Aesop and the Imprint of Medieval Thought: A Study of Six Fables as Translated at the End of the Middle Ages" [12/2010] by Jacqueline De Weever
http://www.amazon.com/Aesop-Imprint-Medieval-Thought-Translated/dp/0786459557/


Kindle  Editions
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Aesop's Fables in Kindle format  

"Aesop's Fables" [1867 edition]
'the standard English edition' of 1867 translated by Rev. George Fyler Townsend [1814-1900] includes 313 fables and 'A Life of Aesop'
Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [8/2014] for FREE {sic}
Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [9/2014] for 99¢ {sic}
Doubleday & Co. hardcover [1968] out of print/used

Aesop's Fables in Kindle format  "Aesop's Fables" for Kindle [1912 edition]
Kindle Illustrated Edition from Maplewood Books [8/2014] for 99¢ {sic}
Kindle Edition from Dover Publns [1/2013] for $10.99
over 280 fables, with classic illustrations by Arthur Rackham


The  Author

Aesop of Ancient Greece [620-564 B.C.E.]
Aesop entry at Wikipedia

ancient literary work called "The Aesop Romance" {a purported biography considered mostly fiction}


Movies & Television

"Aesop's Fables" cartoon shorts [1921-1933]
'Hello Folks! Aesop's Fables Gang' poster  Have not found a true/complete/distinct history of the "Aesop's Fables" silent and sound cartoon shorts series; 445 titles are listed at IMDb as produced by Famous Studios, Inc. from 1920 to 1929, and 270 titles are listed at IMDb as produced by Van Beuren Studios from 1928-1936. Only the earliest films in this series were loose adaptations of Aesop stories; later cartoons usually revolved around cats, mice, and disgruntled Farmer Al Falfa or cartoon character Cubby the Bear. Each short concluded with a 'moral' that usually had nothing to do with the cartoon story.
Early cartoons produced by animator Paul Terry; later cartoons produced by John Foster
series info at Big Cartoon DataBasefilm series entry at Wikipedia
Golden Age of Cartoons / Aesop's Fables / Van Beuren Studio on DVD  "The Golden Age of Cartoons: Aesop's Fables - Cartoon Classics From The Van Beuren Studio" [2006]
contains 19 b&w short animated films from 1929 to 1933 and lots of bonus material: "Summertime" triplet [1929]; "The Iron man" [1930]; "Haunted Ship" [1930]; "Noah Knew His Ark" [1930]; "A Romeo Robin" [1930]; "Hot Tamale" [1930]; "Gypped In Egypt" [1930]; "Making'em Move" [1931]; "The Family Shoe" double [1931]; "Toy Time" [1931]; "Happy Polo" [1932]; "Fly Frolic" [1932]; "The Cat's Canary" [1932]; "Farmerette" [1932]; "Chinese Jinks" [1932]; and "Silvery Moon" [1933]
Mackinac Media DVD [6/2006] for $8.84
Aesop's Fables Cartoons, Volume 2 on DVD  "Aesop's Fables: 21 Classic Cartoons" [2009]
Volume 1 contains 21 b&w short animated films by Paul Terry
Volume 1: Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [9/2009] for $5.98
"Aesop's Fables From The Van Beuren Studio, Volume 2" [2006]
Volume 2 contains 16 b&w short animated films, 1928-1933: "Horses Horses Horses" [1928]; "Presto Chango" [1929]; "Skating Hounds" [1929]; "House Cleaning Time" [1929]; "Singing Saps" [1930]; "Good Old Schooldays" [1930]; "King of The Bugs" [1930]; "Toy Town Tales" [1931]; "The Animal Fair" [1931]; "Radio Racket" [1931]; "Old Hokum Bucket"
[1931]; "Cinderella Blues" [1931]; "The Fly Guy" [1931]; "The Wild Goose Chase" [1932]; "Tumble Down Town" [1933]; and "The Bully's End" [1933]

Volume 2: Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [2006] out of prodn/used
Cartoon Rarities Aesop's Fables on DVD  "Cartoon Rarities: Aesop's Fables" [2010]
contains 19 b&w short animated films, 1928-1934: "Skating Hounds" [1928]; "House Cleaning Time" [1929]; "Laundry Blues" [1930]; "Circus Capers" [1930]; "Midnight" [1930]; "The King of Bugs" [1930]; "The Animal Fair" [1931]; "Radio Racket" [1931]; "College Capers" [1931]; "The Fly Guy" [1931]; "Love In A Pond" [1931]; "Spring Antics" [1932]; "A.M. To P.M." [1933]; "Tumbledown Town" [1933]; "Love's Labor Won" [1933]; "A Dizzy Day" [1933]; "The Last Mail" [1933]; "Runaway Blackie" [1933]; and "Fiddlin' Fun" [1934]
Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [8/2010] for $5.10

