Aesops fables

You must have heard and read many of Aesops fables, like The Fox and the
Grapes and The Tortoise and the Hare. But do you know who Aesop
was?
He was a Greek slave who lived about 2,500 years ago. He was a great storyteller,
and his master delighted in hearing his tales. In fact, it was his learning and his wit
that earned him his freedom.
After he was free, Aesop travelled to several countries, and met many wise men with
whom he held long discussions. Once he was asked by the king to distribute a large
sum of gold amongst the citizens of DELPHI. However, he found them to be very
greedy and unworthy of such gift, and so he sent the money back to the king. This
enraged the citizens of DELPHI, and they had him publicly executed like a
criminal.
This was sad end for such a great man. But it said that the Gods punished the
citizens of DELPHI for their crime. Calamity after calamity befell them until
they were forced to repent having killed AESOP. Thus the phrase THE
BLOOD OF AESOP came to mean that deeds of those who do wrong will
surely be punished.
Aesop never wrote any of his stories down. However, many years after death, people
started to write down his fables. Over the centuries, Aesops Fables have been
translated into almost every language in the world. His stories remain popular to this
day because each one teaches us a moral in an interesting and unique way.