An Aesop Story is a type of FABLE, which is a short story that typically features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphized, meaning they are given human characteristics. Aesop's Fables are a collection of stories credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. These stories have been passed down through the centuries and are still popular today.