ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller born around 620 BC as a slave. He collected stories of animals acting as people. Each of the stories, or fables, have lessons, or morals, and were retold to children during Aesop’s life and to people in every generation since.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Boy Who Cried Wolf. One of the most famous of Aesop’s Fables, The Boy Who Cried Wolf highlights the importance of always being truthful.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aesop was a Greek Fabulist and former slave credited with inventing the genre we now call fables. His life is shrouded in uncertainty. The tales of Aesop are arguably more well-known to contemporary audiences than the epics of Homer.

Detailed explanation-4: -A fable is a short story that illustrates a moral lesson. The plot of a fable includes a simple conflict and a resolution, followed by a maxim. Fables feature anthropomorphized animals and natural elements as main characters.