Fables of Aesop...... Introduction....
(Najamuddin Ghanghro, Karachi(original from Larkana))
Fables of Aesop ( Aesop’s
fables )have reached countless generations.THE LIFE and History of Aesop
is involved, like that of Homer, the most famous of Greek poets, in much
obscurity.Some may say that Aesop is infamous for the life he led over
2000 years ago and mostly for the hundreds of fables that have been attributed
to his name since.
The legend tells it that Aesop lived during the sixth century BC, scholars have
narrowed down his birthplace to a few different places but no one knows
for sure. He was born a slave, and in his lifetime two different masters owned
him before being granted his freedom. The slave masters were named, Xanthus and
Iadmon, the latter gave him his freedom as a reward for his wit and
intelligence. As a freedman he supposedly became involved in public affairs and
traveled a lot— telling his fables along the way. King Croesus of Lydia was so
impressed with Aesop that he offered him residency and a job at his court.
The popularity of Aesop is also shown by the fact that Plato records that
Socrates decided to versify some of his fables while he was in jail
awaiting execution.