Dispatch from Seamus Heaney HomePlace can take up to five working days.

Many of these fables are so well known they have given us everyday phrases such as “sour grapes and “dog in the manager”. But even the rarer ones seem familiar, because their simple morals reflect all aspects of human nature. From the tortoise and the hare to the mouse and the lion, the timeless wisdom and wit of Aesop’s Fables are as entertaining as ever.

Author: Introduced by Marcus Sedgwick