He is said to have been born a slave and later released, but many believe he is a legendary figure. Aesop's Fables are animal stories with moral lessons, many of which are from Oriental and ancient sources dated hundreds of years before his time. A Spider soon came around and asked to hire a web-room near by. The Silkworm acceded, and the Spider commenced her task and worked so rapidly that in a short time the web was finished. You cannot but acknowledge that I'm a much better worker than you.
True art is thoughtful, delights and endures.
The brothers transcribed these tales directly from folk and fairy stories told to them by common villagers. One day the Spider who lives with the Flea scalds herself. The Flea screams and the Door, the Broom, the Cart, the Ashes, the Tree, the little Girl, and the Stream react in turn. One day, when the Spider was stirring it up, she fell in and scalded herself. Thereupon the Flea began to scream.