Timeless stories with a moral. Aesop was a Greek storyteller born in approximately 620 BCE. Tradition says he was born as a slave, but developed a real talent for fables that were used to teach truths in a simple, understandable way, according to Aesop’s Fables – Timeless Stories with a Moral (aesopsfables.org)
This week my treasured book opened on The Man, his Son and the Ass:

Moral: He who tries to please everybody pleases nobody.