Fables are ancient stories told to offer ethical guidance. Aesop, a Greek slave who lived about the sixth century BC, wrote hundreds of them, usually featuring animals such as the story of the boy who ...

Aesop's The Lion and the Boar. Source: J van Kessel/Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Fables, cartoons, and viral videos often favor animal over human protagonists. Here’s why. A fable is a short tale ...