Aesop's fable "The Frogs Who Asked for a King" is about human folly and the dangers of discontent. This version comes from the beautifully illustrated 1915 edition Aesop's Fables for Children, ...
"The Hare and the Tortoise" Source: Arthur Rackham/Wikimedia Commons, pubic domain. I recently read Dr. Jo Wimpenny's book Aesop’s Animals: The Science Behind the Fables and simply couldn't put it ...