"Aesop & Son" animated shorts
'Aesop & Son' short color cartoon comedy segments on 'Rocky & Bullwinkle'  "Aesop & Son" was a series of short color cartoon comedy segments on the "Rocky & Bullwinkle" TV show [1960-64] from Jay Ward Productions; the "Aesop & Son" cartoon shorts were repackaged for syndication in 1976. The typical structure consists of Aesop attempting to teach a lesson to his son using a fable; after hearing the story, the son subverts the fable's moral with a pun. Aesop was voiced by actor Charlie Ruggles and the son, Junior, and other characters by voice actor Daws Butler.
'Rocky & Bullwinkle' 1960-64 credits at IMDb'Aesop & Son' 1976 credits at IMDb
watch intro sequence [0:19] online at YouTube

"Aesop's Fables" TV movie [studio mo 1971]
back of VHS package for "Aesop's Fables" with Bill Cosby  Half-hour combination of live action and animation, with Cosby/Aesop telling the story of 'The Tor-toise and The Hare' (probably a pilot episode for an unsold TV series) • live action directed by Robert Chenault, animation directed by Hal Sutherland; written by Earl Hamner Jr.; starring Bill Cosby {as Aesop}, Keith Hamilton, Jere Fields, and voices of John Byner {as Tortoise}, John Erwin {as Donkey}, Dal McKennon {as Owl}, Larry Storch {as Hare}, and Jane Webb {as Female Eagle}
Warner Home Video color VHS [9/95] out of prodn/used
bare credits at IMDb • no entry at Wikipedia


Stageplays,  Other Media

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Aesop's Fables Plays for Young Children book edited by Dr. Albert Cullum   "Aesop's Fables: Plays For Young Children" [grades K-3, 1993]
Edited by Dr. Albert Cullum

Fearon Teacher Aids 11x8^frac pb [8/00] out of print/used
Dramatizing Aesop's Fables by Louise Thistle  "Dramatizing Aesop's Fables: Creative Scripts For The Elementary Classroom" [1997]
by Louise Thistle

Smith & Kraus 11x8½ pb [2/97] out of print/used
Fifty Fabulous Fables scripts book by Suzanne I. Barchers  "Fifty Fabulous Fables: Beginning Readers Theatre" [1997]
by Suzanne I. Barchers

Kindle Edition from Libraries Unlimited [1997 edition] for $14.85
Libraries Unlimited 11x8½ pb [9/97] for $27.00
Libraries Unlimited pb [9/97] out of print/used
poster for "Aesop's Fables" puppetry performance  "Aesop's Fables" for kids 5+ performed by Jim West Puppets
official websitewatch 10/2013 promo film [3:15] online at YouTube
Aesop's Fables on Stage / Plays for Children book by Julie Meighan  "Aesop's Fables On Stage: A Collection of Plays For Children" [2015] by Julie Meighan
Kindle Edition from JemBooks [5/2015] for $2.99 {sic}
JemBooks 9x6 pb [1/2016] for $7.99
Eighteen stageplays between five and ten minutes long: The Ant and The Dove; The Ants and The Grasshopper; Belling The Cat; The Boy Who Cried Wolf; The Cat and The Hen; The Cockerel and The Fox; The Crow and The Pitcher; The Dog and The Bone; The Fox and The Cat; The Fox and The Crow; The Fox That Lost His Tail; The Goatherd and The Wild Goats; The Hare and The Tortoise; The Lion and The Mouse; The Miller, His Son, and The Donkey; The North Wind and The Sun; The Peacock and The Crane; and The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse

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Aesop's Fables The Smothers Brothers Way comedy album   "Aesop's Fables The Smothers Brothers Way" comedy album [1965]
by The Smothers Brothers

Mercury Records MP-3 album [11/2011] 15 tracks for $9.49
Mercury Records comedy CD [7/2008] 15 tracks for $17.58
Music for Little People comedy CD [5/2007] 14 tracks for $27.48 - absent "The Car"
Mercury Records vinyl LP [3/65] 14 tracks - out of prodn/used
Songs written by John McCarthy; the fourteen track titles are: "Overture"; "The Greedy Dog"; "A Fox"; "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"; "A Fly"; "The Dog and The Thief"; "A Worm"; "The Farmer and His Sons"; "A Jellyfish"; "The Bird and The Jar"; "A Mosquito"; "The Two Frogs"; "A Car"; and "Aesop Knew (Reprise)"; the CD & MP-3 albums also include "The Fox and The Grapes"
Aesop's Fables Read By Boris Karloff album on vinyl LP  
"Aesop's Fables Read by Boris Karloff" [1967]
Caedmon Records vinyl LP [1967] out of prodn/used
Caedmon Records vinyl LP [1967] out of prodn/used
Aesop's Fables audio CDs from AudioGO  "Aesop's Fables: Twenty Ancient Stories" [2012]
Volume One: AudioGO audio CD [3/2013] 2 disks for $34.82 + s/h
Volume Two: AudioGO audio CD [10/2012] 2 disks - out of prodn/used


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L i n k s
'Aesop's Fables' entry at Wikipedia
Aesop [620-564 B.C.E.] entry at Wikipedia
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'Aesopica' fansite [est. 2002] - the fables in English, Latin & Greek
'Aesop's Fables' Online Collection {last update 2014}

Aësop skin, hair and body care products [est. 1987} of Australia


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