Fable fables, which are attributed to the legendary Aesop, supposed to have been a slave in ancient Greece around 550 BCE. When Babrius set down fables from the "Aesopica" in verse for a Hellenistic Prince "Alexander," he expressly stated at the head of Book II that this type of "myth" that Aesop had introduced to the "sons of the Hellenes" had been an invention of "Syrians" from the time of "Ninos" (personifying Nineveh to Greeks) and Belos ("ruler"). Epicharmus of Kos and Phormis are reported as having been among the first to invent comic fables. Many familiar fables of Aesop include
Storyteller (Silko book) most commonly anthologized stories from "Storyteller" are "Yellow Woman", "Lullaby" and "Tony's Story". It is one of her best-known works, alongside "Ceremony" and "Almanac of the Dead". The format and writing style featured in "Storyteller" would influence some of Silko's later works such as "Sacred Water" (1993) and "Rain" (1997). "Storyteller" has received several critical studies including: Storyteller (Silko book) Storyteller is a hybrid collection of poetry, short stories and family photographs compiled by Laguna Pueblo author Leslie Marmon Silko. It was first published in 1981 following the literary success of the novel Ceremony. "Storyteller" is a collection of short