{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 1177, Aesop's Fables, Part One","description":" How can ancient, anthropomorphized animals possibly be relevant today? Aesop\u2019s Fables, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast, where an audiobook approach delivers an immersive experience in classic literature. I\u2019m your host BJ Harrison.  I\u2019m glad you could join us.   Unlimited everything. With a monthly donation of $9.99 or more, that\u2019s what you get. Unlimited access to everything I\u2019ve recorded for the last 19 years. These are the same titles found on Audible, Spotify, and elsewhere. They already have thousands of five-star ratings. Many have won awards. And you can download all you want. No limits.   And it all directly supports the show.   Go to classictalesaudiobooks.com today and choose the best way to support the show. Thank you so much.    Today\u2019s episode features an author I\u2019ve wanted to do since I started this show nearly 20 years ago. I just couldn\u2019t figure out how to work Aesop into the lineup. There are so many different translations and editions, I simply never found the right one.   Then, as I was researching Somerset Maugham, I ran across a reference to the title of one of his books, Cakes and Ale. Maugham\u2019s Cakes and Ale is a novel exposing the wrongs of societal snobbery. Maugham lifted his title from Shakespeare\u2019s Twelfth Night, it seems. Maugham\u2019s novel may have its title inspired from Joseph Jacob\u2019s edition of Aesop\u2019s Fables, as the moral of the story of the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse is: Better Beans and Bacon in peace than Cakes and Ale in fear. Something about that just struck a chord with me. I found the Jacob edition of the fables, and they are fantastic, as you will soon hear.   I had toyed around many times with adding one or two to the beginning and end of a show, but I didn\u2019t think that would give them the attention due to them. Which brings us to today\u2019s episode, where we dive in and hear 22 of Aesop\u2019s Fables, one after another.   As you listen, you might want to check in on how you\u2019re feeling. If you\u2019re like me, at first I was a little resistive \u2013 these feel like kids stories at first. Peter Pan advice, right? Keep listening. See how you feel by the end of the episode. You may realize you want to start it over.     And now, Aesop\u2019s Fables Part 1   Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for a special price of $9.99\/month   Follow this link to hear the interview with BJ and Heather Ordover from CraftLit   Follow this link and get Multiple Licenses for The Audiobook Library Card   Follow this link and watch the new video walkthrough using PocketBook.       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Ars\u00e8ne Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook: ","author_name":"The Classic Tales Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.classictalesaudiobooks.com","html":"