Aesop.

Here are 16 of Aesop's wise, witty and timeless fables, portrayed for the first time in an African setting. This is an exciting new interpretation of one of the world's great classics. This unique story collection is vividly illustrated by Beverley Naidoo's fellow South African Piet Grobler, an internationally acclaimed illustrator.

Retells how the wolf's plan to get into the sheep pen backfires when the farmer butchers him for a lamb dinner.

An illustrated collection of sixty-three fables told by Aesop.

A tiny mouse helps a mighty lion, who had once shown him mercy, escape from a trap.

When the town mouse and the country mouse visit each other, they decide they prefer their own way of living.

Presents twelve brief animal tales with specific morals which are attributed to a wise Greek slave.

A retelling of the Aesop fable describing the consequences of the meeting between the slave Androcles and a wounded lion.

Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.

A simplified retelling of the classic Aesop's fable about a ball game between the birds and the animals, and Bat, who wants to play on the winning team.