Publisher's Synopsis
Inside this new edition of Aesop's Fables you will find:
- Introduction by G. K. Chesterton
- Black and White illustrations by Arthur Rackham
- Two hundred and eighty-four fables, including "The Crow and the Pitcher," "The Dog and the Shadow" and "The Tortoise and the Hare"
Some of the morals:
Honesty is the best policy. ("Mercury and the Woodman")
Necessity is the mother of invention. ("The Crow and the Pitcher")
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friendship. ("The Bear and the Travellers")
You cannot believe a liar even when he tells the truth. ("The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf")
Deeds, not words. ("The Boasting Traveller")