《伊索寓言》是古希臘文學重要代表作之一，可謂為寓言文學的始祖，書中多以動物為主角，探討人性與當時的社會現象，故事中的動物都會思考、也會說話以及擬人化的情緒表現，增添了每篇故事內容的趣味性，更是一本老少咸宜的處世智慧書，文字難易適中，非常適合作為英語閱讀的教材。

Aesop was born around 620 BC and was a slave in Samos. When he was freed by his last master, he began a life of travel, learning and teaching. He settled in Sardis where he became an advisor and diplomat of King Croseus. On a mission to Delphi, he was shocked at the greed of the Delphians and refused to give them some gold sent by King Croseus. At this the Delphians executed him as a common criminal.