No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

“The Lion and the Mouse” Aesop’s Fables

“Доброта, даже самая маленькая, никогда не пропадает даром.”

Эзоп — легендарный древнегреческий поэт-баснописец. Предположительно жил около 600 г. до н. э. Оригинальные стихи Эзопа не сохранились. Древнейшие «басни Эзопа» дошли до нас в позднейших поэтических переработках — (латинской) Федра (I в.), (греческой) Бабрия (II в.) и (латинской) Авиана (начало V в.).

Aesop was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop’s Fables. Although his existence remains unclear and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics.