Storyteller of ancient Greece, said to have been a slave, to whom the 伊索寓言 (Aesop's Fables) are credited. Chinese children know its tales such as 龟兔赛跑 (The Tortoise and the Hare).
'The Fox and the Grapes' is one of Aesop's most famous stories.
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The first Chinese versions came from Jesuits: 利玛窦 (Matteo Ricci) retold a few fables in 1608, and in 1625 金尼阁 (Nicolas Trigault) dictated 22 of them, published as 况义. The title 伊索寓言 first appeared on 林纾's 1902 translation.
