Aesop's fables

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Aesop's fables are a classic collection of short moral stories, traditionally attributed to the ancient Greek storyteller Aesop, that use animals and everyday situations to illustrate ethical lessons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf children's literature ⓘ
didactic literature ⓘ
fable collection ⓘ
literary work collection ⓘ
hasAdaptation Aesop's Fables (animated films) ⓘ
linked to: Aesop's fables

Aesop's Fables (stage adaptations) ⓘ
Aesop's Fables (various illustrated editions) ⓘ
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hasAuthor Aesop ⓘ
linked to: Aesop's fables
hasCulturalOrigin Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
hasEducationalUse character education ⓘ
moral education ⓘ
hasForm prose narrative ⓘ
short story ⓘ
hasGenre animal tale ⓘ
fable ⓘ
moral tale ⓘ
hasInfluenced European folklore ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ
moral philosophy ⓘ
hasIntendedAudience children ⓘ
general public ⓘ
hasKeyConcept consequences of actions ⓘ
honesty ⓘ
prudence ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
hasMainTheme ethics ⓘ
human behavior ⓘ
morality ⓘ
hasNotableFable The Ant and the Grasshopper ⓘ
The Boy Who Cried Wolf ⓘ
The Boy and the Filberts ⓘ
The Bundle of Sticks ⓘ
The Crow and the Pitcher ⓘ
The Dog and His Reflection ⓘ
The Dog in the Manger ⓘ
The Farmer and the Stork ⓘ
The Fox and the Crow ⓘ
The Fox and the Grapes ⓘ
The Fox and the Stork ⓘ
The Frogs Who Desired a King ⓘ
The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs ⓘ
The Hare and the Hound ⓘ
The Lion and the Mouse ⓘ
The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey ⓘ
The North Wind and the Sun ⓘ
The Oak and the Reed ⓘ
The Tortoise and the Hare ⓘ
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse ⓘ
The Wolf and the Crane ⓘ
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing ⓘ
hasOriginalLanguage Ancient Greek ⓘ
hasStructure story followed by moral ⓘ
hasTimeOfOrigin Archaic Greece ⓘ
isAttributedTo Aesop ⓘ
linked to: Aesop's fables
usesMotif everyday situations ⓘ
talking animals ⓘ

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Aesop's Fables → hasAdaptation → Aesop's Fables (animated films) ⓘ
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The Devil’s Carnival → basedOn → Aesop’s Fables ⓘ
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The Old Man and Death → basedOn → fable "The Old Man and Death" by Aesop ⓘ
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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse → author → Aesop ⓘ
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The Frogs Who Desired a King → hasAuthor → Aesop ⓘ
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The Fox and the Crow → author → Aesop ⓘ
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The Wolf and the Crane → partOf → Aesop's Fables ⓘ
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The Hare and the Hound → isPartOf → Aesop's Fables ⓘ
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The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey → hasCollection → Aesop’s Fables ⓘ
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The Bundle of Sticks → isPartOf → Aesop's Fables ⓘ
linked to: Aesop's fables
The Farmer and the Stork → partOf → Aesop's Fables ⓘ
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The Dog and His Reflection → hasAuthor → Aesop ⓘ
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The Dog and His Reflection → partOf → Aesop's Fables ⓘ
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The Boy and the Filberts → hasAuthor → Aesop ⓘ
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The Boy and the Filberts → isPartOf → Aesop's Fables ⓘ
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The Oak and the Reed → partOf → Aesop's Fables ⓘ
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The Fox and the Stork → partOf → Aesop's Fables ⓘ
linked to: Aesop's fables