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Aesop's Fables , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 215min

It is both amazing and wonderful that so much of the richness of our language and our moral education still owes a huge debt to a Greek slave who was executed over 2,000 years ago. Yet "sour grapes", "crying wolf", "a dog in a manger", "actions speak louder than words", "honesty is the best policy", and literally hundreds of other metaphors, axioms, and ideas that are now woven into the very fabric of Western culture all came from Aesop's Fables. The earliest extant collections of Aesop's stories were made by various Greek versifiers and Latin translators, to whose compilations were added tales from Oriental and ancient sources to form what we now know as Aesop's Fables. The majority of European fables, including those of La Fontaine, are largely derived from these succinct tales. An extraordinary storyteller who used cunning foxes, surly dogs, clever mice, fearsome lions, and foolish humans to describe the reality of a harsh world, Aesop created narratives that are appealing, funny, politically astute, and profoundly true. Aesop's truth is often summed up in the pithy "moral of the story". According to tradition, Aesop was a Phrygian slave who probably lived from 620 to 560 BC. It is inferable from Aristotle's mention of Aesop's acting as a public defender that he was freed from slavery, possibly as a result of his wit. Plutarch stated that the Athenians erected a noble statue of him. Little is known about his life and many conflicting stories exist. It can be stated, however, that he was an extraordinary storyteller who conveyed his remarkable wisdom regarding human nature in appealing tales. Over the centuries, Aesop's Fables have retained their power to reach our intellects and touch our hearts. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mary Woods. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/001770/bk_blak_001770_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Aesop's Mirror

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Aesop's Fables

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Aesop's Fables

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Aesop's Fables

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The Aesop's Fable Paradigm

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Aesop's Animals

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Aesop's Fables with Colin Hay , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 65min

Colin Hay, the former frontman for the best-selling Australian rock group Men at Work, narrates his first audiobook with Aesop's Fables with Colin Hay, published by Devault-Graves Digital Editions. Hay, who has toured the world as a solo performer and achieved critical acclaim as a raconteur along with his intimate songs, has also acted in films and done voicework for the Disney organization. Award-winning author Tom Graves wrote new translations of 24 classic Aesop's tales that instantly connect with children of the new millennium yet retain the old world flavor so beloved by young and old alike. According to Graves, Colin Hay was a natural for this Aesop's project due to his Scottish accent with its slight twist of Down Under. "Colin has a wonderful accent and speaking voice that I thought would be perfect for Aesop's, giving it a touch of the old world but with an unmistakable modern attitude," Graves says. "Colin knocked it out of the ballpark in his reading. In test audiences, children have loved this version of Aesop's." Colin's millions of fans will also love Aesop's Fables with Colin Hay. The book is available in audiobook and an illustrated ebook is also available for those who would like to read along. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Hay. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/082254/bk_acx0_082254_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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