Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: In this , he appears to follow a possibly pre-Hesiodic tradition , preserved by the second-century fabulist Babrius , that the gods sent a jar containing blessings to humans .
Simplified: This version seems to follow a tradition before Hesiod , which was preserved by 2nd century writer Babrius . According to Babrius , the gods sent a jar containing blessings to humans .