"Slow but steady wins the race."For at least 2500 years, Aesop's fables have been teaching people of all ages and every social status lessons how to choose correct actions and the likely consequences of choosing incorrect actions.Most of the characters in his stories are animals, some of which take on human characteristic and are personified in ways of speech and emotions. Each fable has an accompanying moral to be learned from the tale like Self-help is the best help, Persuasion is better than Force, Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends...This collection presents nearly 310 of Aesop's most entertaining and short stories, from 'The Hare and the Tortoise' and 'The Ass and the Grasshopper' to 'The Crow and the Fox' and 'The Eagle and the Fox'. Large print edition.