Aesop's Fables verses. Nonetheless, for two main reasons – because numerous morals within Aesop's attributed fables contradict each other, and because ancient accounts of Aesop's life contradict each other – the modern view is that Aesop was not the originator of all those fables attributed to him. Instead, any fable tended to be ascribed to the name of Aesop if there was no known alternative literary source. In Classical times there were various theorists who tried to differentiate these fables from other kinds of narration. They had to be short and unaffected; in addition, they are fictitious, useful to life and true
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