![]() ![]() Animals became archetypes that are still portrayed today: foxes synonymous with cunning lions with might crows with intelligence and wolves with the drive to hunt without mercy. Aesop turned human characteristics into whole animal characters either seen as good or evil. ![]() At this time, Aesop was crafting his fables which, now famous for their place on children’s bookshelves, were originally intended for adults. The classic stories are often rife with hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance, yet they reveal much about humanity’s relationship with animals, as Nina Copleston discusses.Īnimals have been featured in written stories with some of the earliest examples from as early as the 6th Century BCE. ![]() WEEKEND READ: Vegan parents are often faced with a dilemma when choosing children’s books. ![]()
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